MaxLinear

Hardware IDs from the PCI, USB and MAC registries

PCI vendor ID17e6 and 1e43
MAC prefixes4
Devices with Linux driver0 / 10

Frequently asked questions

Which hardware IDs does MaxLinear use?

MaxLinear uses PCI vendor ID 17e6 and 1e43 (10 devices) and 4 MAC prefixes.

How many MaxLinear devices does Linux support directly?

For 0 of 10 listed PCI and USB devices from MaxLinear, Linux kernel 6.12 names a driver with the exact device ID. More devices often work through class drivers.

How do I recognise a network device from MaxLinear?

By the first digits of its MAC address: prefixes of MaxLinear include 00:50:F1, 0C:4E:C0 and AC:9A:96.

PCI devices

MAC addresses