From: alexias@nospam.mail   
      
   Jerry Peters  wrote:   
   > Aelius Gallus  wrote:   
   >>>> Chris Elvidge  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> rc.inet1.conf has a max interfaces number   
   >>> In rc.inet1 it defaults to 6 -- 126 is way outside this limit   
   >>> It's not really maximum interfaces; eth0 to eth5 are the only ones   
   >>> allowed by default   
   >>>   
   >>> What does 'ip a | grep ^[0-6]' say?   
   >>>   
   >>> Are you sure you deleted /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules?   
   >>>   
   >> Thank you for asking again this question. In fact I changed the name   
   >> of the file to "Original.70-persistent-net.rules", and kept it in   
   >> the same directory, just in case. After your question I removed the   
   >> file and left the directory completely empty, and restarted the   
   >> laptop. To my surprise, the laptop got its IP address and eth0 was   
   >> back again as shown below,   
   >   
   > Add the '.original' to the *end*, udev executes any file with a .rules   
   > suffix, so it still got executed.   
   >   
   Thank you, to let me know that.   
      
   > If you want to prevent the whole persistant net crud from running, put   
   > an empty file named '75-persistent-net-generator.rules' in   
   > /etc/udev/rules.d. The way udev works, a file in /etc/udev/rules.d   
   > overrides the like named file in /lib/udev/rules.d.   
   >   
   I tried the empty file as suggested, and it also works.   
   All the comments in this thread is a revelation to me.   
   I wonder where you get all this knowledge. Thank you, once again.   
      
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