Isn't the official build still snapshot, so doesn't have luci Gui etc installed, it won't have the drivers for ethernet to usb adapters preloaded... I'd stick with the community build for now, or compile you own if you just want the basics.
you'll need a buildroot for that based on a quick search ( scroll down to the graysky post )...
surprised that thread only had a handfull of posts...
either way... this build is created with the imagebuilder so leverages 1:1 official binaries. as a result (kernel/kmod) compile time mods are not an option.
consider creating a thread about this on the general forum...
good question... ( in the past few weeks i've put up a few 21.02-SNAPSHOT and 21.02.0-rc1 see point 1 below )
at the moment there are a few factors that govern this...
stability of current master
compatibility of master with build features
performance and or other benefits offered by master
online storage space
user demand
now they are virtually identical... so it's primarily for the use of providing upstream testing for the rc phase... (and build compatibility handling)
a point may likely arise where some sort of forking will be necessary for one or several build features and the build may switch to the stable release... for an indefinite period depending on how major the changes are...
feel free to grab on of the 21.02.0-rcX images the next time they are up...
good to do whilst they are relatively crosscompatible...
i've tested a few and added support for the majority of build features so they are relatively 'safe' to try out...
Quite sure it's this one for Apple branded 10/100 USB2 to Ethernet adapter, as that's what I used before on one of my several attempts with it. ax88179 is for 10/100/1000 USB3 adapter.
cheers... dug into the source as the opkg description was a little confusing... (was concerned about conflicts) fwiw... the latter 'kmod-usb-net-asix-ax88179' includes (while the other non-ax88179 one has about 100 adapters listed including most usb2.0 types which would line up with what @KnowNothing says);
right... so that list above is for the one which was included... the (kmod-usb-net-asix-ax88179) which is the older set of cards!
oops... surprise nobody raised-it/complained yet!
thankyou for the info!
(fwiw usb-net-aqc111(aquantia 5/2.5G) was added from builds ~3.1 onwards... so anyone buying dongles may wish to acquire one of these now they have 'official' drivers... they are more expensive but will prove handy to have around in the coming years me thinks...)
I wasn't kidding when I created my forum name. You a guys are just so much more knowledgeable than I. Learning a lot building this little thing. Thank you for letting me participate and responding to my silly comments.
This one kmod-usb-net-asix rings a bell but silly me didn't take a screenshot when I installed it....