Generally I have noticed that plugging in a new device in a Linux system causes a new entry to be listed in /dev
(assuming you have the correct drivers).
For example:
- When you plug in a new hard drive you get
/dev/sdb
. - When you plug in a serial device you get
/dev/ttyS0
.
When I plug in an Ethernet device, why don't I get something like /dev/eth0
?
Is there a device listing for Ethernet ports?
I know you can see port names using ifconfig
, I am just wondering if something shows up in /dev
too.