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(Solved) Trying to add USB C 3.0 2.5Gbps Ethernet Adapter

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I am trying to add a USB C 3.0 2.5Gbps Ugreen Ethernet Dongle and was hoping it would simply be plug and play.  Unfortunately, I'm not that lucky.

 

I get link lights at 2.5gbps from the connected dongle to my 2.5gbps unmanaged switch.  Unraid seems to detect that something was plugged in but i don't see it in the webui networking settings section.  I have 2 1gbps nics built into my motherboard and those continue to be seen by Unraid just fine.

 

Syslog:

Aug 23 10:32:21 TheDarkTower kernel: usb 2-2: new SuperSpeed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd

 

Nothing further about it in dmesg or syslog

 

I'm running Unraid 6.10.3

 

Any guidance would be much appreciated

thedarktower-diagnostics-20220823-1139.zip

Edited by Jeramie
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Solved by SimonF

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1 hour ago, Jeramie said:

I am trying to add a USB C 3.0 2.5Gbps Ugreen Ethernet Dongle and was hoping it would simply be plug and play.  Unfortunately, I'm not that lucky.

 

I get link lights at 2.5gbps from the connected dongle to my 2.5gbps unmanaged switch.  Unraid seems to detect that something was plugged in but i don't see it in the webui networking settings section.  I have 2 1gbps nics built into my motherboard and those continue to be seen by Unraid just fine.

 

Syslog:

Aug 23 10:32:21 TheDarkTower kernel: usb 2-2: new SuperSpeed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd

 

Nothing further about it in dmesg or syslog

 

I'm running Unraid 6.10.3

 

Any guidance would be much appreciated

thedarktower-diagnostics-20220823-1139.zip 208.26 kB · 0 downloads

It is detected at the usb layer but looks like the ether rtl driver is not picked up. May not be in stock unraid.

 

RTL8156 / RTL8156B(S)(G) is required.

 

Edited by SimonF

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20 hours ago, SimonF said:

It is detected at the usb layer but looks like the ether rtl driver is not picked up. May not be in stock unraid.

 

RTL8156 / RTL8156B(S)(G) is required.

Oh I See, are you aware of any 2.5Gbps+ usb adapters that would have drivers in stock unraid?

 

Thanks so much for the info!

  • Jeramie changed the title to (Solved) Trying to add USB C 3.0 2.5Gbps Ethernet Adapter
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1 hour ago, Jeramie said:

Perfect, works for me, i've got one on order.

 

Thanks again for your help SimonF!

One thing to note doesnt support bonding, but I think that is the same for all USB eth ports.

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Bonding won't be an issue for me, but thanks for the heads up.

 

The QNAP QNA-UC5G1T arrived this morning and I can confirm it is plug and play woot!

  • 4 months later...

This thread really helped me, thanks to everyone involved.

  • 9 months later...

Hi every body, 
I have read the thread but i cant find the REALTEK Plugin, does that mean that i would have to get the qnap ethernet usb adapter?

 

tower-diagnostics-20231015-1034.zip

  • 2 weeks later...

Adding the drivers did it for me on a fairly modest USB-C to 2.5GB/s adapter (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0CCCWJ9MQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1).

 

Installed the Realtek USB drivers, rebooted the server, then went into the Network settings and switched my eth0 for the new adapter and left the "old" gibabit internal one for eth1. One more reboot and everything works like a charm! Pretty nice upgrade for £27 and using a port rarely useful for a headless server anyway (and saving some PCIe lanes that way too)

  • 2 months later...
On 10/25/2023 at 7:56 PM, denishay said:

Adding the drivers did it for me on a fairly modest USB-C to 2.5GB/s adapter (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0CCCWJ9MQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1).

 

Installed the Realtek USB drivers, rebooted the server, then went into the Network settings and switched my eth0 for the new adapter and left the "old" gibabit internal one for eth1. One more reboot and everything works like a charm! Pretty nice upgrade for £27 and using a port rarely useful for a headless server anyway (and saving some PCIe lanes that way too)

 

Hi, I am struggling to discover how to do that part of switching eth0! Can you explain please?

Many many thanks!

  • 1 year later...
On 1/11/2024 at 2:54 AM, _-nuno-_ said:

 

Hi, I am struggling to discover how to do that part of switching eth0! Can you explain please?

Many many thanks!

Hi, might be late, but I think if you go into Settings > Network Settings

you can switch from Interface Rules:
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