USB network adapters

Tested USB wired network adapters

	Chipset	USB	Buffers	Max speed	Source
Intec Wii Lan Adapter G5626	ASIX AX88772				b-rad.cc
Wii - USB 2.0 Ethernet Adaptor		??			oaf
Apple USB Ethernet Adapter	ASIX AX88772	USB2.0	20+8kb	46/N720p
Speed Dragon USB 2.0 10/100Mbps Ethernet	MCS7830	??		50/N720p ¹⁾	droopysk
Gigabit lan USB 2.0 10/100/1000mbps ethernet adapter	AX99178	USB2.0	20+20kb	50	saxin1
HNU2GTX GIGABIT Lan Card on USB 2.0 Interface	ASIX AX88178	USB2.0	20+20kb	43,5Mbit/cat	techinfo
Belkin Gigabit adaptor	ASIX AX88178	USB2.0	x/x	61/NFS	Malcolm2010
A-LINK NA1GU USB 2.0 Network adapter, 10/100/1000MB	ASIX AX88178	USB2.0		C20/N55
Sitecom LN-030 adapter	MCS7830	USB2.0			argf
AirLive EtherWe-1000U	ASIX AX88772	USB2.0			paxcer
Airlink 101 USB-to-Ethernet adapter	ASIX AX88772	USB2.0			PJfan
Intec Wii Lan Adapter G5626	ASIX AX88772	USB2.0
Trendnet (TU2-ET100) 10/100Mbps Ethernet Adapter	ASIX AX88772	USB2.0		50/C720p	cerulean
Wintech LAU-15 usb	MCS7830	USB2.0		14/720p	esxadmin
BESTCON MCS7830 10/100 USB Ethernet	MCS7830	USB2.0			link
DIGITUS Gigabit Ethernet USB 2.0 adapter DN-3022	ASIX AX88178	USB2.0		25/C720p	tested
HE2230 USB 2.0 3-port Hub with Ethernet Adapter	?	USB2.0		50/CAT²⁾
LevelOne USB-0201 Gbit ethernet adapter	ASIX AX88178	USB		63/NFS ³⁾	pibos
MPT Fast Ethernet Network Interface Card	ASIX AX88178	USB2.0?		NO TEST	driver
Sabrent G1000	ASIX AX88178	USB2.0
Newlink USB2.0	ASIX AX88772	USB2.0		50/NFS
Airlink ASOHOUSB 10-100Mbps Fast Ethernet		USB2.0
BPI USB Ethernet Adapter	RTL8150	USB1.x	2/16	NO TEST
Eminent 1010 Rev 2	Pegasus				mcflyy
Edimax eu-4026 usb lan adapter	MCS7830			20/CIFS	rezmus
Topcom USB LAN 100	ADM8511				untested
Topcom USB LAN 101	ADM8513				mcfly
Topcom USB LAN 102	ADM851X				untested
Linksys USB100M adapter	rtl8150	USB1.1
Linksys USB200M rev 2 adapter	ASIX	USB2.0	8/2kb	20 Mbps / CIFS
DIGITUS 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet adapter DN-3016-A	ADM851x/3/5			NOT WORK	link
D-Link DUB-E100 H/W Version B1 ⁴⁾	N/A	USB 2.0		50/C720p
~~D-Link DUB-E100 H/W Version A4~~	ASIX	USB-2H ⁵⁾			untested
edimax eu-4026 usb lan adapter	MCS7830	USB2.0			untested
Dynamode USB-NIC-1427-100 usb lan adapter	RTL8150	USB-1.1 ⁶⁾		2.2Mbps ALL	avi

Speed Column : xx/Yzzz - xx is raw speed test⁷⁾, Y is [N]FS or [C]IFS mounted fs and fine playback movie zzz resolution
AX88178 is Gigabit USB Lan adapter and need other ASIX module here supported by driver ( ASIX AX88178, ASIX AX88772, ASIX AX88772A )
ADM851x some are not working DIGITUS is ADM8513 or ADM8515 and is reported as not working device.
Other usefull modules for MCS7830 you can find here or check http://tardfree.net/wdtv mirror latest vendor driver ASIX driver 2008
Standalone modules

NOTE : It appears that any USB 2.0 network adapter works with or without a hub, but USB 1.1 network adapters are the ones that will not work unless you use an external USB2.0 HUB. I'm speculating that there is a bug in the USB1.1 controller (and when a USB1.1 device is plugged into a USB2.0 hub externally, it's actually controlled by the USB2.0 controller, which works fine)

ASIX Based adapters

~~Linksys USB200M rev. 1~~ its slow
Netgear FA120 - verified using AX88172
~~DLink DUB-E100 - on amazon used from $8.95 be carfull many revisions are out!~~
intellinet, ST Lab USB Ethernet
Hawking UF200, TrendNet TU2-ET100
Billionton Systems, USB2AR
ATEN UC210T
Buffalo LUA-U2-KTX
Buffalo LUA-U2-GT 10/100/1000
Sitecom LN-029 “USB 2.0 10/100 Ethernet adapter”
corega FEther USB2-TX
Surecom EP-1427X-2
goodway corp usb gwusb2e
JVC MP-PRX1 Port Replicator
1ASIX AX88772 10/100
0Q0 cable ethernet
~~DLink DUB-E100 H/W Ver B1~~
~~DLink DUB-E100 H/W Ver B1 Alternate~~
Linksys USB1000
IO-DATA ETG-US2 - AX88178 -- USB2.0 to 10/100/1000M Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Belkin F5D5055

