• “It is highly reliable, fast, and cool.” – Kasra
  • “Quit beating your head against a wall if you’re having troubles connecting to the network, and, Buy!” – Yaron, PA
  • “…fast as lightning backups…” –RustySeaGull

Common Uses

  • Add an additional network interface to any Windows, Mac, or Linux computer via a simple USB adapter
  • Improve the connectivity speed of your current 100Mbs Fast Ethernet computer when a Gigabit Ethernet network is available (see details below on Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0 speeds)
  • Improved connectivity speed vs. computers currently connected over Wifi/802.11 wireless networks

Features

  • USB 2.0 male A to RJ45 female adapter supporting gigabit ethernet at USB 2.0 speeds
  • Drivers for Windows 7, Vista, XP, and Mac (Mac requires download, see OS X 10.7 instructions), and Linux (requires download and compile).
  • Supports 10/100/1000 with auto-sensing (IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3ab)
  • Supports auto MDIX (straight and cross cable auto-detection)
  • ASIX AX88178 Controller – Jumbo packets up to 9KB (Windows only), along with suspend mode and remote wakeup

Description

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Plug into any USB 2.0 laptop or desktop currently limited to 10/100 Ethernet, and benefit from faster transfers on your Gigabit Ethernet Network. USB 2.0 supports theoretical speeds up to 480Mbs. In practice, most machines will see up to a doubling of network speed by moving from 100Mbs Fast Ethernet to 1000Mbs Gigabit ethernet via USB. Also works on 10/100 Ethernet networks at their native speeds. MAC USERS: Driver on CD will work for Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5. For 10.6 or later, adapter will not be assigned IP address unless running on the latest ASIX 88178 Mac driver, available here.

INCLUDED IN PACKAGE: USB to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, and Quick Install Guide and Driver CD inside package between paper sleeves.

Installing Drivers

There are 3 easy options for installing drivers.

  1. On Windows 7 systems with Windows Update enabled, just leave the network cable connected to a different network adapter (so Windows Update can be reached) and just plug in the USB side of the adapter. Windows will look for the best driver.
  2. Drivers for many platforms (including Windows, Mac, Linux, Windows CE, etc.) are available for download. The complete list of drivers and supported platforms for the AX88178 chip in the Plugable USB2-E1000 is available on the ASIX AX88178 driver download page.
  3. Or use the drivers from the included CDROM.

Where to Buy

Plugable USB 2.0 to 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Network Adapter (ASIX AX88178 Chipset) Product Details $26.95