Re: What package should I install to have a working wired LAN connection?
gajuph4pre@yahoo.com wrote:
> My machine does not have an RJ-45 port.
>
> Based on my experience with Microsoft Windows OS, I need to use an Ethernet-to-USB adapter to have a wired LAN connection.
>
> As a result, during Expert Install, Debian 10.4 did not auto-detect the network hardware and it was unable to use DHCP to configure my network.
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> Post installation, could someone advise me on which Debian package or driver I should install?
>
> Note: According to Microsoft Windows, the Ethernet-to-USB adapter is called ASIX AX88179 USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
I have an Amazon USB3 ethernet adapter right here, which uses
the same chipset:
lsusb -v -s 004:006
Bus 004 Device 006: ID 0b95:1790 ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179
Gigabit Ethernet
ip link show
produces a new enx-prefixed ethernet device as soon as I plug it
in.
Does that happen for yours?
-dsr-
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