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 This post was finally edited by aoleynik at 2023-12-27 03:30  
 
Hello, I have an Orange Pi 3b that worked fine for about a month and a half. Then suddenly it stopped working. I'm using the official image of Debian Bookworm image with 5.10.160-rockchip-rk356x kernel. 
 
The ethernet has phisical connection and shown as up and running, but can't get a DHCP address and won't work with static IP.  
 
- user@orangepi3b:~ $ sudo ethtool end1
 
 - Settings for end1:
 
 -         Supported ports: [ TP         MII ]
 
 -         Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
 
 -                                 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
 
 -                                 1000baseT/Full
 
 -         Supported pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
 
 -         Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
 
 -         Supported FEC modes: Not reported
 
 -         Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
 
 -                                 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
 
 -                                 1000baseT/Full
 
 -         Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
 
 -         Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
 
 -         Advertised FEC modes: Not reported
 
 -         Link partner advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
 
 -                                              100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
 
 -                                              1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
 
 -         Link partner advertised pause frame use: No
 
 -         Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
 
 -         Link partner advertised FEC modes: Not reported
 
 -         Speed: 1000Mb/s
 
 -         Duplex: Full
 
 -         Auto-negotiation: on
 
 -         master-slave cfg: preferred slave
 
 -         master-slave status: slave
 
 -         Port: Twisted Pair
 
 -         PHYAD: 0
 
 -         Transceiver: external
 
 -         MDI-X: Unknown
 
 -         Supports Wake-on: ug
 
 -         Wake-on: d
 
 -         Current message level: 0x0000003f (63)
 
 -                                drv probe link timer ifdown ifup
 
 -         Link detected: yes
 
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I tried fresh original Debian image with 5.10.160 kernel, DietPi image for Orange PI 3B with 6.x.x kernel - same behavior.  
 
There are no problems with a router, because the USB to Ethernet adapter connected to the Orange Pi 3b works fine. 
 
Could it be a hardware problem? 
 
Some logs here: 
- user@orangepi3b:~ $ sudo nmcli connection up Ethernet
 
 - Error: Connection activation failed: IP configuration could not be reserved (no available address, timeout, etc.)
 
 - Hint: use 'journalctl -xe NM_CONNECTION=8053f1f9-f648-428b-98ac-10910266b7a1 + NM_DEVICE=end1' to get more details.
 
  Copy code- Dec 26 21:16:27 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703614587.4382] device (end1): driver '(null)' does not support carrier detection.
 
 - Dec 26 21:16:27 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703614587.4497] device (end1): driver 'rk_gmac-dwmac' does not support carrier detection.
 
 - Dec 26 21:16:27 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703614587.4524] manager: (end1): new Ethernet device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2)
 
 - Dec 26 21:16:27 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703614587.4554] device (end1): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed', sys-iface-state: 'external')
 
 - Dec 26 21:42:20 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703616140.9899] device (end1): carrier: link connected
 
 - Dec 26 21:42:20 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703616140.9943] device (end1): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'carrier-changed', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
 
 - Dec 26 21:42:21 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703616141.0080] device (end1): Activation: starting connection 'Ethernet' (8053f1f9-f648-428b-98ac-10910266b7a1)
 
 - Dec 26 21:42:21 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703616141.0094] device (end1): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
 
 - Dec 26 21:42:21 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703616141.0143] device (end1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
 
 - Dec 26 21:42:21 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703616141.0233] device (end1): state change: config -> ip-config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
 
 - Dec 26 21:42:21 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703616141.0295] dhcp4 (end1): activation: beginning transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
 
 - Dec 26 21:43:06 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703616186.6802] device (end1): state change: ip-config -> failed (reason 'ip-config-unavailable', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
 
 - Dec 26 21:43:06 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <warn>  [1703616186.6849] device (end1): Activation: failed for connection 'Ethernet'
 
 - Dec 26 21:43:06 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703616186.6867] device (end1): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
 
 - Dec 26 21:43:06 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703616186.7204] dhcp4 (end1): canceled DHCP transaction
 
 - Dec 26 21:43:06 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703616186.7209] dhcp4 (end1): activation: beginning transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
 
 - Dec 26 21:43:06 orangepi3b NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1703616186.7210] dhcp4 (end1): state changed no lease
 
 
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