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Lab Notes #008

Adapter Survey

Ethernet

Adapters may seem all the same, but they can operate very differently under the hood. This survey can be useful for troubleshooting tricky AV problems.

At The Voxel, we've experienced Dante compatibility issues with certain adapters on Intel Macs and certain HDMI adapters with Datapath hardware. In those situations, it's useful to troubleshoot with a different adapter with a wholly different chipset.

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Brand NameChipset NameDriverVendorProduct
TP-Link
UE300C		ASIX AX88179ANCM0x0b950x1790
Amazon Basics
UTC-GE-AL		ASIX AX88179ANCM0x0b950x1790
UGREEN
CM199		ASIX AX88179ANCM0x0b950x1790
Anker
A8313		ASIX AX88179ANCM0x0b950x1790
uni
UNICE01		Realtek USB 10/100/1000 LANECM0x0bda0x8153
WALNEW
-		Realtek USB 10/100/1000 LANECM0x0bda0x8153
Belkin
INC001		Realtek USB 10/100/1000 LANECM0x0bda0x8153
Belkin
F2CU040		Belkin USB-C LANECM0x0bda0x8153

HDMI

ProductDevice Name/ClassVendorProductVersionSerial*
Anker
A8312		USB 2.0 BILLBOARD0x2109 (VIA)0x06003.00-
Xcellon
C-HDMI-46		BillBoard Device0x0bda (Realtek)0x21721.00-
Amazon Basics
UTC-UH-HDR-AL		Billboard0x0639 (Chrontel)0x721312.3b-
Infinite Cables
AD-UC-HD02		Billboard0x0639 (Chrontel)0x721312.3b-
Belkin
AVC002		USB-C multiport device0x2109 (VIA)0x01001.03-
Apple
A2119		USB-C multiport device0x05ac (Apple)0x146342.06✓
Selore&S-Global
SEUC0703		USB 2.0 BILLBOARD0x2109 (VIA)0x010315.51-
uni
UNICHDMIF01		Unknown----
MOKiN
MOUC1901		Unknown----

*Implements a unique serial number on each adapter

How To Gather Adapter Information

Using the System Information built-in macOS app to inspect an Ethernet adapter:

Inspecting an HDMI adapter:

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