Networking problems (increment network adpters on boot)

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It's the same as in https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1861876&group_id=98788&atid=622063

Without MAC, SuSE detects *new* cards on every boot.

You needs to set unique MAC for every ethX device.
Than search for saved networks in files under /etc. I don't know where it is. But, SuSE also save every new MAC in one file.

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In the file /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules needs to remove all such lines:
SUBSYSTEM=="net", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTRS{address}=="00:11:22:33:44:55", NAME="eth0"
After the next reboot should have eth0 and eth1 and no increasing any more.

But, I not understand why a change in the 0.7.3 doesn't fix the increasing networks.
Version 0.7.3 build after 2008-03-02 (SVN r932) should fix it. Please check this registry key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\coLinux\monitor\M\ethX] "mac"="00:ff:XX:XX:XX:XX"
(M=Monitor number, X=network device number)
Exist such registry key?
Or do you used an older build? (please version check with "uname -a")

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In file /etc/udev/rules.d/30-net_persistent_names.rules, I founded more than 40 lines like this: SUBSYSTEM=="net",ACTION=="add",... I deleted all lines.

In file /etc/udev/rules.d/31-network.rules I commented the lines:
SUBSYSTEM=="net",ACTION=="add",ENV(RENAMED)!= "yes",IMPORT="/lib/udev/rename_netiface %k"

This two things fix my problems.

Thanks.

To allow dual boot you can bypass the rename only for coLinux by adding a line with DRIVER "conet" to the file net_persistent_names.rules some there in top of file where other skips exist:

# ignore "conet" interfaces
DRIVERS=="conet" GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"

For Debian 4.0 insert the '+' marked lines into file /etc/udev/rules.d/z45_persistent-net-generator.rules near line 15:

`
# ignore "secondary" raw interfaces of the madwifi driver
KERNEL=="ath*", ATTRS{type}=="802", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+
+# ignore "conet" interfaces
+DRIVERS=="conet", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+
# provide nice comments for the generated rules
SUBSYSTEMS=="pci", \ ENV{COMMENT}="PCI device $attr{vendor}:$attr{device}"
`

For Ubuntu 8.1 insert '+' marked lines into file /etc/udev/rules.d/75-persistent-net-generator.rules at line 26:

`
# ignore Xen virtual interfaces
SUBSYSTEMS=="xen", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+
+# Do not rename coLinux network devices
+DRIVERS=="conet", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+
# read MAC address
ENV{MATCHADDR}="$attr{address}"
`