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The Satechi one creates "broadcast storms" [1] that messed up my home network if left it unplugged from the computer but powered on and with the ethernet cable connected.

I have an Anker one now, I guess I should expect the same.

I also have a Dell D6000, which is rarely reviewed but has been solid.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/an3nyf/pass_thoug...

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I had the exact same issue from a Thinkpad docking station. A later firmware update for the dock seemed to fix this.

Was it ever frustrating though trying to figure out why my network would randomly decide to just crap out.

I have the same experience with the Lenovo USB-C Dock Gen 2 (also uses a Realtek NIC). It would knock out our router (or maybe, I can't recall, the router would just block my NIC).

I saw this too from a Satechi hub! When connected to power and Ethernet but not a computer, it would crash my home network switch, requiring a power cycle on that. Maddening.

I had similar issues with one of these USB-C hubs (not sure if it was Satechi or just a similar PCB inside) - just shutting the lid of my laptop was enough to cause it to start going nuts but only after the Mac actually stopped talking to the hub at all. That was a fun one to figure out, I'd lose internet some small period of time (but not always the same amount) after switching from my work Mac to my PC, both hardwired.

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