Xen users - Aug 2007 - Fixed network interfaces

Hello, I''ve got a question concerning the way network interfaces for
virtual domains are specified.
In each of my configuration files for the domains I have a line like this:

vif  = [ ''mac=00:11:43:0F:F2:A8'' ]

This is aimed at setting it up personally, instead of leaving XEN to choose a
random MAC address for each of the domains. What I would like to know is, what I
have to append to that file so that virtual domains start with network
interfaces named as I want?
For example, I''d like my first domain to boot up with its ethernet card
interface named as "eth1".

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On Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 12:36:21PM +0200, Adrián M. Larumbe
wrote:
> For example, I''d like my first domain to boot up with its ethernet
card interface named as "eth1".
It''s the domU''s kernel''s duty to invent names for
network interfaces. By
default Linux kernel names them starting with eth0, so if you have only
one, it will not go as far as eth1.

You might want to have a look at udev, which can rename the interfaces
to suit your needs. In Debian, just edit
/etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-net.rules:

SUBSYSTEM=="net", DRIVERS=="?*",
ATTRS{address}=="00:17:f2:c6:67:72", NAME="eth1"

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