Compatibility

Mac Compatibility

• Thunderbolt 3 Port - All Macs except M1 Macs
• USB-C Port - All Macs
• USB 3.1 Type A Port - All Macs except iMacs
• USB 3.1 Type A Port on a Hub - All Macs
• macOS 10.13.6 - 10.15.6
• Not compatible with macOS Big Sur

Windows Compatibility

• Windows computer with USB-A or USB-C ports
• Windows computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports
• Windows 10 (64-bit Edition Version 1809 or greater)

Linux Compatibility

• Linux computer with USB-A or USB-C ports
• Linux computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports
• Linux Kernel 5.0+

VMWare Compatibility

• ESXi Native Fling Driver(1)

Hardware

Part Number

• SOLO5G-USB3

Warranty

• 2-year

Form Factor

• USB 3 adapter

External Connectors

• One USB-C port
• One RJ45 socket

5GbE Controller

• Marvell AQC111U

Network Support

• 5GBASE-T, 2.5GBASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX
  (100 meters using Cat5e [or better] cabling)

Packets

• Maximum packet size: 16352 bytes (jumbo frames); 9000 bytes under macOS

Data Rates Supported

• 5 Gb/s, 2.5 Gb/s, 1 Gb/s, 100 Mb/s

Maximum Transfer Rate

• 400 MB/s

Advanced Features

• Flow control support
• MSI, MSI-X, and legacy INTx PCIe interrupts
• Energy-Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az)
• IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
• IEEE 802.1p Quality of Service (QoS)
• Wake-on-LAN support

Stateless Offloads

• IPv4, IPv6/TCP, and IPv6/UDP checksum offload
• LSO (Large Send Offload)
• LRO (Large Receive Offload)
• RSS (Receive-Side Scaling)

Dimensions (WxDxH)

• 1.5 x 3.25 x 0.7 in. (38 x 83 x 18 mm)

Weight

• 0.15 lbs. (0.07 kg)

Compliance

• RoHS 3 (Directive 2015/863)
• IEC62368-1 and IEC62368-2

Package Contents

• Solo5G USB 3 to 5 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
• 0.5-meter USB-C to USB-C cable
• 0.5-meter USB-A to USB-C cable
• Documentation

Support Links

Support Knowledge Base

Drivers, Documentation, FAQs

Product Manual