FS#3848 - Ftp install selects only one RANDOM ethernet interface

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by suodis (suodis) - Friday, 27 January 2006, 15:43 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Installation
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture not specified
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7.1 Noodle
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Ftp install selects only one ethernet interface. Noticed in 0.7.1 base .iso. I have IEEE 1394 device as eth0 and FastEthernet as eth1, but only eth0 is visible so I loose all posibilities to connect to internet. 0.7 install cd discovered my right - FastEthernet interface.
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Closed by  arjan timmerman (blaasvis)
Saturday, 25 March 2006, 23:26 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  #2805
Comment by suodis (suodis) - Friday, 27 January 2006, 15:44 GMT
Sorry! Not RANDOM, but eth0.
Comment by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Sunday, 12 February 2006, 09:30 GMT
I had the same problem when installing from FTP.
I have two ethernet interfaces. eth0 is connected to LAN and eth1 is connected to my ISP.
I cannot just plug the Internet-connected cable to eth0 because my ISP uses MAC to IP binding and to swith interface which is connected to Internet I must call to my ISP admins (and my ISP main office is in another city!).
I fixed this by reverse switching my cables and after setting up networking (using Arch setup interface) switching cables back to normal state.
Arch installer should ask user which interface he/she wants to use! This is VERY important is situations like this.
Comment by Victor (Victor) - Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 20:27 GMT
You should look at http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/2805

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