• @[email protected]
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    611 months ago

    I like Linux, and I don’t plan to use anything else, but yesterday my internet broke because swapping the GPU changed the name of the network interface

    • @mightyfoolish
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      511 months ago

      That is pretty annoying. I’m thinking of buying a new GPU myself. My Internet also runs off PCIE so I could go through the same thing as well? I wish I had another GPU to try this out.

      I did look it up, it seems to come from the way BIOS names resources. Im surprised software such as Network Manager does not pick up on stuff like this.

      https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/744194/why-does-my-network-interfaces-name-change-when-i-plug-a-different-pcie-device

      • @[email protected]
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        411 months ago

        It certainly could happen. You won’t have a problem, either NM will figure it out or you can easy change the network manually. It’s just that Linux is inaccessible to a typical person until stuff like that doesn’t happen:

          • @doingless
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            211 months ago

            I’ve had hundreds of GPUs, I’m a gaming hobbyist and help other people out, but I’m really super green in Linux. Lots of PC gaming fanboys out there with nothing but Windows experience.