diff --git a/roles/network/defaults/main.yml b/roles/network/defaults/main.yml
index 9a546c8c1..74376c895 100644
--- a/roles/network/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network/defaults/main.yml
@@ -8,18 +8,23 @@ gui_static_wan: False
 # Set defaults for discovery process as strings
 wifi1: "not found-1"
 wifi2: "not found-2"
-discovered_lan_iface: "none"
-discovered_wireless_iface: "none"
-#Redhat
-iiab_lan_iface: "none"
-iiab_wan_iface: "none"
-iiab_wireless_lan_iface: "none"
+ap_device: "none"
 device_gw: "none"
 device_gw2: ""
+
+iiab_wan_iface: "none"
+iiab_lan_iface: "none"
+discovered_lan_iface: "none"
+discovered_wired_iface: "none"
+discovered_wireless_iface: "none"
+iiab_wired_lan_iface: "none"
+iiab_wireless_lan_iface: "none"
+
+#Redhat
 has_WAN: False
 has_ifcfg_gw: "none"
 has_wifi_gw: "none"
-ap_device: "none"
+
 #Debian
 dhcpcd_result: ""
 wan_in_interfaces: False
diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/debian.yml b/roles/network/tasks/debian.yml
index 20f0e5227..d64bafbe2 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/debian.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/debian.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 - name: Supply dhcpcd.conf
   template: dest=/etc/dhcpcd.conf
             src=network/dhcpcd.conf.j2
-  when: dhcpcd_result == "enabled" and (iiab_lan_iface == "br0" or wan_ip != "dhcp")
+  when: dhcpcd_result == "enabled"
+#and (iiab_lan_iface == "br0" or wan_ip != "dhcp")
 
 - name: Copy the bridge script
   template: dest=/etc/network/interfaces.d/iiab
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
 
 - name: If this was a change, things need to shift
   service: name=hostapd state=stopped
-  when: interface.changed
+#  when: interface.changed
 
 - name: bind may be affected
   service: name={{ dns_service }} state=stopped
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@
 # now pick up denyinterfaces
 - name: restart dhcpcd
   service: name=dhcpcd state=restarted
-  when: interface.changed and dhcpcd_result == "enabled"
+  when: dhcpcd_result == "enabled"
 
 - name: restart the networking service
   service: name=networking state=restarted
diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml b/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml
index eb0e50500..023c85c73 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
   shell: "ls -la /sys/class/net/*/phy80211 | awk -F / '{print $5}' | wc -l"
   register: count_wifi_interfaces
 
+# facts are apparently all stored as text, so do text comparisons from here on
 - name: Remember number of WiFi devices
   set_fact:
       num_wifi_interfaces: "{{ count_wifi_interfaces.stdout|int }}"
@@ -98,22 +99,12 @@
   ignore_errors: True
   changed_when: false
 
-# Select an adapter that is not WAN and not wireless
-# if there is more than one the last one wins
-- name: Set IIAB discovered_lan_iface fact
-  set_fact:
-    discovered_lan_iface: "{{ item|trim }}"
-  when: item|trim != discovered_wireless_iface and item|trim != discovered_wan_iface
-  with_items:
-      - "{{ lan_list_result.stdout_lines }}"
-
 - name: Count LAN ifaces
   shell: ls /sys/class/net | grep -v  -e wwlan -e ppp -e lo -e br0 -e tun -e {{ device_gw }} -e {{ ap_device }} | wc -l
   register: num_lan_interfaces_result
   ignore_errors: True
   changed_when: false
 
-# facts are apparently all stored as text, so do text comparisons from here on
 - name: Calulate number of LAN interfaces including WiFi
   set_fact:
       num_lan_interfaces: "{{ num_lan_interfaces_result.stdout|int }}"
@@ -126,20 +117,39 @@
 #      num_lan_interfaces: "1"
 #  when: iiab_lan_enabled and iiab_wan_enabled and num_lan_interfaces == "2" and discovered_wireless_iface != "none" and iiab_wan_iface == "none"
 
