From f372469cdf71782f2ff7fc2f58149535ca465917 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Wrede Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:02:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Armbian 6.18 R5C deployment: update interface names and enable 5GHz AP MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit - Upgrade R5C from Debian to Armbian 6.18 fixes RTL8822CE 5GHz limitation - Updated deploy.conf with Armbian's systemd network interface names: - wlan1/wlan2 → wlp1s0 (single WiFi chip; both APs on same interface) - eth0/eth1 → enP2p33s0/enP1p17s0 (MAC-derived naming) - 5GHz AP now working on channel 149 with 802.11ac/ax support - DHCP functional: devices receiving IPs from 10.42.1.10-254 range - One test device successfully provisioned with lease at 10.42.1.66 Status: R5C AP operational, ready for production failover role Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 --- deploy.conf | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/deploy.conf b/deploy.conf index f6750d0..1119c3a 100644 --- a/deploy.conf +++ b/deploy.conf @@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ SKIP_COCKPIT=1 -# 5GHz AP radio (currently: Realtek RTL8822CE built-in on FriendlyElec R5C, driver rtl88x2ce) -WIFI_5G_IFACE=wlan1 +# 5GHz AP radio (currently: Realtek RTL8822CE built-in on FriendlyElec R5C, driver rtw88_8822ce on Armbian 6.18) +WIFI_5G_IFACE=wlp1s0 -# 2.4GHz AP radio (currently: D-Link DWA-171, RTL8821CU, driver rtl8821cu) -WIFI_2G_IFACE=wlan2 +# 2.4GHz AP radio (currently: same as 5GHz on Armbian R5C; on Debian was D-Link DWA-171) +WIFI_2G_IFACE=wlp1s0 # Wired LAN port, USB-attached gigabit adapter (RTL8153-family) -LAN_USB_IFACE=eth0 +LAN_USB_IFACE=enP2p33s0 # Starlink dish uplink, USB-attached gigabit adapter (RTL8153-family) #STARLINK_IFACE=enxd8ec5eeb3512 # White Belkin dongle #STARLINK_IFACE=enx6c1ff7d210a5 # UGreen 8-port hub's built-in Ethernet (ASIX AX88179B) -STARLINK_IFACE=eth1 +STARLINK_IFACE=enP1p17s0 # Cellular modem USB vendor ID (Quectel EC25-AF) MODEM_USB_VENDOR=2c7c