nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqlsgz99d6xx7wnwf20k8q0uf3adhfxxvvzhxefd28y7a720fjh2tskyljd8 (nprofile…ljd8): Might work, might not work. One thing you should check is that "MODULES" in /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf is set to "most", not to "dep":
$ grep MODULES /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
[…]
MODULES=most
Otherwise only the kernel modules available at boot time will only be those needed for the laptop.
If you have Network Manager or dhcpcd for network configuration, it probably discovers the new network interface. Not sure if it also tries to get an IP.