With the introduction of USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 to the MacBook lineup in 2016, adding ethernet and other ports back to your MacBook is easier than ever.

Heres how you can add ethernet to your MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C.

If you purchased the adapter recommended in this guide, head to Ankers website to get the necessary driver.

It has three status LED indicators: red to indicate power is on, green when the ethernet cable is connected, and blue when its connected to your network.

If you want something more recent, you can also choose from the other available models.

The 13-inch models have two Thunderbolt 3USB-C ports, one of which youll need to use for your ethernet adapter.

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Is there anyway to solve this issue Btw, am using MBP15 2016 model.

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After thorough vetting and testing in coordination with ASIX, we have updated our download links to this 2.16.0 final release build from the previous 2.15.0 and 2.15.0-Beta 1 builds both on this blog post and our driver page for affected devices.

Please feel free to reach out to us directly via our contact email below, or post in the comments section with any questions or concerns you may have.

If your adapter is from another manufacturer, we would suggest to reach out to that company directly for support.).

Most Plugable products are not affected by this, with the exception of our USB Ethernet adapters that use ASIX Gigabit Ethernet chips (models: USBC-E1000, USB3-E1000, and USB2-E1000).

For additional details about the new DriverKit model and the transition to 64-bit application requirements, check out our other Catalina blog posts here and here.

In the short term some products will have a less user-friendly installation process as driver developers adapt to these changes.

The vast majority of Plugable products that work in previous versions of macOS will continue to do so without incident in Catalina.

However, USB Ethernet adapters (from Plugable and others) that use ASIX chips can pose the following challenges.

The installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail.

Note that these challenges all pertain to software; the hardware remains compatible.

This includes the following USB to Ethernet adapters models: USB3-E1000, USBC-E1000 and USB2-E1000.

Apple is expected to release the final version of macOS Catalina, on or around Friday October 4, 2019.

Please continue through the process as guided by the installer.

Please note, clicking OK, wont actually start the driver installation.

Now, please go to the Apple Menu (on the toolbar at the top of your screen) System Preferences.

Here, we see the extension signature listed but cannot allow it to install yet.

Please click on the lock at the bottom as we need to allow the process for Gatekeeper.

Please click, OK on the System Extension notification you moved out of the way which will close the window this time, and allow the installation to begin.

Go into System Preferences Network, and you should see the wired adapter with a green, connected status (Please note, your network information will show up here).

Usb Lan Adapter Drivers Will Restore

What are my options Installing an updated version of the ASIX drivers will restore functionality.

But the currently-available drivers from ASIX have an installation process which doesnt meet our requirements for ease of use for our customers.

If you have any additional questions, please let us know in the comments below, or reach out to us directly at: supportplugable.com.

Usb Lan Adapter Driver For Mac