How to set up an Orange Pi Zero with Armbian as a USB Network Card

[CarlosPuyana]

Hi, 

 

I'm trying to set up an Orange Pi Zero with Armbian, so that I can use it as a Network Card (i.e. when I plug it into a computer it's automatically recognized as a Network Card). 

It seems there isn't enough documentation about this issue. 

 

Can anybody help me, please?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Kind Regards.

[WarHawk_AVG]

You want it to have a static IP on the ethernet port?

 

https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_Getting-Started/#how-to-set-fixed-ip

[Igor]

On 7/30/2018 at 1:17 PM, CarlosPuyana said:

I'm trying to set up an Orange Pi Zero with Armbian, so that I can use it as a Network Card (i.e. when I plug it into a computer it's automatically recognized as a Network Card). 

 

@WarHawk_AVG He probably means this:

http://linux-sunxi.org/USB_Gadget/Ethernet

[tkaiser]

On 7/30/2018 at 1:17 PM, CarlosPuyana said:

It seems there isn't enough documentation about this issue

 

This is kernel functionality. For the H3 legacy kernel we had to add a mini patch (contained in our kernel by default since more than 2 years now): https://forum.armbian.com/topic/1417-g_ether-driver-h3-device-as-ethernet-dongle/

 

With mainline kernel it also should 'just work': see comments here: https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/538

 

 

You just need to make sure to disable g_serial module since only one USB gadget module can be active at the same time and by default we provide a serial console on the Micro USB port by default. More info can be found by using Google Site Search for 'g_ether'.