Connecting Reach RTK to Laptop using a Ethernet RJ45 Connector

I have two USB to RJ45 adapters here and I have just tested them for you on my Reach RS:

  • WORKING D-Link; model DUB-E100; USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter (10/100Mbps)

  • linux driver: asix

  • idVendor=2001, idProduct=1a02

  • NOT WORKING no name brand; model WS-NWU220G REV. B; USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter (10/100/1000Mbps)

  • external package label: AddonComputer.com; model: USB2NIC

  • linux driver: smsc75xx

  • idVendor=0424, idProduct=7500

Based on that limited test, I would not purchase a Gigabit adapter, but I would purchase one for fast ethernet 10/100.

I used the Reach RS which has an internal battery, but your Reach does not, so you will have to supply power to Reach. For this setup, your connection diagram would be like this:

5 Volt power → DF13 connector → Reach → USB OTG adapter → USB to RJ45 adapter → ethernet cable going to switch


No, this question is not related to @Abhishek_Goyal’s, but here is your answer for:
ip link set usb0 up ip addr add 192.168.2.1/24 dev usb0
Reach is now accessible from the Raspberry Pi at 192.168.2.15

edit: not sure how I stumbled on this thread today, and I didn’t notice the posts above were >2 months old.