Kernel 2.6.32 gotchas: it was eth1 0b:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8131 Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff50 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 35 Memory at f0400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K] I/O ports at 5000 [size=128] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [48] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+ Capabilities: [58] Express Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [6c] Vital Product Data <?> Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?> Capabilities: [180] Device Serial Number ff-a9-0a-c8-ef-88-6b-ff Kernel driver in use: atl1c Kernel modules: atl1c lokomotiva:/# cat /etc/network/interfaces # Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or # /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information. # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface allow-hotplug eth1 iface eth1 inet dhcp