Strange Network Devices after Linux Restore

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Rapajez
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Strange Network Devices after Linux Restore

Post by Rapajez »

All,

I have 4 Dell Precision 7720 laptops, all running Red Hat Enterprise 6.

I was able to create full backups to both external DVD, and USB Storage Drives without an issue. No issues backing up Laptop A, and restoring to Laptop A.

However, when I backup Laptop A, and restore to Laptop B, I end up losing my primary Ethernet interface "eth0". I somehow end up with a new interface "eth1". I'm trying to figure out where the configuration for the new interface is coming from. Nothing in /etc/sysconfig/networking-scripts; nothing obvious in /etc/udev.

Not sure where to start looking. Any tips?

Will provide additional information as needed.
Rapajez
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Re: Strange Network Devices after Linux Restore

Post by Rapajez »

If anyone else runs into this, I had to edit/remove the /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules file before backing up.

This file contained the MAC address of the source laptop, and any laptop I restored to would think it had two devices (one from the source laptop, and one from the destination laptop).
TeraByte Support
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Re: Strange Network Devices after Linux Restore

Post by TeraByte Support »

whenever I've had linux networking issue with the NIC being found, generally
in a vm, deleting that file always seems to fix it up.

"Rapajez" wrote in message news:15457@public.image...

If anyone else runs into this, I had to edit/remove the
/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules file before backing up.

This file contained the MAC address of the source laptop, and any laptop I
restored to would think it had two devices (one from the source laptop, and
one from the destination laptop).

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