Yes, there are USB 3.1 type-c adapters compatible with 5Gb Ethernet.
Yes, there are USB 3.1 type-c adapters compatible with 5Gb Ethernet.
Currently, the issue seems to stem from insufficient demand and limited access to suitable hardware. While there are switches offering 2.5/5/10Gb speeds available, most are aimed at consumer-level applications rather than advanced use cases.
Search results highlight common issues. USB limitations will affect performance, restricting speeds to around 3.5Gbit or 3.6Gbit depending on frame size. Using a 6000 MTU works best.
I purchased it, but they halted sales this morning. Disappointing. Do you know if there are more available?
Yeah, it's disappointing... but at least 3.5 is better than 1...
I switched to a 2.5Gbit Realtek that was problematic because the Linux driver stopped working after newer kernels were released. It wasn’t officially supported, but it was just a standard USB NIC driver that kept flooding syslog with link-up/down alerts and didn’t handle jumbo frames. To be honest, it performed okay enough for transferring data between my gaming PC and laptop.
The article discusses a new USBC 5G network adapter designed for solo 5G connectivity.