Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S964781AbVJSKby (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Oct 2005 06:31:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S964782AbVJSKby (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Oct 2005 06:31:54 -0400 Received: from 204.4.76.83.cust.bluewin.ch ([83.76.4.204]:38453 "EHLO kestrel.twibright.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S964781AbVJSKby (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Oct 2005 06:31:54 -0400 Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:31:35 +0200 From: Karel Kulhavy To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: number of eth0 device Message-ID: <20051019103135.GA9765@kestrel> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Orientation: Gay User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 670 Lines: 24 Hello I am looking into Documentation/devices.txt in 2.4.25 and eth0 is not listed there. If I grep "eth", I get only 38 char Myricom PCI Myrinet board [...] "This device is used for status query, board control and "user level packet I/O." This board is also accessible as a standard networking "eth" device. " and then /dev/pethr0 Is eth0 some kind of special device that doesn't have any number assigned? CL< - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/