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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Ethernet Machination
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On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@libertytrek.org> wrote:
> On 2013-01-02 10:24 AM, Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I once had an onboard NIC go bad, and the PCI NIC I substituted for it
>> wouldn't work unless the onboard NIC was disabled. So disabling
>> onboard hardware may or may not be a net positive.
>
>
> ? That was confusing - unless you actually meant that the new PCI NIC you
> substituted for it wouldn't work unless the onboard NIC was ENabled... ?

I found your query confusing, and had to read my own text three times
to catch it. Very strange how sometimes what we write can come out
exactly the opposite of what we think we're writing.

>
>
>> So long as there are no drivers available for the onboard NIC, it
>> won't show up in the net subsystem, so udev won't tie it in under net
>> rules.
>
>
> Ok, good to know, thanks...
>



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