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Alter_Schwede
Oct 03, 2026Aspirant
M3 (MH3150) with USB-C to Ethernet adapter (USB2ETH) does not charge and has no Ethernet connection.
Hello, I purchased the M3 along with the original Netgear USB-C Ethernet adapter, but unfortunately, this combination doesn't seem to work—even though the adapter is supposed to be compatible wit...
schumaku
Oct 04, 2026Guru - Experienced User
Alter_Schwede wrote:have configured the M3 settings for charging and tethering, and the adapter's green and orange LEDs light up as soon as a LAN cable is connected; however, no data transfer actually takes place.
Tethering is - to my knowledge on all Netgear Mobile routers - available on the USB port only.
Even when connecting the the official USB2ETH adapter, it does not become magically a LAN tethering device. - even less, there is no "automatic" remote NDIS (RNDIS) device available.
You can either go into the MR3150 settings and put it in passthrough mode (making it behave like a direct connected "modem"), or you could leave the MR3150 as router (with wifi off) and connect your other computer(s) like you would on any NATing Ethernet router.
What exactly do you expect on the Ethernet (LAN) port?