Just an update to this build… When I was using it for PF it was kicking ass and taking names lol but I have moved to VmWare ESXi an now i'm running PF in a VM...
Forget about pfSense for a while and test your modem on your PC. I suggest to use MDMA.
Make sure your modem is registering on the network and you see what you expect in RAT (3G/LTE/etc).
If everything is good - plug the modem back to the router and observe the logs.
1. kernel log - make sure the modem is detected and port created
2. ppp log - just check if there is a dialout attempt, note the errors (if any)
I've built my new pFsense box, using the Jetway JBC200F9N-E4IN-B (5 port Intel). It was an easy build, as you only had to install RAM and hard drive/SSD.
I'm not sure how to run network tests, but for my 300/20 connection, it is fine without any problems.
Sorry for the delay. Yes, that's what I was referring to. Odd I havne't seen that then. I'm not aware of any regressions in the ath driver though 2.0 is really quite old now! It might be worth trying 2.1.5 if you can.
I am sorry to bug you once more again, related to my really bad english language skills
I am a bit disorientated now! Did you solve out the problem and installed it on the SSD?
Or was you not able to install it on the SSD?
Thanks for the advice, but all i had to do is change it from AHCI to IDE and it worked.
Till this text I was thinking it was running fine and you got installed it on the SSD.
For some reason with AHCI enabled after i would finish installing and remove the stick while selecting to boot from SSD it would not.
And now I am thinking it was not running for you to install it on the SSD.
Can you please give me a hint to do also so likes you?
That's generally the sign of a driver issue, where an ifconfig down && up resolves things for some period of time. Reporting to freebsd-net list with specifics, or filing a FreeBSD PR after replicating with stock 11-CURRENT assuming it's replicable there, would be your best bet. Where it doesn't impact hardware we sell, we don't get much into driver issues.
But 1 is used for WAN connection so only 1 is available for LAN and If I understand correctly this would mean that packages arriving to and departing from the router need to go over the same port thus causing a speed hit.?..
But you are free to buy a smaller or greater network switch that is capable to handle VLANs!
I have a TP-Link TL-SG2424 for future purposes :)
low power usage
For sure this would be here in Germany a big plus, because the price of electricity is gaining more then
30% of the actual price we have now!
30% is a very steep increase!
In Belgium they're planning on increasing taxes on electricity from 6% to 21% which is already a costly affair..
Anyway, thanks a lot for your time and help!
I ordered the SG-2440 last Sunday from the pfSense Store and it should arrive just before the weekend :)
I guess I'll know what to do this weekend :)
I have tried an other USB nic as LAN, and it worked! So I belive there must be something with HW settings on the D-Link. The USB I tried was bought on ebay for a few $. It is not very stable thow. The D-Link is more expensive and should be working.