amazonbasics usb to ethernet mac not working

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Once adding it, test to see if your connection works with Wi-Fi disabled. Joining the Magic Mac accessories we saw go on sale earlier in the week, Woot is now offering the Apple Magic Trackpad 2 for 84.99 shipped for Prime. If not, see follow the steps in the article below to add it. While there’s a higher number of people who claim the issue is with Type A ethernet adapters, there are also a few who are facing this on Type C units. Some users, in fact, switched back to Catalina to get things working again.

Amazonbasics usb to ethernet mac not working driver#

It's obvious Apple wants users to buy their Lightning (Mini Display) to Ethernet plug for 29, as it's the only ethernet connection driver initially installed.

Amazonbasics usb to ethernet mac not working update#

You should see an entry similar to 'Ethernet' on the left. It is only after the Big Sur update that the issue first came to light and is absent on devices with Catalina. A thread on the Apple Support Community noted that even Apple USB to Ethernet cords do not work, so this was not purely Amazon's fault. From the Apple menu choose System Preferences then Network. However, if you do see the device in System Information, you may need to verify that the network service appears correctly. macOS Sierra: Check your device’s USB connection MacOS Sierra: If a USB device isn’t working

If it doesn't appear in System Information, see the articles linked below.

OS X: About System Information and System Profiler Once you have the System Information window open, check the USB category on the left. From the Apple Menu select About This Mac, then click the 'System Report.' button.

If the adapter still isn't functioning after both resets check to see if your Mac recognizes the device correctly in System Information. Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac On the other hand, the same Ethernet Adaptors work flawlessly without any configuration when connected to my Mac mini (2018 with Monterey) Also because this is the old MacBook with USB 3.0 (In a single port Type-C), your advice to use a Thunderbolt adaptor and a Thunderbolt to Ethernet adaptor is not applicable. The first thing we'll want to do is to reset your Mac's SMC and NVRAM. If your USB to ethernet adapter isn't working now that you've upgraded to macOS Sierra, there are a number of things that we can try in order to get it working again.