[OpenWrt Wiki] Linux Network Interfaces
openwrt.org › networking › networkPhysical Network Interfaces. eth0, eth8, radio0, wlan19, .. always represent an actual network hardware device such as a NIC, WNIC or some other kind of Modem. As soon as the device driver is loaded into the Kernel a corresponding physical network interface becomes present and available. Any physical network interface is a named software ...
[OpenWrt Wiki] Adding a new device
openwrt.org › docs › guide-developerSep 03, 2019 · Adding a new device A good all-round advice would be to start by looking at recent commits about adding a new device, to see what files where changed and how. Many files try to be as self-explanatory as possible, most of the times just opening them will be enough to understand their function.