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

On Tue, Jun 02, 2026 at 06:53:35AM -0700, Mark Millard wrote:
> On 6/2/26 06:08, void wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 02, 2026 at 05:52:55AM -0700, bob prohaska wrote:
> > 
> >> Might this be related to
> >> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=252165,
> >> bearing the title " usb network and mii bus media status race
> >> condition" ?
> > 
> > It certainly looks like part of it. Thank you for suggesting it.>
> > The main difference on my machine is that I'm not seeing the link page
> > down/up
> > in dmesg/console.
> 
> It has been a while since I synchronized but I've never historically had
> problems with the USB3 Ethernet dongle automatic operation. But my
> context is DHCP with /etc/r.conf having:
> 
> ifconfig_DEFAULT="DHCP inet6 accept_rtadv"
> 
> I think Bob P. may use static addressing on his RPI*'s but that he does
> not have a RPi5 (any variant).

FWIW, the machine which "flaps" its WiFi adapter is a Pi2B using DHCP through
a USB3 hub to a USB2 Ralink RT5370 wifi dongle. My ISP does not does not use
inet6.


I do have a Pi5 8GB, but it's confined to RasPiOS for now. I keep 
hoping FreeBSD will add support for the Pi5, at least by the time 
a Pi6 is offered, or something better comes along.

Thanks for writing!

bob prohaska