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

On 6/2/26 07:29, bob prohaska wrote:
> 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.

Do you know if it is a D0 (modern) vs. pre-D0 (original) RPi5? The
labeling on top of the SOC probably indicates which, if you can see that
as stands.

> 
> Thanks for writing!
> 
> bob prohaska
> 
> 
> 


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