USB Ethernet Adapter?
Hi Folks, We have a need to connect a second physical Ethernet adapter to a laptop. USB to Ethernet adapters are cheap, but does openSUSE have the suitable kernel modules to make it work? We can't use WiFi in this case due to policy constraints. Thanks for any advice you can offer. Regards, Lew
Am Donnerstag, 14. Dezember 2023, 18:35:55 CET schrieb Lew Wolfgang:
Hi Folks,
We have a need to connect a second physical Ethernet adapter to a laptop. USB to Ethernet adapters are cheap, but does openSUSE have the suitable kernel modules to make it work? We can't use WiFi in this case due to policy constraints.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Regards, Lew
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0bda:8153 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter This is an USB Expander with Ethernet and costs about 15 or 20 € If you buy this rtl8153 Card, the drivers are inside the Kernel. modinfo r8152 filename: /lib/modules/5.14.21-150500.55.36-default/kernel/drivers/net/usb/r8152.ko.zst version: v1.12.13 license: GPL description: Realtek RTL8152/RTL8153 Based USB Ethernet Adapters Stephan
On 12/14/23 10:17, Stephan Hemeier wrote:
Am Donnerstag, 14. Dezember 2023, 18:35:55 CET schrieb Lew Wolfgang:
Hi Folks,
We have a need to connect a second physical Ethernet adapter to a laptop. USB to Ethernet adapters are cheap, but does openSUSE have the suitable kernel modules to make it work? We can't use WiFi in this case due to policy constraints.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Regards, Lew
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0bda:8153 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter This is an USB Expander with Ethernet and costs about 15 or 20 €
If you buy this rtl8153 Card, the drivers are inside the Kernel.
modinfo r8152 filename: /lib/modules/5.14.21-150500.55.36-default/kernel/drivers/net/usb/r8152.ko.zst version: v1.12.13 license: GPL description: Realtek RTL8152/RTL8153 Based USB Ethernet Adapters
Thanks Stephen, Ronald and Mekenok! Amazon has one with that chip for $16 and if I order it now (12:08pm) I can have it delivered here before 6:00pm. I'll give it a try! Regards, Lew
I use tumbleweed which has no problem with the usb ethernet adapter I have.
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On Thursday, December 14, 2023, 12:36 PM, Lew Wolfgang
On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 6:36 PM Lew Wolfgang
We have a need to connect a second physical Ethernet adapter to a laptop. USB to Ethernet adapters are cheap, but does openSUSE have the suitable kernel modules to make it work? We can't use WiFi in this case due to policy constraints.
all kinds of USB to ethernet adapter on e.g. amazon work for me on 15.5 leap. tried many some while ago normal 15.5 installation. normal kernel. no problems here. rtl and amsix or what those other chipsets were.
W dniu 14.12.2023 o 18:35, Lew Wolfgang pisze:
Hi Folks,
We have a need to connect a second physical Ethernet adapter to a laptop. USB to Ethernet adapters are cheap, but does openSUSE have the suitable kernel modules to make it work? We can't use WiFi in this case due to policy constraints.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Regards, Lew
I'm using successfully for quite a long time Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0b95:1790 ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet It works out of the box. I also have one Bus 004 Device 004: ID 0bda:8153 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Also works out of the box. This one was giving me hard kernel lockups, but that was years ago, so maybe it's fixed. I don't know.
On 12/15/23 02:26, Adam Mizerski wrote:
W dniu 14.12.2023 o 18:35, Lew Wolfgang pisze:
Hi Folks,
We have a need to connect a second physical Ethernet adapter to a laptop. USB to Ethernet adapters are cheap, but does openSUSE have the suitable kernel modules to make it work? We can't use WiFi in this case due to policy constraints.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Regards, Lew
I'm using successfully for quite a long time Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0b95:1790 ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet It works out of the box.
I also have one Bus 004 Device 004: ID 0bda:8153 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Also works out of the box. This one was giving me hard kernel lockups, but that was years ago, so maybe it's fixed. I don't know.
I ordered this one from UNI: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087QFQW6F?ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details&th=1 It's a nice looking device with a flexible cloth-covered cable. It's recognizable and configurable, but I haven't actually tested it fully yet. I've got confidence that it will work. Thanks again for everyone's help! Regards, Lew
Am Samstag, 16. Dezember 2023, 19:45:31 CET schrieb Lew Wolfgang:
I ordered this one from UNI:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087QFQW6F?ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details&th=1
It's a nice looking device with a flexible cloth-covered cable. It's recognizable and configurable, but I haven't actually tested it fully yet. I've got confidence that it will work.
Thanks again for everyone's help!
Regards, Lew
From Amazon:
Der eingebaute intelligente Chip RTL8153 bietet Hochgeschwindigkeitsübertragung.
Should be running with r8152 from Kernel. Stephan
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