7 hours ago
Hi,
Thanks for the info and good setup details.
Out of the three USB4 10GbE adapters:
✅ IOCREST
Wake-on-LAN: Shows the option, but doesn’t actually support it properly in practice (as you confirmed too). Common issue with USB-based NICs.
❌ QNAP QNA-UC5G1T / QNA-UCXG1T
No Wake-on-LAN support. Even if BIOS/OS shows the option, USB-C power states prevent true WOL via USB. Tested on multiple platforms.
❌ Ubiquiti UniFi 10GbE USB-C
Same issue. No proper WOL support over USB4/TB interface. Power draw and bus control handled differently than PCIe.
If you absolutely need Wake-on-LAN, PCIe is the only stable route right now. USB adapters (even USB4/Thunderbolt) still don’t support WOL properly due to how power states and bus control work via USB.
You can try placing your GPU in another slot if lane distribution matters, or consider an M.2 to PCIe breakout (if available) to keep full x16.
Thanks for the info and good setup details.
Out of the three USB4 10GbE adapters:
✅ IOCREST
Wake-on-LAN: Shows the option, but doesn’t actually support it properly in practice (as you confirmed too). Common issue with USB-based NICs.
❌ QNAP QNA-UC5G1T / QNA-UCXG1T
No Wake-on-LAN support. Even if BIOS/OS shows the option, USB-C power states prevent true WOL via USB. Tested on multiple platforms.
❌ Ubiquiti UniFi 10GbE USB-C
Same issue. No proper WOL support over USB4/TB interface. Power draw and bus control handled differently than PCIe.
If you absolutely need Wake-on-LAN, PCIe is the only stable route right now. USB adapters (even USB4/Thunderbolt) still don’t support WOL properly due to how power states and bus control work via USB.
You can try placing your GPU in another slot if lane distribution matters, or consider an M.2 to PCIe breakout (if available) to keep full x16.