Easily connect your Mac computer to an Ethernet network with the Apple USB Ethernet Adapter. Small and light, it connects to the USB 2.0 port of your Mac and provides an RJ-45 connector that supports 10/100BASE-T performance. What’s in the Box. Apple USB Ethernet Adapter with built-in. Driver needed for Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS and Linux systems. Reboot your PC after driver installation,then connect this USB ethernet adapter to your computer and ethernet. Not supported on ARM-based Windows,including Surface RT and Surface 2. Mac System: System Preference–Network–Add a new network connection. This new kernel update has rendered the Ethernet port 'Broadcom BCM5701 driver' in Macs useless. Although many of the newer models do not have the Ethernet port, many users of Mac still have the Ethernet port and use it to access the Internet. Fortunately, Apple has solved the problem very soon.
Note for Windows 10 users: Drivers for the USB3-HUB3ME are pre-installed in Windows 10, and there is no need to download drivers. Just plug in your adapter, wait a moment while the driver is set up, then access the network. If you have any problems with this, please contact us at support@plugable.com.
Please note these drivers are currently only applicable to the new, v2 (October 2018 and later) USB3-HUB3ME. If you are looking for drivers for our ASIX-based Ethernet adapters, please find them here: https://plugable.com/drivers/network/
Click one of the buttons below to see drivers for that platform.
WindowsIf you wish to pre-install drivers before your adapter arrives, just download and run the applicable package below:
After downloading, simply double-click on the setup.exe file to begin installation. You will receive a confirmation that the process has begun, and another upon successful completion- this should take less than a minute on most systems.
Note: ARM-based Windows 8/8.1 tablets such as the Microsoft Surface RT do not have drivers for the RTL8153 built in. Realtek does not provide a Surface RT compatible driver for installation.
Windows PC’s with internet access should automatically download and install drivers from Windows Update.
MacMac Ethernet Adapter Driver For Windows 10
While it should not be required as the Realtek drivers are built into macOS, if you would like to install the Realtek 8153 driver on macOS 10.6 through 10.14, download the driver from the link below:
- Mac OS X Universal Binary Driver (DMG file format)
- For Mac OS X 10.6-10.14
Linux kernels 3.8 and earlier require rebuild of kernel module from source. Recent distributions running 3.9 or later should have the driver built-into kernel.
Chrome OSMac Ethernet Adapter Driver
Chrome OS supported with latest software updates installed. The drivers are included as part of the kernel used by Chrome OS.
Latest drivers and other platforms
Please see the Realtek 8153 driver download page for complete list of the latest drivers and supported platforms for the RTL8153 chip in the Plugable USB3-HUB3ME, including minimal .inf packages for suitable for Windows deployment.