# Ethernet port on Orange Pi 3B is not working

**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-port-on-orange-pi-3b-is-not-working/25108
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Tags:** orangepipc
**Created:** [6 April 2026 20:42 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-port-on-orange-pi-3b-is-not-working/25108 "2026-04-06T20:42:59Z")
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### Author: ![thd](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@thd](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/thd)
#### Post date: [7 April 2026 15:57 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-port-on-orange-pi-3b-is-not-working/25108/2 "2026-04-07T15:57:12Z")

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Apparently @[MichaIng](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/michaing) solved this problem in 2024, but the issue still persists in kernel 6.18. Should I use kernel 6.11 instead?

> [@Ethernet not working in the new version of Orange Pi 3B](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ethernet-not-working-in-the-new-version-of-orange-pi-3b/20689/28):
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> Okay I generated a new kernel package with the symlink added, to allow seamless migration from pre Linux 6.11 dtb packages, with any U-Boot version and boot environment (defining old device tree name). Would be great if someone could test it, with fdtfile=rockchip/rk3566-orangepi-3b.dtb in /boot/dietpiEnv.txt still defined: cd /tmp wget https://dietpi.com/downloads/binaries/testing/linux-{image,dtb}-edge-rockchip64.deb sudo dpkg -i linux-{image,dtb}-edge-rockchip64.deb sudo reboot It will loa…

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