ASIX AX88179

• The ASIX AX88179 is a USB 3.0 to 10/100/1000 Ethernet chipset, typically found in USB to Gigabit Ethernet adapters
• This chipset is often accompanied by the AX88178a, a USB 2.0 to 10/100/1000 Ethernet chipset

Properties

• Manufacturer: ASIX
• Part Name:

Product Brief and Datasheet

• Brief and Datasheet for ASIX AX88179
• Brief and Datasheet for ASIX AX88178A

Linux support

• Both the AX88179 and AX88178a are supported by the ax88179_178a driver, mainlined since Linux 3.9.

Driver issues when under load

• See: https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg113358.html
• Apparently, the xHCI (USB 3.0) driver may crash under heavy load, requiring a hardware reset

Other Links

• A blog post on the Linux driver for this chipset
• Another blog post detailing a bug when using this chipset for bridging under the mainline Linux driver