@SteveITS thanks for the information… I will follow-up and report back once I get this going.

Thanks!

You would still see output from uboot at the serial console if it's connected correctly.

https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/sg-1100/connect-to-console.html

Steve

@Amenophisphp Yes it is when it comes to configuration. It will not contain any logs or statistics from usage, but that is not needed (only for historic performance analysis)

@SteveITS Awesome - thanks so much for the insights.

@IonutIT So you don't cook waffles on yours?

I thought that was a feature.

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Yes, the only time you should have to do anything with the uboot envs is if you change the boot device. So usually only if you add an m.2 SSD.

See step 7 here: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/sg-3100/m-2-sata-installation.html

Hard to know exactly what happened to @eyes here without seeing the boot loop output. We have seen the uboot envs become corrupted in the past so that is possible. That would require rewriting them.

Steve

I would run dmesg then connect the 1100 console then run dmesg again and look at what was added. Or you can probably use System Profiler to get the USB device details but I have nothing to check that on right now.

Hmm, that's weird. Is it a separate interface? What did you set the gateway to?

Thanks Jimp 👍

Yes some things require the actual admin/root account, not just an account with admin privileges. Packet captures for example.

@stephenw10 said in Package weight SG-4100:

No that's fine for the actual core temperature.

Thank you stephenw10 👍

@mm404 Request the firmware from us and reinstall form the image -- that's the best way to make sure the system is clean.

The image you get from us will be directly written to your storage media in the 2100.

the olny thing that scares me is these switch lagg ports,

@tjabas They're not that bad. Just be willing to ask here for help and we'll be nearby.

@robbiett said in Trade-In Program?:

@defenderllc I got mine from a guy who was doing exactly that - a move from a 6100 to 8200.

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Sounds like you need another one to setup HA! 😂

@winksaville said in Netgate 1100 with LAN + OPT switch only partially working:

Therefore I'd expect those two ports to always be operational, no matter which port is occupied when.

Well, yeah.

This guid https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/sg-1100/configuring-the-switch-ports.html - for me - should do what you want :

By default, LAN and OPT are two separated interfaces.
You want them to be 'switched' :

The final blue note now applies :

Unlike software bridging, traffic between ports 1 and 2 will never leave the switch chip so it will perform at switching speed. The firewall cannot filter traffic between the two ports as pfSense® Plus software will never see it, as with any other (external) switch.

What happens when you connect you alternate a device / cable to these two devices : I don't know.

Btw : what did you saw in the DHCP server log ?
Does the device get the same IP assigned upon connect to each of these ports ?
There should only be on interface listed under DHCP-server tab : the 'LAN' as you only have now just one network.
This network is set to 192.168.1.1/24, right ?

A last resort :
Boot to default.
Do what the guide says.
Now reboot.

Yes, port VLAN mode is more like an unmanaged switch, everything is passed to everything. Though it can be configured as multiple separate switches. Unlikely you'd every do that with only 4 ports.
802.1Q mode is like most managed switches and ports can be configured as trunk (tagged) or access (untagged) within that.

Steve

Yes, just back it up from the gui in Diag > Backup/Restore. That's why the config is all stored in on xml file.

The issue has been resolved VERY quickly by a competent member of the Netgate TAC support team. Many thanks at this point!

SteveITS was right about the hardware changes.

The problem was that I bought the 7100 box from a German distributor and ordered an additional 4x1GBe PCIe card. This card was installed by the distributor, so the NDI changed. The distributor did not re-register the box with the new NDI before shipping it to me.
Since this was the first software update for this box, the problem surfaced now.

Thanks again for the help on this forum and to the TAC support team!

BR, Ulli.

@rcoleman-netgate said in New Netgate 6100 device no TAC Lite:

@defenderllc Nothing should happen - the update checks send the serial number as well. But if it does -- open a ticket.

Thanks man. I won’t ask for this again if I end up buying an 8200 when they come back in stock. I’d like the extra cores and RAM.