Scenario 1 - Wi-Fi (red) and Ethernet (green)
This sub-section offers an out-of-the-box configuration of the Raspberry Pi and enables your IPFire system to connect to the Internet via a wireless network (802.11). This can be your own wireless network or your neighbors. You will be able to connect to it as a client and IPFire will route your local networks through this wireless link. See Wireless Client.
![](/docs/hardware/arm/rpi/ipfire_raspi_network_red_wi-fi_v3c.png?s=960&revision=2018-12-24+03%3A56%3A39)
In the IPFire setup Extended Network Menu the GREEN network is the on-board Ethernet port and is known as usb: Standard Microsystems Corp. SMSC9512/9514...
The RED network is the wireless/WiFi and is known as sdio: brcmfmac
.
![](/docs/hardware/arm/rpi/extended_network_menu_v3a.png?s=960&revision=2018-12-24+03%3A52%3A01)
After complete then configure the Wireless/WiFi from these instructions.
Scenario 2 - USB Ethernet (red) and on-board Ethernet (green)
This sub-section offers
![](/docs/hardware/arm/rpi/ipfire_raspi_network_usb_ethernet_v2.png?s=960&revision=2018-12-23+19%3A54%3A30)
In the IPFire setup Extended Network Menu the GREEN network is the on-board Ethernet port and is known as usb: Standard Microsystems Corp. SMSC9512/9514...
The RED network is the USB Ethernet adapter and starts with usb:
. e.g., my USB Ethernet adapter is known as usb: ASIX Electronics AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet
.
![](/docs/hardware/arm/rpi/ext_network_menu_usb_ethernet.png?s=960&revision=2018-12-23+20%3A56%3A10)
USB-to-LAN adapters are listed here.