Linksys USB200M rev 2 adapter

It's a yucky dongle though: the link drops every time the cable moves the slightest bit.
The issue can be solved with a few Nylon Wire Ties (pictures to come soon…)

--- asix.c~     2009-02-11 02:47:27.000000000 -0600
+++ asix.c      2009-02-11 02:47:27.000000000 -0600
@@ -912,6 +912,10 @@
        // ASIX AX88772 10/100
         USB_DEVICE (0x0b95, 0x7720),
         .driver_info = (unsigned long) &ax88772_info,
+}, {
+       // Linksys USB200M Rev 2
+       USB_DEVICE (0x13b1, 0x0018),
+       .driver_info = (unsigned long) &ax88772_info,
 },
        { },            // END
 };

mcs7830 USB 2.0 adapter

mcs7830-wdtv-driver.tar.bz2

RTLxxxx Based adapters

Linksys USB100M adapter (rtl8150 chipset) you need attach this USBnet adapter over USB HUB reported issue without it.

Apple USB Ethernet Adapter patch

--- asix.c.orig 2009-02-19 17:13:41.062500000 -0600
+++ asix.c      2009-02-19 17:13:47.234375000 -0600
@@ -912,6 +912,18 @@
        // ASIX AX88772 10/100
         USB_DEVICE (0x0b95, 0x7720),
         .driver_info = (unsigned long) &ax88772_info,
+}, {
+       // Linksys USB200M Rev 2
+       USB_DEVICE (0x13b1, 0x0018),
+       .driver_info = (unsigned long) &ax88772_info,
+}, {
+       // Belkin F5D5055
+       USB_DEVICE (0x050d, 0x5055),
+       .driver_info = (unsigned long) &ax8817x_info,
+}, {
+       // Apple USB Ethernet Adapter
+       USB_DEVICE (0x05ac, 0x1402),
+       .driver_info = (unsigned long) &ax88772_info,
 },
        { },            // END
 };

RTLxxxx Based adapters

Linksys USB100M adapter (rtl8150 chipset) you need attach this USBnet adapter over USB HUB reported issue without it.

Related sources

NSLU2 linux

— admin 2009/02/09 11:07

USB HDD Storage devices

USB-to-IDE/SATA adapter (brand name PRETEC) photo for ilustration
I have WD HDD 160GB this need to be repluged after WDTV is ready and mount take a while 30-40s
but with other harddrives works fine mount and scan upto 3-5secs

USB Other devices

Kingston Usb 2.0 9-In-1 Card Reader not working link
GOODRAM 3in1 Kit working correctly link

WD My Passport Studio Edition WDMSxxxxx, WDMTxxxxx, WD Passport Elite Edition WDMLxxxxx, WD My Passport Essential Edition WDMExxxxx,WD Elements Portable WDE1MSxxxxx, WD Elements Desktop WDE1Uxxxxx,WD My Book Essential Edition 2.0 WDH1Uxxxxxx,WD My Book Home Edition WDH1Cxxxxx, WD My Book Studio Edition WDH1Qxxxxxx, WD My Book Studio II Edition WDH2Qxxxxxx, WD My Book Office Edition WDH1Bxxxxx, WD My Book Pro II Edition WDG2TPxxxxx, WD My Book Premium II Edition WDG2Txxxxx, Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB ST305004FDA1E1-RK, Maxtor OneTouch 4 320GB STM901603OTABE-1RK, Lacie Mobile 80GB 301264, IOmega Ego 160GB 33983, Memorex 2GB Traveldrive Flash Drive 32509070, Corsair 16GB Voyager Flash Drive CMFUSB2.0-16GB,

USB Flash Drives:
Device Name Device Model, Lexar USB 2GB Mercury Jumpdrive JDMC2GB-431, SanDisk 4GB Cruzer Micro Flash Drive SDCZ6-4096-A10, Kingston 1GB Data Travler Flash Drive DTI/1GBKR, Memorex 2GB Traveldrive Flash Drive 32509070, Corsair 16GB Voyager Flash Drive, CMFUSB2.0-16GB

USB Mass Digital Storage Cameras/Camcorders:
Device Name Device Model, Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS SD1100 IS 8 Megapixels, Canon Vixia HF100 High Def Camcorder 2708B001, Casio Exilim Ultra Slim Digital Camera EXS770, Sony HD HandyCam HDR-TG1 and HDR-SR10 HDRSR10 40GB, Sony Cybershot w90b Digital Camera DSCW90B, Aiptek HD Camcorder GO-HD Camcorder.

MP3/Music Players:
Device Name Device Model, iPod Nano 4GB nano 4GB 3G - MB245LL/A, SanDisk Sansa Express 1GB SDMX6R-1024K-A18, Microsoft Zune 4GB Black 4GB Black - HSA-00001, Creative Zen 1GB free 70PF213000YY1, Sony Walkman MP3 Player 2GB S600, Coby MP300 2GB MP300-2G

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¹⁾ Another OEM clone of SpeedDragon Adapter is DeLock USB net Adapter

²⁾ NFS cat speed test

³⁾ Pibos 1st reported this device as very fast capable play 64mbit and 1080p movies

⁴⁾ Be very carefull D-LINK is using many chipset in same model this result is only for this HW version!

⁵⁾ , ⁶⁾ working only over usb 2.0 hub not working without HUB!

⁷⁾ time cat somefile > /dev/null