Possibly related (same subject, not in this thread)

• 2007-08-04 · Re: Linksys Gigabit USB2.0 adapter (asix) regression · Erik Slagter <hidden>
• 2007-07-30 · Re: Linksys Gigabit USB2.0 adapter (asix) regression · David Hollis <hidden>
• 2007-07-30 · Re: Linksys Gigabit USB2.0 adapter (asix) regression · Erik Slagter <hidden>
• 2007-06-27 · Re: Linksys Gigabit USB2.0 adapter (asix) regression · Erik Slagter <hidden>
• 2007-06-27 · Re: Linksys Gigabit USB2.0 adapter (asix) regression · David Hollis <hidden>

Never mind, I plugged the adapter into a windows machine once more
(another one) and now it acts exactly like it's plugged into my linux
laptop, so I guess it's actually broken. I will send it back for repair.

Thanks for your effort and I apologise for being a pain ;-)