Info on Apple's USB -> Ethernet adapter (for MBAir, others)

[PracticalMac]

I was trying to find some more details on Apple's USB -> Ethernet adapter.

Apple's store is very spare in info, but it looks to be a Linksys/ Cisco guts.

Can someone look in the System Profile and post what it says??
Thanks.

The Linksys unit:
http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/products/USB300M
the PDF
http://downloads.linksysbycisco.com/downloads/USB300M_V10_DS_NC,0.pdf

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[fixyourthinking]

I was trying to find some more details on Apple's USB -> Ethernet adapter.

Apple's store is very spare in info, but it looks to be a Linksys/ Cisco guts.

Can someone look in the System Profile and post what it says??
Thanks.

The Linksys unit:
http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/products/USB300M
the PDF
http://downloads.linksysbycisco.com/downloads/USB300M_V10_DS_NC,0.pdf

download image
http://www.linksysbycisco.com/?blobcol=urlimg_highresolution&blobheader=application%2Fx-download&blobheadername1=Content-Type&blobheadername2=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=application%2Fx-download&blobheadervalue2=attachment%3B+filename%3Dhighres%252C3.jpg&blobkey=id&blobtable=CBGProductImage&blobwhere=1224638674737&ssbinary=true

It is a common AX88772 chip - which is a software bridge. (As used in modern Linksys adapters)

You'd be better off using a Pegasus based adapter like the ones sold here:

USB Ethernet Adapter (http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=theapplepeople)

Pegasus based adapters have a hardware (on adapter) bridge - are faster, more reliable, and you don't run the risk of it being broken by a future Apple software update