Dell 1955 Information Update

Also see for 1955: Hardware owner's manual

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6 Information UpdateLinux Enumeration of NICsLinux operating system versions that use the udev kernel device manager enumerate the NICs differentlythan earlier Linux versions that used the devfs device manager. Although this does not affect systemfunctionality, when using Red Hat® Enterprise Linux (version 4) or SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 9operating systems, the NICs are enumerated in reverse: NIC1 is configured as eth1 rather than as eth0,and NIC2 is configured as eth0 rather than as eth1. For further information and methods of changingdefault device enumerations, see the "Network Interface Card Naming" white paper available atlinux.dell.com.System Setup Program UpdatesFollowing are updates to the System Setup program.Main ScreenFigure 1-1 shows the updated main System Setup program screen. Table 1-2 describes a new optionon the System Setup main screen.Figure 1-1. Main System Setup Program Screen