AX88179 Drivers for Big Sur 11.0

Well it seems that the drivers for the ethernet adapters are probably going to need updating. Does anyone know where I can find the updated driver for Big Sur? I had this issue with the last beta and just remembered it now that I'm without an ethernet adapter to use. I use the 3 Gig adapter from Amazon Basics and it's worked excellent.

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  1. .0 (2021-05-17) appears to have fixed my slow ethernet speeds.

@Friedchips after getting that pop-up you simply need to go to "System Preferences -> Privacy and Security" and click on "allow".

Installation works for me but even 1.2.0 from yesterday crashes after a minute or two and I need to unplug and plugin the Ethernet cable. I hope it gets more stable in the next weeks :-/ I tried it on two different MacBook Pros (2016 and 2019 model).
Yesterday, Asix released another binary. It's still at version 1.2.0 but the release date changed. It still stops working after a few minutes.
  • I have the same issue. I found in Console it's called IOInterrupts. I had thought this issue was unique to my device only. It's interesting that those who didn't download the driver manually & had it automatically install upon updating to 11.3 have it working just fine.

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Please download the latest ASIX USB Ethernet macOS 11.3 and above driver from ASIX download URL (https://www.asix.com.tw/en/support/download).

You can also see ASIX YouTube video - "ASIX USB Ethernet macOS Big Sur 11.3 Driver Installation Troubleshooting" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA1J7II6RA0) for more details.

  • this latest driver fixed my problem

    MBP 15inch 2019 w/ TouchBar 2.4GHz 8-Core i9 32GB MacOS 11.5 beta (20G5023d)

  • This worked. Thanks!

  • The latest version (1.2.0 dated 2021-05-01) does not work on an M1 MacBook running 11.5. The YouTube comments corroborate my experience. After activating the extension, the ethernet dongle only shows up as a Hub not as a network card. Will keep an eye out to see if this gets updated.

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On my 11.5.1, the installer 1.2.0 denied even the SIP disabled.

Also, terminal is not working as follows.

/usr/sbin/spctl kext-consent list spctl: no kext consent configuration found

/usr/sbin/spctl kext-consent add 5RHFAZ9D4P spctl: failed to store new configuration.

Please advise me if you have any good ideas. Thanks!

  • right mouse click on ASIX_USB_Device_Installer_v1.2.0.pkg -> open with -> Installer

  • spctl kext-consent add 5RHFAZ9D4P This will not work from within MacOS. You must do it from Terminal in Recovery Mode. The same goes for remove, enable, & disable for spctl kext-consent. However, this is completely unnecessary for the full release (the beta versions required it which is why this thread mentions it). After that "___ can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software" popup, dismiss it & to go to: System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> General -> Allow. If you don't want to do that every time you download a dmg off the internet: Terminal -> sudo spctl --master-disable -> enter your password & press enter. As @zrt1992 mentioned, there's a new version (v1.3.0) that came out on 8/25, so you should download & install that instead of the one you already downloaded.

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download the latest driver and it will work like charm https://www.asix.com.tw/en/product/USBEthernet/Super-Speed_USB_Ethernet/AX88179

Does not work on macOS Monterey 12.0.1 (21A558) with AX88179 driver Version 1.3.0.

I was able to install the driver and the dongle also gets detected. The Device just does not recognize any cable.

  • How did you get AX88179 to show up on the sidebar of network settings, I'm on the exact same configuration and it doesn't show up

  • @JackStetaro - I was able to get the interface to appear on my list after I rebooted my MacBook Air M1, which has macOS Monterey installed.

    After this reboot, as well as after a manual disconnection and reconnection of the the dongle that I use, the driver loaded correctly, detected the cable properly and was working fine.

    I'm still experiencing an issue with this interface after my MacBook wakes up from standby:

    Initially the network adapter appears in MacOS as "not connected"After a minute the network adapter appears as "connected", but my MacBook is unable to get any internet connection - all connections just appear to be stuck / hanging.

    Again, when I manually disconnect and reconnect my dongle or reboot my MacBook the problem is resolved.

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This worked for me (StarTech USB hub on Big Sur): https://plugable.com/blogs/news/new-asix-driver-fixes-macos-11-big-sur-ethernet

StarTech's download is the same as the one you can get directly from Asix. Neither works on Monterey 12.0.1. I suspect that once again we will be waiting until August for a working driver and it will break again on the next OS.

Asix really is the worst.

A new driver (v2.0.0) was released. Unfortunately, it doesn't solve the issue that I'm experiencing (no internet after wakeup from standby):

Direct link: https://plugable.s3.amazonaws.com/bin/AX88179/ASIX_AX88179_DEXT_v2.0.0.zip

Source: https://plugable.com/blogs/news/new-asix-driver-fixes-macos-11-big-sur-ethernet

http://jeffq.com/blog/the-ethernet-pause-frame/ has an analysis of network down after standby problems (note: the formum says the jeffq.com domain is "not allowed").

  • Thanks @gnwii, although I think that the issue that I'm experiencing is different - the rest of my house has internet connectivity, just not my MacBook :/

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