Changing Network Hardware

Beginning with AstLinux 0.7, the network interface names (ex. eth0, eth1) are 'sticky' with respect the MAC address of the associated network interface. The system file that makes the associations is /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules . If the file /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules does not exist on first boot, it will be automatically generated, creating an association very similar to the way AstLinux 0.6 assigns network interfaces.

If you move the CF card to another computer, it is best to remove the /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules file before moving the CF card.

If you replace a network PCI card/USB device/etc., edit the /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules file to reflect the new MAC address.