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koysean

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Registered: 2020-03-15

Posts: 3

Systemd-Networkd recognizes USB Ethernet link but will not manage it

Hello,

I have a USB ethernet adapter that I am trying to set up. The adapter requires the ax88179 module, which I installed through the AUR.

I have created a wired.network configuration as follows:

[Match]
Name=enp0s20f0u1

[Network]
DHCP=yes
IPv6PrivacyExtensions=yes
DNS=1.1.1.1 1.0.0.1 8.8.8.8

[DHCP]
RouteMetric=10

This was copied from my wireless profile, but I changed the RouteMetric from 20 to 10 (as per the Arch wiki).

The output of networkctl is:

IDX LINK        TYPE     OPERATIONAL SETUP
  1 lo          loopback carrier     unmanaged
  3 enp0s31f6   ether    off         unmanaged
  4 wlp2s0      wlan     routable    configured
  5 enp0s20f0u1 ether    routable    unmanaged

4 links listed.

Networkctl recognizes the USB ethernet link as routable, but it is not managing the connection. Because of this, I am unable to connect to the internet through ethernet.

How can I make systemd-networkd manage my USB ethernet link? Thanks.