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   Aelius Gallus to root   
   Re: Getting the IP address at startup   
   10 Oct 23 02:41:55   
   
   From: alexias@nospam.mail   
      
   root  wrote:   
   > Aelius Gallus  wrote:   
   >> My Dell laptop stopped working and I transferred its hard disk to another   
   >> one. Slackware-15.0 is working fine, except that it doesn't get its IP from   
   >> the router.   
   >>   
   >> Every time I start Slackware, I have to get its IP address using the   
   >>dhclient or dhcpcd command with eth2 as a NIC number; it was eth0 before,   
   >>but this is not a problem. How can I correct this situation?   
   >>   
   >> Any help will be appreciated.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   > cd to /etc/udev/rules.d   
   > and delete the 70-* files   
   > reboot   
   > that will restore you eth0. Right now your eth1   
   > is probably active.   
   Thank you. The problem has been solved as you suggest, by deleting the   
   "70-*" file.   
      
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