Uninstall the outdated driver if you installed drivers previously (I did not uninstall anything).Unplug the external USB/Typce-C ethernet device.To upgrade the drivers, follow the steps below. Original Chinese page with drivers for download:įYI: you may find other updated download links on the English website, Type C products (support > download) Since the download page is in China and in Chinese, I uploaded the driver on Google Drive:ĭrivers for Type-C Ethernet Chipset AX88179 for MacOS 10.9 to MacOS 11:ĭrivers for Ethernet Chipset AX88772A for MacOS 10.05 to MacOS 11:ĭrivers for Type-C Ethernet Chipset RTL8153/RTL8153B for MacOS 10.12 to MacOS 11: 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. I had the same problem after macos 11 big sur update.

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