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

On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 09:05:56PM -0700, Mark Millard wrote:
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>All they say on them is: CableCreation Gigabit
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>https://www.cablecreation.com/products/usb-ethernet-adapter

I later found a search just for RTL8153 returned results
like the actual item and not just some spec sheet which
surprised me. Like RTL8153 was a form factor also.

>looks the same. But the page lists a AX88197_Download guide and makes no
>mention of RTL1853 (these days?).
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>If you can pick out what to believe from a Google search AI
>comparison/contrast, see:
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><https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=AX88179+vs.+RTL8153&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8>
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>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.)

Yeah that's the risk.
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