MUGE(4)

📦 version 12.2, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 MUGE 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the muge page, section 4 of the Kernel Interfaces Manual 🎀 this is the Microchip LAN78xx USB Gigabit Ethernet driver and she is literally the moment, no cap ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

muge — Microchip LAN78xx USB Gigabit Ethernet driver 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

so like, if you wanna load the driver as a module at boot time (which, iconic behavior honestly), you put this exact line in loader.conf(5):

if_muge_load="YES"

that's it. that's the whole vibe check 💅

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

the muge device driver provides support for USB Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on Microchip's LAN78xx and LAN7515 chipsets 🫶 like she's out here making your USB ethernet actually work, periodt.

for more info on configuring this device, go look at ifconfig(8) — she's the main character of network config, iykyk 😌

🔥 HARDWARE 🔥

the muge driver supports:

  • Microchip LAN7800 USB 3.1 Gigabit Ethernet controller with PHY ⭐
  • Microchip LAN7850 USB 2.0 Gigabit Ethernet controller with PHY 💫
  • Microchip LAN7515 USB 2 hub and Gigabit Ethernet controller with PHY 🌈

look at that lineup. three icons. not one flop in the group chat 👑

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go read them, they're all besties fr fr 💖

🎀 HISTORY 🎀

the muge device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 12.0 🌸 she's been serving since day one and we love that for her.

💀 ok and one lil cutie sign-off moment: this page is from the Debian fam, dated June 11, 2018 💜 tysm for reading, go configure your NIC and slay ✨💅🌟
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