Solved! USB C to Ethernet adapter not working (Acer A717-71G)

[fegelein]

Hey everyone,
I've got this USB C to ethernet adapter for my laptop. The LEDs light up and it heats up over time but it doesn't seem to work at all. (neither Win10 / MacOS Mojave) The page shows it's plug and play and doesn't need any software.
Can anyone help?

 

[webworkings]

And what are you using it to connect to?

 

[fegelein]

And what are you using it to connect to?

The plastic cover of the built-in ethernet port broke, and the cable always falls out, that's why I got the adapter

 

[webworkings]

So you are trying to connect your Ethernet to your computer via a USB-C port? If that is the case, then I would say that the adapter may be faulty.

 

[fegelein]

So you are trying to connect your Ethernet to your computer via a USB-C port?

Yes.

 

[webworkings]

Check the Ethernet connection through a different device (connect another laptop or computer directly through its Ethernet port using the same main cable (not the adapter). If it works fine, then it isn't your cable and likely the adapter.

 

[fegelein]

Check the Ethernet connection through a different device (connect another laptop or computer directly through its Ethernet port using the same main cable (not the adapter). If it works fine, then it isn't your cable and likely the adapter.

Cable works fine with both my main PC and my laptop's built-in port