Hello everyone,
I have an older laptop (asus n56vz, 8GB RAM, i7) that I'd like to use for FreeNas. However the ethernetport is damaged. So I'm thinking of buying a USB -> Ethernet adaptor (pref 1Gigabit). After reading to forums I ended up on FREEBSD support page and read the following line.
ASIX Electronics AX88178A/AX88179 USB Gigabit Ethernet adapters (axge(4) driver)
If I understand correctly any USB ethernet adaptor using the AX88179 chipset is supported in freebsd therefore also supported in freenas?
Does anyone know an adaptor that uses this chipset? Because this very often isn't mentioned on any site I'm trying to buy an adaptor from...
TL;DNR: Can anyone recommend an USB 3.0 Ethernet network adaptor supported by freenas.
Many thanks :)
PS: I'm sorry if this isn't the right section to ask this question.
EDIT: After some additional researching it seems my ethernetport isn't damanged but the chipset (QUALCOMM ATHEROS AR8161 isn't supported, can't find it one the freebsd hardware support page)
Anything I can do about that? Or is an usb->ethernet adaptor the only way to go here?
I have an older laptop (asus n56vz, 8GB RAM, i7) that I'd like to use for FreeNas. However the ethernetport is damaged. So I'm thinking of buying a USB -> Ethernet adaptor (pref 1Gigabit). After reading to forums I ended up on FREEBSD support page and read the following line.
ASIX Electronics AX88178A/AX88179 USB Gigabit Ethernet adapters (axge(4) driver)
If I understand correctly any USB ethernet adaptor using the AX88179 chipset is supported in freebsd therefore also supported in freenas?
Does anyone know an adaptor that uses this chipset? Because this very often isn't mentioned on any site I'm trying to buy an adaptor from...
TL;DNR: Can anyone recommend an USB 3.0 Ethernet network adaptor supported by freenas.
Many thanks :)
PS: I'm sorry if this isn't the right section to ask this question.
EDIT: After some additional researching it seems my ethernetport isn't damanged but the chipset (QUALCOMM ATHEROS AR8161 isn't supported, can't find it one the freebsd hardware support page)
Anything I can do about that? Or is an usb->ethernet adaptor the only way to go here?
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