Monday, February 22nd 2021
ASUS USB-C2500 Provides a Handy, Tool-free 2.5GbE Upgrade
ASUS USB-C2500 lets you add 2.5 Gbps wired Ethernet to your PC or NAS without the fuss of opening it up for a PCIe adapter. The dongle features a USB 3.0 type-A (5 Gbps) connector on one end, and an easy-to-setup 2.5 GbE port on the other. The main body of this network dongle is made of an aluminium alloy, while a Nylon-sleeved 5 cm cable ties it to the USB 3.0 type-A connector. A type-A to type-C adapter, or native type-C interface aren't included, unlike with the ASUSTOR AS-U2-5G2. The company didn't mention the controller underneath, but it's very likely to be the Realtek RTL8156B, possibly the only USB3-based 2.5 GbE single-chip solution at large. The company didn't announce pricing.
5 Comments on ASUS USB-C2500 Provides a Handy, Tool-free 2.5GbE Upgrade
So for example, there are driver packs for 2.5GbE and 5GbE NICs for Synology based on chipset:
github.com/bb-qq/aqc111/issues/10
community.synology.com/enu/forum/1/post/125213?page=2&sort=oldest
github.com/bb-qq/r8152
For Synology just select your NAS SoC and NIC chipset and your good to go,....supposedly.
Supposedly anyway, I haven't had the stones to try it,....not with my data,....