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Review on πŸ”Œ Highly-Compatible Plugable USB 2.0 to Ethernet Fast 10/100 LAN Network Adapter for Chromebook, Windows, Linux by Sean Young

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works well with Windows 10 and Chromebook. But not recommended for pfSense

This adapter works well with Windows 10 and Chromebook. The adapter was recognized immediately in both operating systems and no driver installation was required. Speedtest.net showed a download speed of around 80 MB/s. It seemed that it works fine, fast and stable on these two operating systems. Although some others say it works with pfSens, my personal experience with pfSense wasn't great. YES, pfSense detects it easily, and YES, this allows you to set it up (I've tried it as both my WAN interface and my OPT1 interface) and YES, it transfers data at around 80MB/s. However, as soon as I added this adapter to my pfSense box, I started getting random freezes in my pfSense box. I couldn't find any rhyme or reason for what/when the hang will happen. When this happened, it wasn't the entire pfSense OS that hung, but the GUI, and the entire network seemed to come to a complete halt. I eventually removed that adapter and the pfSense box has been stable and working fine ever since. Can't find any rhyme or reason for what/when the freeze will happen. When this happened, it wasn't the entire pfSense OS that hung, but the GUI, and the entire network seemed to have stopped hanging altogether. I eventually removed that adapter and the pfSense box has been stable and working fine ever since. Can't find any rhyme or reason for what/when the freeze will happen. When this happened, it wasn't the entire pfSense OS that hung, but the GUI, and the entire network seemed to come to a complete halt. I eventually removed that adapter and the pfSense box has been stable and working fine ever since. Can't find any rhyme or reason for what/when the freeze will happen. When this happened, it wasn't the entire pfSense OS that hung, but the GUI, and the entire network seemed to come to a complete halt. I eventually removed that adapter and the pfSense box has been stable and working fine ever since. Can't find any rhyme or reason for what/when the freeze will happen. When this happened, it wasn't the entire pfSense OS that hung, but the GUI, and the entire network seemed to come to a complete halt. I eventually removed that adapter and the pfSense box has been stable and working fine ever since.

Pros
  • FAST ETHERNET – Add a fast wired network interface to your system. Compatible with Windows 10, 8.x, 7, Vista and XP. Wii, Wii U, Linux, ChromeOS and select Android devices including Nvidia Shield. Compatible with Nintendo Switch when using docking station
Cons
  • Not sure