# Ethernet not working in the new version of Orange Pi 3B
**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [9 July 2024 17:41 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689 "2024-07-09T17:41:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@I7A3Ui](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/I7A3Ui)
#### Post date: [19 October 2024 10:50 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/43 "2024-10-19T10:50:40Z")
Thanks friend, I did it here and if I restart it it doesn’t come back, I’ve done it more than once and now I removed the SSD leaving only the card, I’m going to put the SSD in to see if mine and V1.1 will boot and yours is the same
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### Author:  [@I7A3Ui](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/I7A3Ui)
#### Post date: [19 October 2024 11:07 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/44 "2024-10-19T11:07:22Z")
Returning with the SSD after having updated the SPi with the sdcard, the board remains the same, orange and red LEDs lit continuously, and without initializing the system which has a blue LED here, now we have to wait for them to be able to correct this so we can return using the card, reinforcing that mine is V1.1, before this update to 9.8 that I did remotely yesterday for the first time, I had been using it since April without many problems, thank you for your help.
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### Author:  [@domtomas](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/domtomas)
#### Post date: [19 October 2024 13:11 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/45 "2024-10-19T13:11:46Z")
Excuse me, on sd card do you have dietpi 9.7.1?
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### Author:  [@I7A3Ui](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/I7A3Ui)
#### Post date: [19 October 2024 13:32 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/46 "2024-10-19T13:32:39Z")
I have the latest image available for download, I downloaded it today in 9.7.1, but with the ehter connected it updates itself to 9.8, any suggestions!
The solution will be to reinstall offline and not upgrade to 9.8 for now.
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### Author:  [@I7A3Ui](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/I7A3Ui)
#### Post date: [19 October 2024 14:29 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/47 "2024-10-19T14:29:31Z")
Well, the system also doesn’t finish the installation without a valid connection, as I thought about installing in “offline” mode, now literally without being able to use the card.
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### Author:  [@domtomas](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/domtomas)
#### Post date: [19 October 2024 15:06 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/48 "2024-10-19T15:06:32Z")
I make a test, Ctrl C stop update process
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### Author:  [@I7A3Ui](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/I7A3Ui)
#### Post date: [19 October 2024 15:20 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/49 "2024-10-19T15:20:51Z")
It’s a possibility, but I don’t think it will work, I’ll test it for the 10th time and let you know here, and the “spi” only updates via the “SD” in the “NVME” nothing happens, that’s quite strange.
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### Author:  [@I7A3Ui](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/I7A3Ui)
#### Post date: [19 October 2024 23:41 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/50 "2024-10-19T23:41:43Z")
Thanks friend, the “crtl c” worked, now don’t update to version 9.8 until someone else comments on the problem.
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### Author:  [@raphamotta](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/raphamotta)
#### Post date: [21 October 2024 03:41 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/51 "2024-10-21T03:41:09Z")
@MichaIng I updated and restarted with new version in my board version 1.1, everything worked great until… I just shutdown.
Then, after I power on the board, there was no kernel loaded. In my boot env file was missing my custom line:
fdtfile=rockchip/rk3566-orangepi-3b-sata.dtb
then I added:
fdtfile=rockchip/rk3566-orangepi-3b-v1.1.dtb
Great, it boots! But not with my NVME Sata board. I had to add the missing file “rk3566-orangepi-3b-sata.dtb” to the folder since there’s no sata dtb to Orangepi anymore.
Could you please add the sata dtb files as well?
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### Author:  [@I7A3Ui](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/I7A3Ui)
#### Post date: [21 October 2024 11:22 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/52 "2024-10-21T11:22:27Z")
It would also be nice to be able to have a MAC: static on the ethernet interface, because on the V 1.1 board only the Wifi has the MAC: static, thank you!
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### Author:  [@debanjanbasu](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/debanjanbasu)
#### Post date: [21 October 2024 13:01 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/53 "2024-10-21T13:01:20Z")
Legend 👍, this did the trick for me, although I’m using the NVME, got it working by just adding:
```auto
fdtfile=rockchip/rk3566-orangepi-3b.dtb
```
I’m on v2.1 by the way, with RTC, NVME, and a custom 1.25mm fan connected via the header. Need to optimize the fan curve though, it keeps on running all the time.
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### Author:  [@raphamotta](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/raphamotta)
#### Post date: [21 October 2024 14:03 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/54 "2024-10-21T14:03:58Z")
I have a dirty workaround for it.
Edit the file:
> /etc/network/interfaces
Add a line with a mac:
> hwaddress ether AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
In my case is something like:
```auto
# Ethernet
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
address 192.168.8.100
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.8.1
hwaddress ether 02:03:46:C1:5F:E6
```
And that’s it.
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### Author:  [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [21 October 2024 14:06 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/55 "2024-10-21T14:06:48Z")
> [@raphamotta](#):
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> `hwaddress ether 02:03:46:C1:5F:E6`
yes this is a possible workaround. Keep in mind not to use `dietpi-config` network options, as this might overwrite `/etc/network/interfaces` again
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### Author:  [@I7A3Ui](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/I7A3Ui)
#### Post date: [21 October 2024 14:08 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/56 "2024-10-21T14:08:55Z")
Thanks friend, I’ll try it at home later!
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### Author:  [@I7A3Ui](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/I7A3Ui)
#### Post date: [21 October 2024 14:11 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/57 "2024-10-21T14:11:12Z")
Thanks friend, I’ll try too, but would it be possible to implement this MAC correction in software: on ether, and now also the initialization error that I and others are reporting here.
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### Author:  [@I7A3Ui](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/I7A3Ui)
#### Post date: [21 October 2024 14:12 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/58 "2024-10-21T14:12:07Z")
Sorry for my English because it’s via translator.
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### Author:  [@system](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/system)
#### Post date: [18 April 2025 02:12 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/59 "2025-04-18T02:12:33Z")
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