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  Official pfSense hardware board
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  Official Realtek Driver Binary 1.95 For 2.4.4 Release
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  Full disclosure: I have not yet tested this and do not know if it is necessary, but I did recompile the v1.95 Realtek driver under FreeBSD 11.3. I'm planning to test it on my pfSense machines within the next day or two and will report back. if_re_ko_v195_FREEBSD-11.3_64bit.zip
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  pfsense behind Arris disconnetcs weekly
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  Both parts of that dhclient fix are in 2.4.5 so you might want to test that again. Steve
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  NBASE-T Support for Intel X550
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  @stephenw10 This is the same driver we have in pfSense 2.5.0. Don't know are there any plans to implement full support for NBASE-T or not, can't find anything about it on FreeBSD side.
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  USB gigabit network adapter - or alternatives
  gigabit usb realtek • • jontheil  

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  Check the bios for any sort of USB power saving features that might be shutting down the NIC at reboot.
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  PC Engines apu2 experiences
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  @logan5247 said in PC Engines apu2 experiences: pfSense 2.4.5 is available. Announcement here https://www.netgate.com/blog/pfsense-2-4-5-release-now-available.html Netgate recommends holding on remote upgrades, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and remote working. https://www.netgate.com/blog/pfsense-upgrade-guidance-during-covid-19-travel-restrictions.html Just updated an APU2D4 to 2.4.5, no issues so far. I don't run anything crazy (no VPN, IDS/IPS, blocking, etc...), just a couple VLANS. I did uninstall all my packages first, then did the upgrade, then reinstalled the packages.
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  WatchGuard Firebox T70
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  Speculation time: I would guess that setting SW5 to it's alternate position allows the switch to pull it's config from the eeprom, rather than be programmed by the OS. There may not be any config in the there to pull of course.... And it might require the other DIP switches to be set also.... The fact they are labelled MDC/MDIO implies they may allow/disallow programming the switch that way which is commonly how it's done on small switch chips. If the switch ports are all down by default, including the internal one, that may well be what's happening. It just has no config so defaults to disabling the ports. Steve
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  D-Link dwm-157
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  Yup, it's in our branches too. It will not be in 2.4.5 though. https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-src/commit/53c20dbd882153f18322848108a8488519b59ff9 Steve
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  Firebox X550 hanging on boot
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  @stephenw10 said in Firebox X550 hanging on boot: However that appliance is now ancient in computing terms. I got my hands on one of the last ones ever built which replaced a unit under warranty days before Watchguard quit them altogether. That was over ten years ago and it served me well until we out grew it. (Could not transfer speeds we do today with all our subnets and VPN's) Ran Watchguard software for just under a year before becoming a pfsense box. Ancient is very true at this point.
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  Watchguard Firebox M400/M500
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  That's optional. If you do that you can just boot from USB and install as any standard appliance. Steve
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  PfSense hardware for home, what to buy
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  @stephenw10 Unfortunately I had to give those back to my ex employer. Ok o decided to buy SFF dell instead of buying server, if that would be not powerfull enough i'll buy server.
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  Intel G5600 and AsRock B365M-ITX/AC
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  I've never used that particular card myself but I wouldn't expect any issues with it. If you don't need Gig VPN then that CPU will do almost anything you might want. Steve
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  case recommendation mini-itx
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  Ohhhh I like that! Thanks for posting!
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  Dedicated Netgate appliance or Dual NIC PC?
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  @Rico Fully agree on this. It's worth spending some extra money to avoid playing the "it's not our fault" (TM) roulette with your vendors
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  Intel C3558
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  Yup, that's certainly what I would expect.
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  SIMcom SIM7906E PCIe LTE module issue
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  Yeah, there we go that VID:PID is not recognised by u3g so no com ports are created. Recompiling u3g to include that would likely allow it. If you do that route you should test it in FreeBSD first. You may also be able to change the ID of the device to something that is already recognised. Some modems will allow you to set the ID directly using AT commands. If the hardware is sufficiently similar it might come straight up. You would have to do that from Linux or Windows. Steve
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  SolarFlare SFN5122F
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  Just added sfxge_load="YES" to /boot/loader.conf.local because I forgot to last night.....
