It may be as simple as getting it connected and running pfSense-upgrade from the console shell manually.

There are more suggestions here: https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/install/upgrade-troubleshooting.html

More than one way I suppose.

If you want to keep the Cisco, just go with your 2nd plan. May need to configure a trunk/uplink port on the Cisco for the SG-3100.

If you want to get rid of the Cisco, you'd have to directly connect the switch to the SG-3100 and configure all the VLANs there.

Perhaps some other folks can chime in with their experiences and/or recommendations.

@jimp Thanks! Will probably go with the 5100.

That makes sense. Thanks!

Start a new thread for your issue. It is not the same. Post your interface settings, output from ifconfig -a, output from etherswitchcfg and as much information about your version as possible (uname -a, pkg info -x pfSense, etc). This thread is not the same as your issue. Similar, perhaps, but not identical. Do not assume it is the same.

If you are not able to interact with the console connection, either the settings are incorrect, or the cable used is not working properly. I know you have exchanged the cable out for a different one, we need to get another USB console cable. The few times we have seen this the USB cable was bad.

Perfect, thanks!

@derelict
hi derelict
thank you very much for the table. this helps a lot.

Phil

I actually have two 2440s and we decided to just configure the second with the IP of our backup ISP and use it for failover. I was going to replace with the 5100 because it has two WAN ports, but my boss decided to go the cheaper route.

I'm able to get 950+mb on symmetric 1g fiber running pfblocker on a 4860. I would keep at the tinkering before pulling the trigger on a 5100.

I figured but, as this is a public forum, I had to make sure others who read it don't misunderstand :)

Please contact our support, reference this thread and they will be able to assist. If you encounter any hiccups just let me know and I'll explain to our support about what you're after. :) Thanks!

@ivor Thanks

Okay, let's make this easier for you. Can you please contact our support and reference this thread? They will be able to assist you with access to our portal and re-installing pfSense. Simply register and submit a ticket at the following link: https://go.netgate.com/support/login

Thanks!

@rico said in Every new device has "An HTTP_REFERER was detected" when using for the first time, is this never going to be fixed?:

Before you change the LAN IP go to
System -> Advanced -> Disable HTTP_REFERER enforcement check

-Rico

done. fixed. thanks!

Can I ask- how hot do these 5100's really get? Mine's going in a closet that sometimes has its door closed. Reading this makes me a little worried. Have a 4860 in there now that gets pretty warm but not HOT and it's been fine.

You purchased an appliance from us, of course you can contact our support.

pfSense Gold and community support are two separate parts:

pfSense Gold - access to HTML version of pfSense book, pfSense Hangouts (videos) etc. However, pfSense Gold is now free to all. See this blog post.

Community support - that's this forum, where together with our community we can help out with software issues you may have. However, in case we notice a customer with a technical issue our support can handle faster and better, we usually just point customers directly to our support.

I hope this clears it up. So please contact our support and reference this thread. They will be able to assist. Thanks!

Thank you for the follow-up!

Ok I think you should open a ticket with us here so we can investigate further:
https://go.netgate.com/

Steve

Just created ticket - #INC-11794