Restart USB 3.0 to ethernet adapter (ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet)

usb-net-restart

#!/usr/bin/env bash

#
# Restart USB 3.0 to ethernet adapter (ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet)
#
# The device will stop functioning with this error message below:
#
#   [ 1179.475926] kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:04:00.0: WARN: TRB error for slot 1 ep 5 on endpoint
#   [ 1179.607026] kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:04:00.0: WARN waiting for error on ep to be cleared
#   [ 1179.607049] kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:04:00.0: WARN waiting for error on ep to be cleared
#   [ 1179.607054] kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:04:00.0: WARN waiting for error on ep to be cleared
#   [ 1179.607058] kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:04:00.0: WARN waiting for error on ep to be cleared
#
#

# Disconnect device
echo "Unbind => ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet"
echo -n "0000:04:00.0" | sudo tee /sys/bus/pci/drivers/xhci_hcd/unbind > /dev/null
sleep 3s

# Reconnect device
echo "Bind => ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet"
echo -n "0000:04:00.0" | sudo tee /sys/bus/pci/drivers/xhci_hcd/bind > /dev/null