bb-qq/r8152
Synology DSM driver for Realtek RTL8152/RTL8153/RTL8156 based adapters observed · 2026-10-08
Health v2 · maintenance only
83/100
- Activity 89
- Release rhythm 66
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 149.5
- age_days: 2606
- days_rel: 71
- days_push: 71
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
3099 stars · 239 forks observed · 2026-10-08
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Synology DSM driver package (kernel module) for Realtek RTL8152/8153/8156/8157/8159 based USB Ethernet adapters, enabling 1G to 10G USB networking on Synology NAS devices. It is distributed as installable SPK packages for DSM 7.x and 6.2 on most post-2017 models.
Use cases
- add 2.5GbE USB ethernet to a Synology NAS
- install RTL8156 driver on DSM 7
- get faster network speeds on Synology without a PCIe slot
- use a USB 2.5G/5G/10G LAN adapter on a Synology NAS
- enable multi-gigabit networking on DSM 6.2
When to choose
- you run Synology DSM and need a Realtek USB Ethernet adapter working
- your NAS lacks built-in multi-gigabit ports and has no expansion options
- you want a prebuilt, community-tested driver package for DSM
When to avoid
- you run a generic Linux distribution (use the in-kernel r8152 driver instead)
- your NAS model is not in the compatibility list
- you cannot accept a root-privilege third-party kernel module
Facets
plugin · maturity active
networking developer-tools hardware self-hosted networking self-hosted synology dsm kernel-module realtek usb-ethernet nas driver-package linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/bb-qq/r8152 · fetched 2026-10-08 · 434d76ff7c72
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| bb-qq/r8152 | main | 83 |
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