#5746 NORM Update.: msh0 interface with a bogus name (msh0_rename)

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#5746: msh0 interface with a bogus name (msh0_rename)
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  Reporter:  carrano  |       Owner:  cscott  
      Type:  defect   |      Status:  new     
  Priority:  normal   |   Milestone:  Update.2
 Component:  distro   |     Version:          
Resolution:           |    Keywords:  review? 
  Verified:  0        |    Blocking:          
 Blockedby:           |  
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Comment(by wad):

 B is a nice idea.

 C. All existing Libertas devices have MAC addresses in the following three
 ranges:

  00:17
  00:50
  00:79

 I have a problem with A: This means that subsequent inserts of active
 antennas won't work as expected.  Most software expect that when there is
 one interface, it is if0,
 and a second interface will be if1, etc.  By introducing A you've made
 each insertion of a new device create a new interface number.

 I recently saw this behavior as a bug on an XO, where I kept inserting new
 active antennas and the interface number kept increasing.  It persisted
 across reboots!  I wiped the machine after reaching eth24, and haven't
 seen that behavior on others.

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