I have a number of WS-UL220G USB 2.0 Ethernet adapters, new. I have tested with two of them, see below. Testing in Dell Inspiron 700m laptop, a few years old, with two USB 2.0 ports - tested in both ports. Kernel module is "asix" it appears. I'm running Ubuntu 8.04. I've tested (tonight) this device on the following kernels: vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic vmlinuz-2.6.24-23-generic vmlinuz-2.6.24-24-generic The manufacturer advertises Linux support. Related URLS, chipset/ controller device manufacturer page: http://www.asix.com.tw/products.php?op=pItemdetail&PItemID=84;71;100&PLine=71 I thought I made one of these devices work about a month or two ago, when they first arrived, with simple/ standard config/ setup, as with any other network device. Now I have failed to make either the original device I tested with, or another one fresh out of its packet, to work. Here's my session, after a fresh reboot: # connect cat5 to internal device: $ cat /etc/network/interfaces auto lo iface lo inet loopback iface eth2 inet static address 172.22.22.62 netmask 255.255.255.0 metric 29 iface eth0 inet static address 172.22.22.61 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 172.22.22.2 metric 0 $ ifconfig lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:1498 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:1498 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:77578 (75.7 KB) TX bytes:77578 (75.7 KB) $ route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface # modprobe asix # lsmod|grep asix asix 18304 0 usbnet 20232 1 asix mii 6400 3 asix,usbnet,b44 usbcore 146412 7 asix,usbnet,hsfusbcd2,hsfosspec,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd # ifup eth0 # ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0f:1f:b2:c3:44 inet addr:172.22.22.61 Bcast:172.22.22.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::20f:1fff:feb2:c344/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:23 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:252 (252.0 B) TX bytes:2631 (2.5 KB) Interrupt:10 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:1473 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:1473 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:73688 (71.9 KB) TX bytes:73688 (71.9 KB) # route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 172.22.22.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 0.0.0.0 172.22.22.2 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 # syslog entries for above activities: Jul 11 03:04:18 ip61zen kernel: [ 342.207112] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready Jul 11 03:04:18 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address 172.22.22.61. Jul 11 03:04:18 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: New relevant interface eth0.IPv4 for mDNS. Jul 11 03:04:18 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Registering new address record for 172.22.22.61 on eth0.IPv4. Jul 11 03:04:18 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Withdrawing address record for 172.22.22.61 on eth0. Jul 11 03:04:18 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address 172.22.22.61. Jul 11 03:04:18 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Interface eth0.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS. Jul 11 03:04:18 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address 172.22.22.61. Jul 11 03:04:18 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: New relevant interface eth0.IPv4 for mDNS. Jul 11 03:04:18 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Registering new address record for 172.22.22.61 on eth0.IPv4. Jul 11 03:04:18 ip61zen postfix/master[5826]: reload configuration /etc/postfix Jul 11 03:04:22 ip61zen kernel: [ 343.368131] b44: eth0: Link is up at 10 Mbps, half duplex. Jul 11 03:04:22 ip61zen kernel: [ 343.368142] b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. Jul 11 03:04:22 ip61zen kernel: [ 343.373190] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready Jul 11 03:04:24 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Registering new address record for fe80::20f:1fff:feb2:c344 on eth0.*. Jul 11 03:04:28 ip61zen ntpdate[8520]: no server suitable for synchronization found Jul 11 03:04:33 ip61zen kernel: [ 344.815162] eth0: no IPv6 routers present # ping 172.22.22.2 PING 172.22.22.2 (172.22.22.2) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 172.22.22.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.480 ms 64 bytes from 172.22.22.2: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.460 ms 64 bytes from 172.22.22.2: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.454 ms --- 172.22.22.2 ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2000ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.454/0.464/0.480/0.027 ms All is clearly well with internal eth device. Now for external "asix" device: # ifdown eth0 # syslog: Jul 11 03:08:38 ip61zen postfix/master[5826]: reload configuration /etc/postfix Jul 11 03:08:38 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Interface eth0.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS. Jul 11 03:08:38 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address 172.22.22.61. Jul 11 03:08:38 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Withdrawing address record for fe80::20f:1fff:feb2:c344 on eth0. Jul 11 03:08:38 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Withdrawing address record for 172.22.22.61 on eth0. # ifconfig lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:1473 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:1473 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:73688 (71.9 KB) TX bytes:73688 (71.9 KB) # route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface # disconnect cat5 from internal dev # connect asix/ usb 2 gige dev: # ifconfig eth2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0e:c6:87:9b:3c UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:1473 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:1473 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:73688 (71.9 KB) TX bytes:73688 (71.9 KB) # syslog: Jul 11 03:10:35 ip61zen kernel: [ 395.460971] usb 4-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2 Jul 11 03:10:35 ip61zen kernel: [ 395.606195] usb 4-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Jul 11 03:10:35 ip61zen NetworkManager: <debug> [1247245835.564443] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_b95_1780_009988'). Jul 11 03:10:35 ip61zen NetworkManager: <debug> [1247245835.692066] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_b95_1780_009988_if0'). Jul 11 03:10:36 ip61zen kernel: [ 396.732266] eth2: register 'asix' at usb-0000:00:1d.7-1, ASIX AX88178 USB 2.0 Ethernet, 00:0e:c6:87:9b:3c Jul 11 03:10:36 ip61zen NetworkManager: <debug> [1247245836.389099] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_0e_c6_87_9b_3c'). Jul 11 03:10:36 ip61zen kernel: [ 148.796558] eth2: link down Jul 11 03:10:36 ip61zen kernel: [ 148.801263] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth2: link is not ready # ifup eth2 # ifconfig eth2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0e:c6:87:9b:3c inet addr:172.22.22.62 Bcast:172.22.22.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:1475 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:1475 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:73864 (72.1 KB) TX bytes:73864 (72.1 KB) # route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 172.22.22.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 29 0 0 eth2 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 29 0 0 eth2 # syslog: Jul 11 03:11:44 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface eth2.IPv4 with address 172.22.22.62. Jul 11 03:11:44 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: New relevant interface eth2.IPv4 for mDNS. Jul 11 03:11:44 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Registering new address record for 172.22.22.62 on eth2.IPv4. Jul 11 03:11:44 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Withdrawing address record for 172.22.22.62 on eth2. Jul 11 03:11:44 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface eth2.IPv4 with address 172.22.22.62. Jul 11 03:11:44 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Interface eth2.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS. Jul 11 03:11:44 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface eth2.IPv4 with address 172.22.22.62. Jul 11 03:11:44 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: New relevant interface eth2.IPv4 for mDNS. Jul 11 03:11:44 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Registering new address record for 172.22.22.62 on eth2.IPv4. Jul 11 03:11:44 ip61zen postfix/master[5826]: reload configuration /etc/postfix Jul 11 03:12:04 ip61zen ntpdate[9283]: can't find host ntp.ubuntu.com Jul 11 03:12:04 ip61zen ntpdate[9283]: no servers can be used, exiting # connect cat5 to asix device: # syslog: Jul 11 03:13:10 ip61zen kernel: [ 562.760197] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth2: link becomes ready Jul 11 03:13:10 ip61zen kernel: [ 562.763641] eth2: link up, 10Mbps, half-duplex, lpa 0x0021 Jul 11 03:13:12 ip61zen avahi-daemon[5068]: Registering new address record for fe80::20e:c6ff:fe87:9b3c on eth2.*. Jul 11 03:13:21 ip61zen kernel: [ 574.288501] eth2: no IPv6 routers present # ping 172.22.22.2 PING 172.22.22.2 (172.22.22.2) 56(84) bytes of data. From 172.22.22.62 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable From 172.22.22.62 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable From 172.22.22.62 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable --- 172.22.22.2 ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 0 received, +3 errors, 100% packet loss, time 2999ms , pipe 3 # route add default gw 172.22.22.2 # route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 172.22.22.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 29 0 0 eth2 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 29 0 0 eth2 0.0.0.0 172.22.22.2 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth2 # ping 172.22.22.2 PING 172.22.22.2 (172.22.22.2) 56(84) bytes of data. From 172.22.22.62 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable From 172.22.22.62 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable From 172.22.22.62 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable --- 172.22.22.2 ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 0 received, +3 errors, 100% packet loss, time 3004ms , pipe 4 BTW, the cat5 cable is connected in all cases to a hub (10MBit 4/5 port DLink), it is a straight-through, not a cross-over cable. I've tried two different cat5 patch leads with the above procedure. I've tried also the hubs "uplink" (crossover) port. I've tried two brand new asix devices: USB2.0 GIGABIT LAN DELPHI G Gigabit USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter WS-UL220G Any testing avenues appreciated. 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