Bernhard Schuster drahnr

Thunderbolt Networking Setup on Linux

This guide documents the steps to enable and configure Thunderbolt networking on your Linux system (e.g., Ubuntu, Proxmox). It covers loading the necessary kernel modules, ensuring persistent interface naming, configuring a fixed IP address, and testing throughput with iperf3. Note that Thunderbolt 3/4 hardware advertises a raw bandwidth of 40 Gbps, but practical throughput is typically lower due to half‑duplex operation, protocol overhead, and system constraints.

Hardware Used in This Guide

This guide was developed and tested with the following hardware:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
- 8 cores / 16 threads
3.3 GHz base frequency / 4.94 GHz boost

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	## redefine the BASE variable to fit your lifestyle.
	BASE=$(pwd)

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	echo [getESP32.sh]: Checking for system prerequisites
	[[ $(which pacman) ]] && sudo pacman -S --needed gcc git make ncurses flex bison gperf python2-pyserial wget 2>/dev/null
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	# It's called to add or remove the device from pulseaudio
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	LOGFILE="/var/log/custombluetoothdetectionudev"

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