Realtek 8153 Ethernet adapter does not work

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Realtek 8153 Ethernet adapter does not work

IT did not work. Went to realtek website and tried to install new driver (apparently it was not as new as M1 Pro which my machine is)

And weirdly I got this message:

System Extension install blocked. Developer must provide updated version..

This is what I have

USB 10/100/1000 LAN:

Bus: USB

Vendor Name: Realtek

Product Name: USB 10/100/1000 LAN

Vendor ID: 0x0bda

Product ID: 0x8153

USB Link Speed: Up to 5 Gb/s

Driver: com.apple.DriverKit.AppleUserECM

BSD Device Name: en11

MAC Address: 00:00:00:00:00:00

AVB Support: No

with the following hardware

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro18,3

Model Number: MKGP3TU/A

Chip: Apple M1 Pro

Total Number of Cores: 8 (6 performance and 2 efficiency)

Memory: 16 GB

System Firmware Version: 8419.41.10

OS Loader Version: 8419.41.10

Serial Number (system): L2YFYV0FNP

Hardware UUID: 365F348C-09D7-5E31-989E-F18D8C00D772

Provisioning UDID: 00006000-000458C40262801E

Activation Lock Status: Disabled

And the network page shows:

Please do not reply as "reboot your computer" or "have you plugged in" etc.. I am aware of all possibilities and did main doable things even went to realtek website to download. as follows: https://realtek-download.com/realtek-usb-fe-gbe-2-5g-rtl8156-rtl8153-rtl8152b-gaming-ethernet-family-controller/

please help. should I send the ADAPTER BACK?

MacBook Pro Apple Silicon 2023

Posted on Feb 21, 2023 3:03 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 21, 2023 5:07 AM in response to GokturkMehmet

this one, Belkin brand sold by Apple, works on M1 running Monterey:

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Answer 2

Feb 21, 2023 6:26 AM in response to GokturkMehmet

There appears to be some precedent for Apple blocking third-party adapters that do not meet a certain standard. (That standard is likely related to increased protection from Direct Memory Access attack.)

The AcQuantia/Marvell PCIe slot 10G Ethernet adapters sold early on use the AQ107 chip, which appeared to be the same one used in the iMac Pro.

At Monterey, these aftermarket adapters stopped working, unless they feature the AQ107S chip on board. the new ones sold today feature the AQ107S chip.

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Answer 3

Feb 21, 2023 5:52 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Thank you. Mine is not Belkin but a reputable brand. Also it was reported as working on web sites.

Interestingly MAC address is 00000000000 on my adapter. That is usually associated with driver incompatibility or similar.

The one I use was half the price of Belkin. Unfortunately i might need to return it and get belkin. I have tested it twice at home on two different routers. same issue. Tomorrow I will test it at work. I am suspecting a DHCP issue but also tested it with fixed IP number, same problem. Running Ventura by the way.

Again thank you.

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Answer 4

Feb 21, 2023 7:22 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Who knows. Maybe. But apple does not have its own brand. After all, there is a USB-C bridge in between, unlike PCI.

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Realtek 8153 Ethernet adapter does not work

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