-- name: Set variable discovered_wireless_iface if present
+# if there is more than one the last one wins
+# Select an adapter that is not WAN and not wireless
+- name: Set discovered_wired_iface fact if present
+  set_fact:
+      discovered_wired_iface: "{{ item|trim }}"
+  when: item|trim != discovered_wireless_iface and item|trim != discovered_wan_iface
+  with_items:
+      - "{{ lan_list_result.stdout_lines }}"
+
+- name: Set discovered_wireless_lan_iface fact if present
   set_fact:
        iiab_wireless_lan_iface: "{{ discovered_wireless_iface }}"
-  when: discovered_wireless_iface != "none" and discovered_wireless_iface != iiab_wan_iface
+  when: discovered_wireless_iface is defined and discovered_wireless_iface != "none" and discovered_wireless_iface != iiab_wan_iface
+
+- name: Set variable discovered_wired_lan_iface if present
+  set_fact:
+       iiab_wired_lan_iface: "{{ discovered_wired_iface }}"
+  when: discovered_wired_iface is defined and discovered_wired_iface != "none" and discovered_wired_iface != iiab_wan_iface
 
 #unused
 #- name: Get a list of ifcfg files to delete
 # moved to detected_redhat
 
 # use value only if present
-- name: Setting detected LAN
+- name: Setting wired LAN as only interface
   set_fact:
-    iiab_lan_iface: "{{ discovered_lan_iface }}"
-  when: 'discovered_lan_iface != "none" and num_lan_interfaces == "1"'
+      iiab_lan_iface: "{{ iiab_wired_lan_iface }}"
+  when: iiab_wired_lan_iface is defined and num_lan_interfaces == "1"
+
+- name: Setting wireless LAN as only interface
+  set_fact:
+      iiab_lan_iface: "{{ iiab_wireless_lan_iface }}"
+  when: iiab_wireless_lan_iface is defined and num_lan_interfaces == "1"
 
 # big hammer for now
 #- name: For Debian, always use bridging
@@ -159,7 +169,7 @@
 
 - name: in VM disable bridging
   set_fact:
-    iiab_lan_iface: none
+      iiab_lan_iface: none
   when: is_VM is defined
 
 # OK try old gw this is a best guess based on what's in
@@ -195,7 +205,11 @@
     value: '{{ iiab_wireless_lan_iface }}'
   - option: 'num_lan_interfaces'
     value: '{{ num_lan_interfaces }}'
-  - option: 'discovered_lan_iface'
-    value: '{{ discovered_lan_iface }}'
+  - option: 'discovered_wired_iface'
+    value: '{{ discovered_wired_iface }}'
   - option: 'gui_static_wan'
     value: '{{ gui_static_wan }}'
+  - option: 'dhcpcd_result'
+    value: '{{ dhcpcd_result }}'
+  - option: 'iiab_lan'
+    value: '{{ iiab_lan_iface }}'
diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/main.yml b/roles/network/tasks/main.yml
index d1d82a1e5..a6abc237b 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+- include_vars: roles/network/defaults/main.yml
+
 - include_tasks: detected_network.yml
   when: not installing
   tags:
@@ -62,12 +65,13 @@
 - include_tasks: debian.yml
   tags:
     - network
-  when: is_debuntu and not is_rpi  and not installing
+  when: is_debuntu
+#and not is_rpi  and not installing
 
-- include_tasks: rpi_debian.yml
-  tags:
-    - network
-  when: is_debuntu and is_rpi  and not installing
+#- include_tasks: rpi_debian.yml
+#  tags:
+#    - network
+#  when: is_debuntu and is_rpi  and not installing
 
 - name: Record iiab_wan_device
   lineinfile: dest=/etc/iiab/iiab.env
diff --git a/roles/network/templates/network/dhcpcd.conf.j2 b/roles/network/templates/network/dhcpcd.conf.j2
index 4a598574e..e2fa13dd4 100644
--- a/roles/network/templates/network/dhcpcd.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/network/templates/network/dhcpcd.conf.j2
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ slaac private
 
 # supplied by IIAB
 
-denyinterfaces {% if gui_static_wan == true %} {{ iiab_wan_iface }} {% endif %} {% if iiab_wireless_lan_iface != "none" %} {{ iiab_wireless_lan_iface }} {% endif %} {% if discovered_lan_iface != "none" %} {{ discovered_lan_iface }} {% endif %}
+#{% if gui_static_wan == true %}
+#denyinterfaces {{ iiab_wan_iface }}
+#{% endif %}
 
-{% if dhcpcd_result == "enabled" and iiab_lan_iface == "br0" %}
+{% if dhcpcd_result == "enabled" and iiab_lan_iface != "none" %}
 interface {{ iiab_lan_iface }}
 static ip_address={{ lan_ip }}/19
 static routers={{ lan_ip }}