Add timer & service to reconfigure net interface due to buggy driver

tasks/network.yml

@@ -39,6 +39,31 @@
         dest: '/etc/systemd/network/wg0.network',
       }
 
+- name: copy interface restart timer/service
+  become: true
+  template:
+    src: '{{ item.src }}'
+    dest: '{{ item.dest }}'
+    owner: root
+    group: systemd-network
+    mode: '0640'
+  loop:
+    - {
+        src: 'templates/interface_restart.timer.j2',
+        dest: '/etc/systemd/system/interface-restart.timer',
+      }
+    - {
+        src: 'templates/interface_restart.service.j2',
+        dest: '/etc/systemd/system/interface-restart.service',
+      }
+
+- name: enable interface restart timer
+  become: true
+  systemd:
+    name: interface-restart.timer
+    state: started
+    enabled: true
+
 - name: copy mobile configuration
   template:
     src: 'mobile.wireguard.j2'

templates/interface_restart.service.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# {{ ansible_managed }} {{ ansible_date_time.time }} {{ ansible_date_time.date }}
+#
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Service which reconfigures the `link1` interface as a temporary workaround for the buggy r8169 driver
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/networkctl reconfigure link1
+Type=oneshot

templates/interface_restart.timer.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# {{ ansible_managed }} {{ ansible_date_time.time }} {{ ansible_date_time.date }}
+#
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Hourly service which reconfigures the `link1` network interface
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=hourly
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target