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USB 3.0 to Ethernet RJ45 Lan Gigabit Adapter

USB 3.0 To RJ45 Adapter 

USB Over RJ45 Ethernet LAN Cat5e/6 Cable Extension Extender Adapter Set. Plug the male-USB adapter into your computer, and the female-USB adapter into the USB cable on your peripheral device. Use a patch cable (Cat-5, 5e, or 6) to connect the two adapters together.USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is specifically designed to provide network capabilities to the older computers or new thin notebooks without an Ethernet port. Instantly add network connectivity to a computer with USB 3.0 for extremely fast file transfers or streaming downloads. Wired connections provide faster data transfers and better security than a Wi-Fi connection.

Gigabit Performance for Critical Connections

Transfer data more securely with a wired connection.

Wired Gigabit connections provide faster data transfers than Wi-Fi.

Prevent unauthorized wireless access.

Supports IPv4 and IPv6 protocols.

This auto sensing USB adapter supports any 10/100/1000 Ethernet network.

Plug & Play

Simply plug the adapter into the USB port of your computer without downloading any external software drivers.

Universal compatibility with Chrome OS, Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows operating systems.

Diagnostic LED Indicators

Diagnostic LED indicators verify the network connection and data transfer status.

Supports performance features including WoL, FDX, HDX, crossover detection, backpressure routing, and auto-correction.

Compact Connectivity Companion

Connect to an available wired Ethernet network at home, the office, or in the hotel.

Flexible USB cable tail

Travels easily in a laptop sleeve

Customer Questions and Answer

Question: Will this work with Linux?

Answer: Yes. It was used in XUbuntu machine. 

Question: Will this work on a Mac OSX 10.9 computer? I just upgraded to Mavericks and need an ethernet adapter.

Answer: After installation of new driver and restart, the USB3.0 to gigabit connector works great on Mavericks as of 2014-06-05. Have 1Gb/s connectivity and up to 60MB/s throughput for file transfers on our lan.

Question: I've upgraded my MAC to Mavricks and it doesn't recognize old driver, does anyone have new drivers or knows where to find them?

Answer: distributer says no driver yet--just won't work until a new driver is create

Question: work with windows 8.1?

Answer: Yes, it works with Windows 8.1 Pro and the Windows 10 Technical Preview on my Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro.

Customer Feedback

1>In case you are wondering if this particular gigabit ethernet will work with the Nintendo Switch, it does indeed work 100%. Works at 1Gb speeds right out the box. Best part is you can see from the pics I attached (2 images) it will fit without any issue from the back of the Switch’s dock. Once you plug this in, the wired icon shows up in the switch’s OS menu and your connection will work natively without any issues.

2> I was having a weird issue on my home network where my router (Thanks AT&T) was acting completely bonkers. I was having issues with ARP/IP addresses. I spent hours trying to diagnose this issue and I came to the conclusion that my NIC or the router was the issue. I decided that buying this lil guy would be useful for future network troubleshooting and I couldn't really reset my router. I plugged it in and my router was yet again answering my computer again. I got the ok to blow away the router and start over. Now this nic sits in my tech bag to help troubleshoot future issues.

Pro's:
- Price - The price on this makes it something that should be in every troubleshooting kit
- Drivers - Windows 7 Ult seemed to have built in compatible drivers. I imagine windows 10 does as well.
- USB 3 - with USB 2.0, you would be restricted to 480mbps at best
Con's:
- I am not sure I can really answer this as I didn't use it for an extended period of time.

All in all, if you work in the IT field, this is a product you should own. You often times run into areas where an extra NIC can be useful. Since this can be used in laptops or desktops, is really cheap, and is very compact, I would highly recommend this. Now days, companies are releasing laptops that only include WIFI so this gives you a way to connect over a hard line. Also this works with Windows tablets. I should try it with android and see how it works.

3>This adapter does exactly what it claims! I have a relatively new laptop with a built-in 100 MB network card, but internet speed well above that. The laptop also has a USB 3.0 port and I'm now using that with this adapter successfully. It was very much plug 'n play; I didn't even notice any drivers loading the first time I plugged it in (using Windows 10). The adapter does seem to run a little warm but it is has been used almost every day for several weeks now and has worked absolutely perfectly. I definitely recommend this adapter to anyone with the need to create an ethernet port using a USB port (particularly creating a Gigabit ethernet port using a USB 3.0 port!).

4>Great product! So convenient and handy to have. When using it as a wired connection, speeds have not take a hit, works just as well connected to my laptop as the port on my desktop does. My desktop is in a different room than my modem/router so I use my laptop to make any changes or to hook up using ethernet. My laptop didn't come with a port for Ethernet and I almost didn't buy it because of that but then I discovered these great adapters! It has worked flawlessly so far, I have had no problems whatsoever. It seems sturdy and not easily broken. I purchased this one over others based on the reviews and I am happy I can contribute to the positive reviews!

5>I'm so glad I bought this. It saved me! The wireless connection at my house isn't that strong. One time I was taking an online exam and my answers weren't saving. I began worrying and panicking. Luckily my professor was understanding about it. But the next day I bought this adapter so that I can hook my laptop up to the router directly. I had to download a driver, The downloading the driver part was super confusing because i'm not tech savy and there were absolutely NO directions on their website about how to extract the file after downloading it. I had to google around and then eventually figured out that after downloading the file, you were supposed to save it to your desktop to extract it. I couldn't use the CD that comes with it because my laptop doesn't have a CD-ROM which is why I had to download the driver online. But once you have downloaded the driver, you just plug the usb part into your laptop and the ethernet cable into the modem. And it instantly starts working! I didn't even have to mess around with the settings in the computer. Great product!