Mac Os X Ethernet Driver


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  • For Windows (32/64 bit) 8 / 7 / Vista / XP, Mac OS X 10.5 or above. Product Features. Supports gigabit ethernet connection with high bandwidth of up to 1000 Mbps.
  • Dec 27, 2018  Ok, here is you must to do to start install USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter in MacOS Mojave with Macbook Pro 2017. Download the driver in here, make sure you have the device same as me, you can see the Product ID of the Ethernet Adapter by going to About This Mac System Report USB tree. So the Product ID is Product ID: 0x9700 Vendor ID: 0x0fe6.
  • Ethernet Adapter USB 3.0 to Nekwork, Techkey USB to RJ45 Gigabit LAN/Windows XP/for Mac OS X /10.6-10.15, 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Supports Nintendo.

This document details how to delete/reset network adapters in OS X.

Mac Ethernet Adapter

Remove your MacBook computer from the docking station before installing any Ethernet driver onto Mac OS X. Once you are undocked from the LandingZone, download the driver and install it. Follow the instructions link for more information. Null Ethernet Network Driver by RehabMan. The purpose of this driver is to enable Mac App Store access even if you don’t have a built-in Ethernet port with supporting drivers. The idea is to use a USB WiFi and this “fake ethernet” driver to make the system still allow Mac App Store access. From this page you can download a driver for your DisplayLink® enabled USB graphics device that is incorporated in your dock, adapter or monitor. This software provides support for the DisplayLink enabled video outputs. The audio and Ethernet support is provided by native macOS drivers from OS.

Note: You will need Administrative privileges on the computer to perform this action.

  1. Open System Preferences from within the Apple menu.

  2. Choose the Network option.

  3. Highlight the network adapter that is causing difficulties and press the '-' sign in the bottom of the left hand column.

  4. Click Apply in the bottom right hand corner of the page to apply these changes.

  5. It is strongly recommended that you restart the computer to apply these changes.

  6. After restarting the machine, open the Network panel by repeating Steps 1-2.

  7. If the adapters which you previously removed have not appeared, you will need to press the '+' sign in the bottom of the left hand column.

  8. Choose the interface of the adapter that you deleted prior to restarting your computer and click Create.

  9. After clicking Apply, this adapter should be added and functional once again.

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The generic USB Ethernet Adapter equivalent to Apple’s pricey £25 option is called the RD9700. Since it’s generic, and made in China – the support you are likely to receive after purchasing it for a few quid on eBay or Amazon is going to be below your expectations.

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Unless you’re a pro user, it is likely Apple’s restrictions on USB-to-Ethernet adapters on the Mac will make using your RD9700 difficult. Fear not, we have a solution. Though it’s a little long it has been tested and confirmed working on all flavours of OS X from 10.4 onwards!

How to install drivers for the RD9700 on Mac OS X

You’ll need to start by uninstalling any drivers you have previously installed. Depending on what you’ve tried – this will vary from user to use – so please to make sure you uninstall and earlier drivers that may conflict with this tutorial.

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This tutorial was tested with the following USB Ethernet Adapter:
Name: USB 2.0 10/100M Ethernet Adapter
BSD Name: en3
Product ID: 0x9700
Vendor ID: 0x0fe6
Version: 1.01
Speed: Up to 12Mb/sec
Location ID: 0xfa130000/6
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 120

Step 1: Unplug your USB adapter.

Step 2: Restart your Mac by clicking the Apple logo in the top-left corner and then Restart. As soon as your machine restarts, you’ll hear the Apple chime. Hold down CMD + R immediately after hearing the chime to boot in to Recovery Mode.

You can release CMD + R once you see the Apple logo and a progress bar.

Ethernet

Step 3: From the top bar, select Utilities and then Terminal.

Step 4: In the terminal window, you need to type the follow and then hit enter: csrutil disable. You may be prompted for your Administrator password.

Step 5: Now from the top bar, click the Apple Logo and then Restart.

Step 6: Your Mac should now restart back in to the normal operating mode. It’s time to install the drivers. Click here to download the zip file and extract it to your Desktop.

Step 7: Install the RD9700 driver located in the x86_64 folder and then restart your Mac again.

Step 8: Once your Mac has rebooted, open Terminal and enter the following then press the Enter key: sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/USBCDEthernet.kext.

Step 9: Reboot again.

Step 10: Now plug-in your USB Ethernet Adapter with a live ethernet cable. Open System Preferences and go to Network.

Step 11: Press the + button in the bottom right and select USB 2.0 10/100M Ethernet Adapter and then click Add.

Step 12: Disconnect from WiFi and you should notice your network connect still works through the RD9700 Ethernet Adapter. In addition, you will be able to share internet using the RD9700 too.