Subj : Re: MBSE and Xinetd in new setup.
To   : Gert Andersen
From : Stephen Atkins
Date : Wed Mar 23 2016 08:51 am

Gert Andersen wrote to All:
GA> Hello All!
GA> 
GA> I have reinstall a new system on my fido2 pc with Gentoo and this is now 
GA> changed from using eth0 to enp2s0 in interface card and after installing 
GA> xinetd is xinetd not start in reason of it like to use the old eth0 so my 
GA> mbse it not right working self if it polls out but not running right as it 
GA> should for the telnet connection to get the sysop as first user for 
GA> mbsebbs and linux user.
GA> I have tried to find out where I in linux config files shall change eth0 
GA> to be enp2s0.
GA> There is then 2 choise there is either.
GA> 1. make linux use the old eth0
GA> 2. get changed xinetd to use enp2s0 instead of eth0.
GA> 
GA> It is just the newuse of interface keep going changed eth0 to enp2s0 and 
GA> change it again to eth0, self if I try to make linux to keep it to be 
GA> eth0.
GA> 

ArchLinux does the same thing.  In their network setup docs
(https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network_configuration) it shows how to
change the device name using the udev rules.  You could probably doe the same
sort of thing with Gentoo.

I have not tried this so your mileage may vary.

Stephen
   

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