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  Install on NETASQ U30 S ?
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  Yup, same on the u250s I have. The Atheros AR8328 in the u30s doesn't have a console at all though. It's something more often found in SOHO routers. If I was doing it I was try with OpenWRT as I suggested. They do have support for that in their switch framework. Steve
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  Will this Dell Optiplex be a good Home pfSense option?
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  @johnpoz said in Will this Dell Optiplex be a good Home pfSense option?: @AR15USR said in Will this Dell Optiplex be a good Home pfSense option?: •2-3 VLANS How is that going to work? I doubt the r7000 supports vlans - is it going to be running 3rd party firmware? Decided to use DD-WRT fyi... . @stephenw10 said in Will this Dell Optiplex be a good Home pfSense option?: Should be no problem them, that hardware will barely be troubled by that. Steve Thanks for the confirmation...
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  Performance on HP DL360 with Mellanox
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  Like what software can do it on that hardware other than pfSense? I have no answer for that. pfSense may be able to do that but it's a scenario I have ever tested. Nor a hardware I have ever tested. If you have the hardware I can only advise you test it yourself and find out. It should not be that difficult to do. Steve
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  10Gtek 4 port NIC (I350-T4) configuration?
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  igb(4) is the correct, and only, driver it should be using and it's in kernel in pfSense. There is no need to load anything. You need to determine how it's failing. If the card does not appear as a PCI device that's something very low level like a bad card or a BIOS fault. If the driver fails to attach you need to see what the error it reports is in the boot log. Steve
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  Watchguard M200/M300
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  @stephenw10 yes, just realised my typo. xtm5 :) Thank you, will go for that one instead.
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  Huawei me909s-120 mPCIe vs Huawei E3372h USB (LTE modems)
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  I believe that should work though I have not tested it myself. Although those are mPCIe form-factor they are still USB connected. It is far more difficult to remove it accidentally though and I would not expect it to require mode-switching. It may even be possible to use the cellular package with that to get link stats. Steve
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  [As Good As Solved!] Watchguard Firebox Arm/Disarm LED
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  It ended up here: https://github.com/stephenw10/WGXepc And here if you want to test it on one of the newer devices. Steve
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  Hardware choice for home/office upgrade
  vpn hardware qotom minisys xcy • • luis.gil  

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  All of those links take me to a page that requires login on aliexpress. Is there any reason the official netgate solution wouldn't work for you? I'm not sure if the SG-3100 would work for the home, office and guest setup using the LAN and OPT1 interfaces. Not sure if the RT-AC87u setup as an access point with a separate guest login would prevent the guest users from accessing the rest of the LAN it's connected to. My feeling is it wouldn't so you might need another interface and AP for the guest if that's the case (SG-5100). If price is an issue, I hear good things about the apu2 platform.
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  Is it even possible?
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  Yeah looks like that. I've decided to try and figure out HA in VMs on unraid... just for fun. One is working perfectly, now on to the HA setup :) cheers.
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  IPhone Tethering to pfSense
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  Oh, the internet is working. Seems very slow. I hope the internet is only for the VM router and hypervisor and not this local computer, where I stream videos. I will need to only allow certain devices on the router for internet, due to low need and a low internet plan. The hypervisor has a very slow connection with a ping of 4000 ms. Looks like I can progress to the network configuration. Case closed and thanks.
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  2020 home build or buy?
