Hello, I was lucky today and I came across this: ftp://ftp.embeddedarm.com/old/old-software-pages/Manuals/lcdprocHowto.pdf a script + this documentation + lcdexec, can do a lot of interesting things :) I hope this is useful to somebody.

If those are 1Gbps switches/ports you'll need to set the link speed to 1G in the interface settings. It should link up no problem then. Steve

"Cable Disconnected"  seems to signal a RJ45/cable/MDIX issue, but nah, it cannot be that simple.

If you are seeing your WAN IP theb it isn't routing via any VPN gateway. You should be able to see that in a traceroute for example. If you are adding it to your 'allow all' rule you may not be clearing existing states between tests. Any open states via the WAN gateway will continue to pass traffic that way. Steve

@grimson @SammyWoo I cannot find QOTOM boxes where I live but I have found Partaker. Could you help me choosing the right device for my needs (in OP)? Thanks! Models are here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B073FBDJYF/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524344843&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=partaker&dpPl=1&dpID=41zvfRNQNHL&ref=plSrch&th=1&psc=1

Then I guess I am okay. Thanks a lot to both.

tirsojrp, seems to me that there is a risk of damaging the motherboard doing this. Have you done it yourself?

Steve, Thanks. I will give it a try and will post with results.

Thank you for the advice but I am on NanoBSD car I bought two box Alix for my review but I do not keep later.

Thanks fo the info on using the r7000. I’ll work on that this coming weekend.

So the problem here is simply that the modem is not given enough time to initialise at boot? You could try increasing the value of kern.cam.boot_delay or autoboot_delay in loader.conf(.local). Steve

Of course is possible. Electronics get more efficient all the time. I just replaced a 100Tx switch drawing 10 watts with a Gigabit switch drawing 3 watts.  10x more pleasure at 1/4 the cost! :)

this is the route i would go: https://store.netgate.com/MBT-4220-system.aspx does AES, intel has a fan to keep it coool  you just need a simple switch FYI.  i have a SG 2220 with a 120Mb connection at nearly full speeds and it never goes above 46 degrees C HIGHLY recommend netgate products.

It seems the iDRAC6 virtual console likes the older sc console better. Adding the following line to /boot/loader.conf.local fixed the line cutting on my R210II: kern.vty=sc Then you can play around with different video modes using vidcontrol. https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?vidcontrol(1) This thread was helpful: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=140702.0

Even the "magnification" of the chip in the above postet image is from a different device, look at the components surrounding it.