Re: TP-LINK USB no carrier after speed test

From: Hans Petter Selasky <hps_at_selasky.org>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 15:18:43 UTC
On 9/15/22 17:16, Ivan Quitschal wrote:
> 
> Hi All
> 
> Does anybody have any idea what could be happening here?.
> I have a laptop DELL INSPIRON 3511 and everything works just fine, 
> literally everything. even the iwlwifi0.
> 
> But in order to use my full 600mbps, i dont use the wireless but a 
> TP-LINK USB ethernet connected on "ue0"
> 
> ugen0.6: <TP-Link USB 10/100/1000 LAN> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH 
> (480Mbps) pwr=ON (200mA)
> 
> 
> but something really strange is happening .. everytime i open the 
> chromium e do a speedtest (could be speedtest.net or any other) , at the 
> end of the test the eth interface dies .. it changes from full-duplex to 
> half-duplex/no carrier and the only way to get the internet back thru 
> ue0 is by rebooting the whole thing.
> not even a "service netif restart" does anything
> 
> if anyone has any ideas why is that , would be appreciated
> 

Hi,

I think it some new features they use in the USB data protocol which we 
don't support. Check the Linux code.

Between does:

usbconfig -d 0.6 reset

recover the device?

--HPS