Re: about usb3 <> ethernet adapters for raspberry pi 5

On 5/23/26 20:11, void wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 11:33:48PM -0700, Mark Millard wrote:
>> Instead of the built=in Ethernet for the Windows Dev Kit
>> 2023, use of the dongle on a RPi5:
>> . . .
>>
>> # usbconfig -l -d ugen0.2
>> ugen0.2: <RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Realtek Semiconductor Corp.>
>> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=SUPER (5.0Gbps) pwr=ON (72mA)
> 
> What is the make & model of this dongle please?
> thanks,

I've had access to them for many years they are all from a similar time
frame.

All they say on them is: CableCreation Gigabit

https://www.cablecreation.com/products/usb-ethernet-adapter

looks the same. But the page lists a AX88197_Download guide and makes no
mention of RTL1853 (these days?).

If you can pick out what to believe from a Google search AI
comparison/contrast, see:

<https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=AX88179+vs.+RTL8153&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8>

However, none of the information gets to rev specifics, and revisions of
the RTL8153 are not necessarily all that similar for drivers to deal
with. (The FreeBSD quirk changing drivers via cfg 0 vs. 1 being an
example of the issue.)

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