Unfortunately, it looks like we're not aware of any USB Ethernet adapter that provides such a driver package for Windows, nor have we seen Intel or Broadcom creating any USB Ethernet adapters of their own that would compare to their internal components. Windows, however, doesn't provide these services itself, and depends upon a vendor-provided driver package (e.g.
With proper trunking support, however - everything could be done with one switch port, one wire, and one adapter - very efficient, convenient, and economical.Īs had noted, full 802.1 support is practically guaranteed to be available under Linux as long as the adapter works, as Linux provides all of the VLAN support by itself as standard feature of the kernel.
Something like this (link broken, but still available through the Internet Archive - please update if anyone can find a relocated copy):
Or we could add another unmanaged switch with access to the multiple VLANs, then use multiple of these or similar adapters - configuring each one to be on a different VLAN. The difference is, we could configure a switch port to provide access to multiple VLANs, and configure this adapter to choose which VLAN to be a part of - from the client device, not the switch. What is missing is any sort of trunking support / virtual miniport driver - such as the additional capabilities provided by the full driver installs of the Intel Advanced Networking Suite (iANS), the Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP), or the Realtek Teaming or Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility. This is what the related properties of the installed driver (1.16.11.0 / ) look like under Windows 8.1: Listed features include "IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging support". It is based on the ASIX AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet Controller. Take, for example, a USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter NIC with USB Port ( ). Please feel free to edit and contribute!) No known USB-to-Ethernet adapters that provide a Windows driver with multiple VLAN support. (An attempt is being made to write this question in 3rd-person, assuming that it may become Community Wiki. (We not only need "tagging", but also "trunking".) It seems that what we are looking for here is a bugger to search by - as even "802.1q" and "VLAN" aren't even good enough search terms. Broken support in Windows 10 for trunking support / virtual miniport drivers.No known USB-to-Ethernet adapters that provides a Windows driver (for any version of Windows) with multiple VLAN support.(Anyone please feel free to edit and add additional links as they are discovered.) USB to Ethernet adapter supporting multiple VLANs.Once a suitable solution is found or developed, an answer posted here will hopefully benefit everyone. The intent for this question is to act as a central source, and which can hopefully be cross-linked to with all other related posts. This is something that would be more suited to the enterprise, or possibly someone working towards a networking certification. The requirement here involves advanced Ethernet networking and the 802.1q standard / VLAN trunking - something that is typically not used in home or small-office networking. Past questions have often been sidetracked due to confusion as to what is being asked for. Several unresolved questions have been made in various online forums looking for any options that may exist for a USB to Ethernet adapter that supports multiple VLANs.