[SOLVED] Is a USB-C SSD dock compatible with a thunderbolt adapter?

[jozeftierney]

I want to connect a SSD dock with USB gen 3 II type c output to a 10 GbE port on the switch and I found a thunderbolt 3 to 10 GbE adapter (QNAP QNA-T310G1S). Are thunderbolt 3 and usb c interchangeable here?

Everything I've found suggests they should be but I can't find a definitive answer. I'm mostly just worried about supplying power to the adapter (it has an internal fan)

Thanks!

 

[richiestang_78]

Going by the spec page https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/qna-tb-10gbe/specs/hardware for this device it seems that a thunderbolt is required at least by them. Now it may say that simply to guarantee the gigbit speeds since USB C is just USB 3 speeds, but power delivery should be the same.

 

[hang-the-9]

From the sounds of things, you want to connect an external USB drive dock to a switch? Not going to happen unless that dock is a NAS with built-in controller for the network. Just because this adapter is for USB to Ethernet does not mean that the dock can all of a sudden talk to network devices. Did you read the specs for this adapter you found and what it is used for?