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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2015-02-06 17:32:17 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2015-02-06 17:32:17 +0100
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doc: Provide a better illustration of Ethernet interface names.
Reported on #guix. * doc/guix.texi (System Installation)[USB Stick Installation]: Mention "eno1" instead of "eth0" and give other examples.
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@@ -3519,9 +3519,15 @@ To install the system, you would:
@enumerate
@item
-Configure the network, by running @command{dhclient eth0} (to get an
+Configure the network, by running @command{dhclient eno1} (to get an
automatically assigned IP address from the wired network interface
-controller), or using the @command{ifconfig} command.
+controller@footnote{
+@c http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/tree/src/udev/udev-builtin-net_id.c#n20
+The name @code{eno1} is for the first on-board Ethernet controller. The
+interface name for an Ethernet controller that is in the first slot of
+the first PCI bus, for instance, would be @code{enp1s0}. Use
+@command{ifconfig -a} to list all the available network interfaces.}),
+or using the @command{ifconfig} command.
The system automatically loads drivers for your network interface
controllers.