[jjakob]

Only works with -R (reset).

I think what needs to be added is:

usb-modeswitch-data/usb_modeswitch.d/2357:0600

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# TP-Link UE300
TargetVendor=0x2357
TargetProduct=0x0601
ResetUSB=1

Probably also this to 40-usb_modeswitch.rules (though I see it's only for backward compatibility)

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# TP-Link UE300
ATTR{idVendor}=="2357", ATTR{idProduct}=="0600", RUN+="usb_modeswitch '/%k'"

Anything else that'd need adding?

[JLT]

This config does indeed keep the TP-Link UE300 in ethernet mode, but the reset keeps happening on OpenSUSE.

Using

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udevadm monitor /sys/bus/usb/devices/3-4 -p -k -u

I found that the kernel removes the device after UDEV successfully registered in 'ethernet mode' to then be removed and added again as usb-storage device by the kernel. Since I do use USB storage devices i can probably not simply blacklist usb-storage modules to remediate this.

[JLT]

SOLVED:

USBguard was permitting the USB ethernet adapter in one mode yet not the other mode.

So, unplug the adapter, plug-in the adapter and keep running `usbguard list-devices -b` to then allow the detected device.