But it still uses the same Realtek 8153 chip although am using the native driver though now, AppleUSBECM.kext I got a new USB ethernet adapter because the old one had lots of issues (hence the gist in the first place). I got a new USB ethernet adapter and use the native driver Perhaps clear the Kernel cache sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Caches/ Sudo kextload /Library/Extensions/AppleRTL815XComposite109.kext Sudo kextload /Library/Extensions/AppleRTL815XEthernet109.kext Sudo kextunload /Library/Extensions/AppleRTL815XComposite109.kext Sudo kextunload /Library/Extensions/AppleRTL815XEthernet109.kext With normal operation with only the network cable plugged in, I only see 815XEthernet loaded. /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleRTL815X*.kext.| 'IOGeneralInterest' = 'IOCommand is not serializable'
Terminal output snippet from `ioreg -p IOUSB -w0 -l` +-o USB3.0 Hub