@andrew_cb Hmm, sorry l, but using hairdryer is a bad idea, untill you are using some industrial heat gun to dry your hair. You need more power then hairdryer can provide, I think. There are other extreme methods, but they require skill. I have removed some chips using a torch lighter and flux, but you have to be very careful with this. This is in the realm of so-called “Pakistani repair,” where they even desolder using a candle.

OK similar to the other user, no one error type: dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rx_missed_packets: 0 dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rec_len_errs: 0 dev.ix.0.mac_stats.remote_faults: 0 dev.ix.0.mac_stats.local_faults: 1 dev.ix.0.mac_stats.short_discards: 7 dev.ix.0.mac_stats.byte_errs: 9220 dev.ix.0.mac_stats.ill_errs: 1617 dev.ix.0.mac_stats.crc_errs: 87158 dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rx_errs: 90003 dev.ix.0.watchdog_events: 0 dev.ix.0.dropped: 0 However what's different is that that isn't an XPON module it's just an 10GbaseT module. Technically neither type is supported by the X553 NICs because they don't have the data lines to detect the link type. What exactly is that connected to? At what speed?

@andrew_cb Thanks Andrew, yes cross-posted to reddit as well.

@mmkkoo https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/disk-lifetime.html

Yup it's a display issue if the system creates a log entry with no host name: https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/15411 You can just wait for the offending entry to move off the displayed logs.

@stephenw10 Yes, both ends are 1000 auto by default and I have tried fixing them to 1000 FDX fixed with no luck. Also - If I limit the client uplink to 100Mbps so the speed cannot really put heavy pressure on the 2100, the problem still arises. So it's most definitively an issue with the stability of the link or some buffer bursting as seen from the builtin 5 port switch side.

@stbellcom said in 6100 Failed eMMC replaced with NVme but now no longer reboots: so we went the next drastic step and that is remove the eMMC from the board. Got any pictures of this process, that show the location of the eMMC chip(s) or tips for someone who wants to try it?

I can confirm the Netgate 1100 runs very well with dual WAN, and failover takes but a moment. In my case FTTP (300/50) + LTE (30/10 typical but an upcoming provider swap may improve that). No issues with throughput or performance. Given your intended deployment I see you might end up with double- (or even triple-) NAT. This may cause you issues with throughput because of fragmentation/retries due to the squeezing of the MTU size with adding so many headers. Also, one lesson learned from having a radio-based element in the WAN setup - in my case LTE, but probably applies to Starlink, too* - dial-up the latency numbers on the gateway monitoring. Ping times may grow to over 2000ms under load so we don't want the gateway monitor to think it's down just 'cause it's busy! (the only Starlink I have access to is in a production environment. I don't think my colleagues would be happy if I 'borrowed' it just to test a hunch)

@ddbnj Solved it. I removed an interface still pointing to the SFP. New environments are error free now.

Nice.

Nice. Weird though.

@stephenw10 Thanks for letting me know there were backend issue, I think it would be helpful if Netgate posted an announcement when there are issues, maybe some details, and an ETA to restore service. It would save a little headache for some of us.

The problem is solved; it was indeed the network cable that had a loose connection. It's in the trash! Thank you all for your help.

@raspier The 2100-MAX runs Snort really well but it wont do SO objects. It does everything else. See Snort SO rules I have a paid subscription with a code and everything but the SO rules never populate do they show up on your 1100? [image: 1752276895928-screenshot-2025-07-11-at-16.34.49-resized.png] "Your Netgate 2100-MAX uses an ARM64 CPU (Marvell ARMADA). Important Limitation: Snort SO rules are precompiled binary modules. Cisco/Sourcefire only provides precompiled SO rules for x86_64, not ARM. That means SO rules are not available on the Netgate 2100, 3100, 1100, or any ARM-based device." So how does your show up???

Does it boot from USB if you insert a drive with the installer on it? That looks like it's unable to from eMMC and eventually fails through to the EFI shell as the only bootable option.

@w0w $65 plus tax and shipping.