UAQ(4)

💅 UAQ(4) — like, the Aquantia USB Ethernet driver bestie ✨

okay so real talk, this page is about uaq, and it's genuinely one of those "small driver, big mood" situations. it's a Kernel Interfaces Manual entry, and we're gonna get into it together 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

uaq — the Aquantia AQC111U/AQC112U 100/1Gb/2.5Gb/5Gb USB Ethernet device. yes, that's four different speeds in the name, she contains multitudes 💜

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

uaq*   at uhub?

that's it. that's the whole vibe. one line. iconic behavior honestly 👑

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the uaq driver is what gives you support for USB Ethernet adapters built on the Aquantia AQC111U and AQC112U chipsets. and like, specifically these ones — no cap, this is the list:

• Aquantia AQtion USB to 5GbE Controller
• ASIX USB 3.1 Gen1 to 5G Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
• ASIX USB 3.1 Gen1 to 2.5G Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
• QNAP QNA-UC5G1T USB to 5GbE Adapter
• Sabrent NT-SS5G USB to 5GbE Adapter
• StarTech USG5GA30 USB to 5GbE Adapter
• TRENDnet TUC-ET5G USB-C 3.1 to 5GBASE-T Ethernet Adapter

(the way this list just ate, honestly 🔥)

now for the silicon gossip 🧚 the AQC111U and AQC112U both contain an integrated Multi-Gig Ethernet MAC and PHY, and they support 100, 1000, 2500 and — this is only on the AQC111U bestie, don't get it twisted — 5000Mbps operation. so yes, the two chips are not identical, and 5G is the AQC111U's main character moment ✨

for more info on configuring this device, go see ifconfig(8) — she'll walk you through it 💖

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💀 SEE ALSO 💀

arp(4), ifmedia(4), mii(4), netintro(4), uhub(4), usb(4), hostname.if(5), ifconfig(8)

like, read the whole friend group, iykyk 🌈

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🎀 HISTORY 🎀

the uaq device driver first appeared in OpenBSD 7.0. her debut era, we love to see it ⭐

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👑 AUTHORS 👑

the uaq driver was written by Jonathan Matthew <jmatthew@openbsd.org>. give him his flowers 💐🫶

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ok and one lil sign-off bestie: this page is from the Debian manual set, dated May 15, 2022 — so if you're citing it, that's the receipt, periodt 💅✨