The default network configuration for the realtek target has already given several users serious problems. Being able to install OpenWrt without having console access is important to many users. Not everyone is prepared to solder a header. Being able to locate the management interface after the upgrade is obviously a requirement. This should be as easy as possible, and at most require static IP configuration on the other end.
Requiring one specific LAN port is not helpful. Requiring VLAN tagging for initial management is more than just unhelfpul. It is likely to block many users from completin the installation, considering their device "bricked" by OpenWrt. IMHO, the default should be aligned with other OpenWrt targets and stock firmware before the initial release of this target. I therefore request that this patchset is backported to 21.02. Bjørn Mork (3): realtek: revert to "standard" management configuration realtek: sort the port list numerically realtek: use full range of assigned MAC addresses .../realtek/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network | 24 ++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) -- 2.20.1 _______________________________________________ openwrt-devel mailing list openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel