

Next, download the latest drivers for Axis/Realtek provided by Ugreen (the company is making Thunderbolt-Ethernet type-C USB adapters for MacOS). Sometimes it may only be just a number (product ID): 0x8153 (then 0x8153 = Realtek8153) - if not familiar with this part, please refer to screenshots examples below: Look under USB (usually under USB 3.0) search for model name like: AX88179, AX88772A (for Axis) or RTL8153 (for Realtek).choose Apple menu > About This Mac, then click System Report (more details: ).To identify you network card, make sure your adapter is plugged in, then: RTL8153/B, AX88179 and AX88772A series of chip network card drivers have corresponding MacOs 11.0 drivers upgrade, they can be directly updated with new drivers, like normal upgrade solution.

My type-C adapter is BASEUS brand, but the new drivers worked, since most adapters use Axis or Realtek chip, the brand does not matter! I found a simple solution using new drivers provided by UGREEN (Chinese company). After the update, the USB ports were working but not the ethernet port. You can check UGREEN branded USB Ethernet Products.I had the same problem after macos 11 big sur update. Now, my MacBookPro is also able to connect to the internet via my UGREEN USB Ethernet Adapter directly! I checked the chipset name on System Report and I see the chipset name is AX88179.Īfter few search, I found the chipset support page and I downloaded driver from Now time is to install the chipset driver to macOS Big Sur. $ csrutil enable -without kextĪfter csrutil command, I typed my username and password which one has Administrator access and I rebooted my Apple Silicon. I booted my Mac on recovery mode and I jumped to Terminal and run the command below.

I need to disable System Integrity settings without kext. Kext files are essential drivers for macOS “Kext” stands for Kernel Extension kext files “extend” Mac OS X’s kernel, the core part of the operating system, by providing additional code to be loaded when your computer boots. I know, MacOS needs a driver and some kernel limitations for some additional hardware. Today, I need to connect my Apple MacBookPro Silicon to the internet via the same USB adapter but macOS doesn’t like this. The ethernet adapter is driver-free and it works on Windows and Linux perfectly. I decided to buy UGREEN USB Ethernet Adapter from Amazon. In 2019, I need to connect my Dell XPS13 to my Juniper SRX-110 via ethernet cable but on my Dell, it doesn’t have any ethernet port on it.
