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This article explains how to use some USB to Ethernet adapters on your CORE9G25 Boards The USB to Ethernet adapter tested, based on ASIX AX88772B chips, are: |
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Insert the USB to Ethernet module to the board
Insert the USB to Ethernet adapter on your CORE9G25 Board USB port. These messages should appear on the debug port or by typing dmesg command:
USB miniadapter message
# usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using atmel-ehci usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0b95, idProduct=772b usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 1-1: Product: AX88772B usb 1-1: Manufacturer: ASIX Elec. Corp. usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 000019 asix 1-1:1.0: eth1: register 'asix' at usb-700000.ehci-1, ASIX AX88772 USB 2.0 Ethernet, 10:60:6e:50:12:f9
If you don't obtain these messages you will probably have to update Kernel uImage file.
When you get the right messages try to type this command:
# ifconfig eth1 eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 10:60:6E:50:12:F9 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
which provides info about the wireless extensions of each network adapter (in this case eth1).
Network configuration
Then Edit the /etc/network/interfaces file with the follow word, then you can boot the board with the ethernet preset.
Set the eth1 for DHCP when booting
auto eth1 iface eth1 inet dhcp
Set the eth1 for Static IP address when booting
auto eth1 iface eth1 inet static address 192.168.1.142 network 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 gateway 192.168.1.1
Test the Wifi Network
Reboot the board, then it will connect the wifi Router as your configure. run the follow command to test it.
# ifconfig eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 10:60:6E:50:12:F9 inet addr:192.168.1.172 Bcast:255.255.255.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::1260:6eff:fe50:12f9/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:6398 (6.2 KiB) TX bytes:1334 (1.3 KiB)
