# bb-qq/r8152

Synology DSM driver for Realtek RTL8152/RTL8153/RTL8156 based adapters

Repository: https://github.com/bb-qq/r8152
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/r8152
Language: C
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: driver, synology, synology-nas, kernel-module, synology-package
Last push: 2026-08-11T03:02:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 73, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2558, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": 22, "gap_med": 114, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3065, forks 239 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:41.402279+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: networking, developer-tools
- domain: hardware, self-hosted, networking
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: synology, dsm, kernel-module, realtek, usb-ethernet, nas, driver-package, linux

## Member repositories
- bb-qq/r8152 (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.402279+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:46:38.447594+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bb-qq/r8152 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.402279+00:00, sha 434d76ff7c72)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.