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6.12.8 and 6.12.10 use different kernels and so there are different plugin compilations. It is best to reinstall the plugin. In addition, you can uninstall the plugin to see where the problem is in 6.12.10.

This is the latest driver from realtek, we just compiled it for unraid. I may not know the reason for the performance problem, maybe it is related to the CPU or ASPM, maybe it is related to the hardware. It is recommended to use the r8169 driver directly, at least the speed is full.

@ich777 I apologize for the additional request, but when you are performing the build, could you please trigger the compilation for version Unraid 6.12.10 with both r8126 and r8152. I have updated the r8152 version to 2.18.1 while integrating the r8126 code, which supports the r8157 5G network card. This update will enable support for both 5G PCI and USB network cards in the 6.12.10 release.

Thank you. You are the expert. Please feel free to change it.

Oh, no rush. Please enjoy your personal time.

Yes, it should be able to be supported, looks like a good 5G NIC. Hopefully the r8157 USB NIC will come out soon so it can be paired. The r8157 driver code is already there in r8152 plugin. @ich777 I have updated the source code for r8126, can you please add it to the build. Thank you.

Looks like the bridge issue, you could refer to the macvtap network settings in page 3 of the comments from benwwchen. It has nothing to do with drivers. I have no idea why some users cann't have full speed in Unraid with bridge on.

I feel like Unraid doesn't support USB NICs hotplug. I need to reboot Unraid everytime after plug in/out USB Nics, otherwise, it won't work normally.

You need to modify the R8125 source code and compile it yourself. Since this is not easy, I recommend you to uninstall the R8125 plugin and use the built-in R8169 driver, probably it doesn't have ASPM settings. If the R8169 linux built-in driver also disables ASPM, then you have to find a solution yourself. BTW: If you are modifying C states in BIOS, it might not only save energy from card but also CPU. 4 watts are too much for just one network card.

I have already updated the r8125 code to latest one v9.012.04. If this version is better, would you please trigger the build? Thanks. I would suggest to keep it simple since most of the user don't know the differences. They will ask what it is and we need to explain. Thinking of that, I would like to choose the best compatible one for them. Anyone who prefers a different option is welcome to fork the open source repo and build it on their own.

Thanks for the info, it seems to be other reasons, I may not able to help you. Please try the plugin with a brand new unraid system if possible. Or if you have no problem with current driver, better to keep using it.

I would suggest leave it alone if no issues.

It seems your network is blocked from github, please make sure you can access github from unraid server.

It is normal, and you can try to install plugin to see whether it is better. If not, then uninstall plugin will clean it completely. Better to back up usb disk at first.

have you reboot the Unraid after install plugin? There is no log about loading driver in syslog.

If the device is already working well, then no need.

Check the second post of this topic.

@BiLKiNiS You can run the command on 2nd floor, but if it was stable in the previous driver, keep it. Use the driver that works best for you.

It seems the latest kernel may not be stable enough. My suggestion is to revert to 6.12.4 or even 6.11.5.

Maybe you could post the diagnostics. Please take care of overheating issues with USB NICs when used heavily. Or maybe you can revert back to 6.12.4. BTW: I'm using 2.5G NIC for months without reboot in 6.11.5. There seems to be no other chips of USB 2.5NIC but realtek.

@ich777 @eribre It seems cdc driver is quite complex, I would suggest to blacklist all 3 of them to completely remove its impact. cdc_mbim cdc_ncm cdc_ether

Sure, thank you for the help. Please feel free to change it anytime.

@JorgeB @emotion_chip @cardo @ich777 It looks like the driver cdc_ncm hijacked the usb driver. Add blacklist to this driver and reboot, then it will work fine. echo "blacklist cdc_ncm" > /boot/config/modprobe.d/cdc_ncm.conf Please check whether it works. It seems the CONFIG_USB_NET_CDC_NCM was added in 6.12.5rc, I have no idea why it was added. Don't know whether it is conflict with If it is permanent change, then we might need to add blacklist in the plugin code.

Looks like an incompatibility issue. The r8156 code has not changed while the Unraid kernel is updated. I guess they don't work properly and I need to find some time to figure out why, in the meantime, I think it's better to stay on 6.12.4 for now.

Maybe you can copy a brand new network.cfg file from unraid installer and overwrite yours in the config folder of the USB disk and then reboot. It will reset the network config and then you can start your experiment from the beginning. Better to backup your entire USB disk before this in case any mistake happen.