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Yep that's what I meant. I got lucky eventually, up and running! Used this, works out of the box with a few configs needed. ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet 1. ssh in 2. execute: ifconfig eth1 up 2. use nano (for example): nano /etc/config/network and append this to the end of the file: config interface 'wan' option ifname 'eth1' option proto 'dhcp' config interface 'wan6' option ifname 'eth1' option proto 'dhcpv6' 3. Execute: service network reload 4. Verify with (for example): ping 8.8.8.8 and also Advanced > Look for Upgrade will work now, as will Modules > Manage Modules > Get Modules From Hak5 Community Repositories. References: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/ucicheatsheet, https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/base-system/basic-networking

@dark_pyrro do you know a currently sold model adapter with that chipset? I've been looking to no avail yet