[edk2-devel] Replacing Eth0 with USB Tethering

[edk2-devel] Replacing Eth0 with USB Tethering

[CrossedCarpet]

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Greetings,
As newer laptops start lacking Ethernet ports, I started investigating the possibility of using *USB Tethering* as a replacement, to *allow for internet connection at boot*.
Current attempts at employing *ifconfig* to configure a Tether connection failed to display anything meaningful.
This made me reach the conclusion that UEFI doesn't support this protocol and as such one must somehow implement it.
Is this correct? If I were to do so, would you be so kind to give me some pointers?
If this is also in the interest of somebody else, a contribution with a patch like so would then be welcome?
Grateful for your attention,
C.C.


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Re: [edk2-devel] Replacing Eth0 with USB Tethering

[Rebecca Cran via groups.io]

On 9/12/2023 10:04 AM, CrossedCarpet via groups.io wrote:
> Greetings,
> As newer laptops start lacking Ethernet ports, I started investigating 
> the possibility of using *USB Tethering* as a replacement, to *allow for 
> internet connection at boot*.
> Current attempts at employing *ifconfig* to configure a Tether 
> connection failed to display anything meaningful.
> This made me reach the conclusion that UEFI doesn't support this 
> protocol and as such one must somehow implement it.
> Is this correct? If I were to do so, would you be so kind to give me 
> some pointers?
> If this is also in the interest of somebody else, a contribution with a 
> patch like so would then be welcome?

The UsbNetwork drivers were recently added to edk2 to support this 
functionality.

https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/tree/master/MdeModulePkg/Bus/Usb/UsbNetwork

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Rebecca Cran


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Re: [edk2-devel] Replacing Eth0 with USB Tethering

[CrossedCarpet]

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Delightful! Thank you for your swift response.

Would you mind telling me if this is the appropriate mailing list for questions like such (and maybe some help)?
After posting I noticed that perhaps I ought have tagged my topic, which led me to believe I must have missed the participation rules.

Grateful,
C.C.


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Re: [edk2-devel] Replacing Eth0 with USB Tethering

[Rebecca Cran]

On 9/12/23 10:11, CrossedCarpet wrote:
> Delightful! Thank you for your swift response.
>
> Would you mind telling me if this is the appropriate mailing list for 
> questions like such (and maybe some help)?
> After posting I noticed that perhaps I ought have tagged my topic, 
> which led me to believe I must have missed the participation rules.

This mailing list is perfect for such questions!

And there's no need to tag your topic.


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