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  @valnar said in 2020 home build or buy?: I have a 200/10Mb cable circuit and run pfSense on a PCEngines APU2C4 (new one is APU2E4). It's more than powerful enough and barely sips electricity. I run Plex through it just fine. It can handle 500Mb+ Concur. I just installed pfSense on a PC Engines APU2E4. I don't have gigabit fiber WAN yet (currently just 25 Mbps ADSL) but there are plenty of credible reports that the APU2E4 will push 500 Mbps (unencrypted) without optimization, and 950-1000 Mbps with a couple of minor tweaks. The APU2E4 has a few specs that make it especially pfSense-friendly: AMD Embedded G series GX-412TC, 1 GHz quad-core CPU WITH AES-NI support. 4 GB of ECC RAM Up to 120GB internal mSATA (not CF card) storage 3 Intel i210AT ethernet ports. (The i210AT has double the number of transmit/receive queues vs the closely-related-and-more-common i211AT.) DB9 / RS232 serial console port 2 x USB 3.0 ports Completely fanless, and very low power draw, around ~6 watts idle ~10W max. Compare that to using a random old desktop or server PC which could draw easily 30W-40W idle, maybe much more depending on configuration.) Very compact (about 6" x 6" x 1" thick) Very competitive price point If you enjoy spending hours to days messing around with random old hardware, trying to figure out whether the ethernet interfaces in it are a) compatible with BSD b) reliable in general c) performant enough to allow pfSense to shine as it should, and mucking around with BIOS-related boot quirks, etc, by all means, dig around in your closet or go to Goodwill or a flea-market. If you want a smoother, easier pathway to a decent-performing and reliable pfSense community-edition install, go with a well-known hardware vendor with recent good compatibility reports.
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  Checkpoint 13500 LCD Screen
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  Hmm, doesn't look like USB then.... nothing shown in the boot log that looks interesting either. I'd probably try to locate the system that is built from or something else with the same LCD and see if that has a manual detailing it. Most of their stuff is Portwell IIRC and the NIC modules in the 13500 still look like that but I don't see anything like that LCD available. Steve
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  10Gbits NIC problem
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  Yeah that is a spammer, doing a per-emptive strike on that... Nonsense post from India IP - 99.999999% likely hood of freaking spammer. What he posted is a direct copy from a website.. It's like they search for some key words, copy paste what they find and then try and add some nonsense link in it..
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  Quad Core Only Showing Single Core Supermicro BIOS
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  SuperMicro confirmed provels' suspicion The "Physical" you are seeing is the physical CPU count, not the CPU core count. So there is only 1 CPU there, then it will show 1 at "Physcial". Thanks for everyones help.
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  Checkpoint T-120U (4200) LCD Screen
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  Hmm, OK that looks like a completely different screen. How many connections to the board does the LCM cable have? That looks like it might be USB connected, does pfSense see it as a USB device? Does that screen board sit on top of another board with the buttons on it? It's probably better to start a new thread on this as it's definitely not the EZIO-G500. Steve
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  pfSense on Watchguard M370
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  Yes, download WGXepc from here https://forum.netgate.com/post/861920 and run it. You should be able to set the fan speed and the arm/disarm LED. I've never tested a 670 as I don't have one but we know it works on the 370 and 470 and they are the same as far as I know. Be sure to test it under load etc with whatever fan speed you choose as the CPU in the m670 has a higher TDP. Steve
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  My Access Point IP
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  @bmvik said in My Access Point IP: I just can't find out what my AP IP address is, Reset it !!! connect your device to one of its ports get an IP from its dhcp server.. Why would you dick around for more than 30 seconds if you couldn't connect to it? Set the IP, and then connect it... Your talking all of what 2 minutes.. Took you longer to post the problem..
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  Watchguard XTM5 for sale
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  USB 4G dongle not recognized fast enough on boot
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  @AndrewZ Thank you, changing util.inc sounds like a solution, at least for the rare cases of power failure.
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  Intel x553 NIC
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  Works fine on Pfsense 2.4.4 and later releases/snapshots, only thing is that altq is not functioning so if you want to traffic shape it has to be with limiters.
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  hardware suggestions (again i know)
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  Exactly... Even if you don't put them in HA - have one on the shelf as spare.. And support contract would be a given.. It minor cost of doing business when your edge device becomes critical to business. There is play, and there is non critical where you might do a build your own box sort of thing to save a few bucks. But when it comes to mission critical to the business.. Put in an appliance, have back up plan, have support.. Its cost of doing business. Example we have multiple appliances on non sla connections for guests and play internet for users in the locations. I don't have support contract - partly because I have been running pfsense for 10+ years and pretty sure I could handle anything that might happen ;) And another if it was down for a few days it wouldn't effect the business.
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  Upgraded from an Intel X520-DA2 to Chelsio T520-CR and iperf dropped from 9.9Gbps to 7Gbps
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  Looks like you're running iperf on pfSense which is not really a good test. That could be the limit. Much better to test between LAN and LAN2 with separate iperf server and client if you can. Steve