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    realtek-re-kmod missing in pfSense 2.6 repository?

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      Gerard64 @w0w
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      @w0w

      I hope that everything will be alright.

      Sadly not yet, but will be, soon hopefully.
      Thank you for your kind words 👍

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        fictionedge @virusbcn
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        @virusbcn It's been working for 3 days now without breaking. I think it worked. Thank you very much.

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          bbfrankopan @w0w
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          @w0w said in realtek-re-kmod missing in pfSense 2.6 repository?:

          @gerard64
          SSH or use Command Prompt in gui

          fetch -v https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/latest/All/realtek-re-kmod-196.04.txz
          pkg install -f -y realtek-re-kmod-196.04.txz
          

          or you can temporary disable the FreeBSD repositories (comment out the lines in /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf and /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/pfSense.conf), install the kernel module via pkg , and then uncomment those lines them again.

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            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            I would not recommend that. It's very easy to pull in other pkgs that overwrite things that pfSense needs.

            Steve

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              virusbcn @stephenw10
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              @stephenw10 said in realtek-re-kmod missing in pfSense 2.6 repository?:

              I would not recommend that. It's very easy to pull in other pkgs that overwrite things that pfSense needs.

              Steve

              And what would be the right option? Integrate these drivers in the next Pfsense update?

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                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                It was in our package repo for a while but we had to remove it when it started failing to build in our build system.

                If you're installing pkgs from FreeBSD it's better to 'pkg add' individual pkgs to avoid pulling in dependencies that break pfSense.

                Steve

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                  virusbcn @stephenw10
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                  @stephenw10

                  Thank you Stephen, i'm sorry but I don't know if I understood correctly, I'm not a freebsd expert, so to apply the Realtek drivers that work fine and don't cause the network loss problem, what do we have to do?

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                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @w0w
                    last edited by

                    This:

                    @w0w said in realtek-re-kmod missing in pfSense 2.6 repository?:

                    SSH or use Command Prompt in gui

                    fetch -v https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/latest/All/realtek-re-kmod-196.04.txz
                    pkg install -f -y realtek-re-kmod-196.04.txz
                    
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                      RK0 @stephenw10
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                      @virusbcn

                      ...and...

                      don't forget to modify the boot/loader.conf.local file

                      I consolidated all the steps listed by @w0w and others in this very thread on Feb 18th 2022. Just go back to the top of the thread here, find the one dated Feb 18th, and just follow those series of steps.

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                        Jakub 0 @w0w
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                        @w0w Thanks a million this saved me a lot of work.

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                          sokeada @virusbcn
                          last edited by sokeada

                          @virusbcn bro, may I know whether your Interface Statistic got any Error Out? I've followed yours and it seems working fine but I got WAN and other VLANs Interface Error Out except LAN interface no any error.

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                            w0w @sokeada
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                            @sokeada
                            What hardware you have?
                            If you are going to Diagnostics / Command Prompt
                            and enter kldstat and press execute, what is output you have, does it show if_re.ko?
                            Also, I have some tunes enabled in loader.conf

                            hw.re.msi_disable=1
                            hw.re.msix_disable=1
                            hw.re.eee_enable=0
                            hw.re.phy_power_saving=0
                            hw.re.phy_mdix_mode=0
                            
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                              sokeada @w0w
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                              @w0w said in realtek-re-kmod missing in pfSense 2.6 repository?:

                              @sokeada
                              What hardware you have?
                              If you are going to Diagnostics / Command Prompt
                              and enter kldstat and press execute, what is output you have, does it show if_re.ko?
                              Also, I have some tunes enabled in loader.conf

                              hw.re.msi_disable=1
                              hw.re.msix_disable=1
                              hw.re.eee_enable=0
                              hw.re.phy_power_saving=0
                              hw.re.phy_mdix_mode=0
                              

                              bro, I've RealTek NIC, yes it shown if_re.ko when check using kldstat. Bro, may I have some detail for your tunes enabled? I really don't know what for.

                              below is my issue and error out only increase during working hours that have more traffic, at night time with server stuff running plus my team workstation running with low traffic, no errow out increase.
                              Note: my pfSen box only have one NIC, WAN, AIOT, GUEST and PDA are using different VLAN ID and LAN is the parent interface with native VLAN
                              0e57c6a8-1a0f-490c-b9e1-b01fbf014a17-image.png

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                                RK0 @sokeada
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                                @sokeada I just posted in https://forum.netgate.com/topic/169896/updated-realtek-nic-drivers-missing-in-pfsense-2-6-0/52 parallelling this thread...

                                I think it is a mistake to have just one NIC handling both WAN and LAN traffic and all VLANs. You would be much better served adding a PFSense supported NIC, and having all WAN traffic flow through that...and then all LAN/VLAN traffic flow through the second physical NIC, properly set up.

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                                  sokeada @RK0
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                                  @rk0 said in realtek-re-kmod missing in pfSense 2.6 repository?:

                                  @sokeada I just posted in https://forum.netgate.com/topic/169896/updated-realtek-nic-drivers-missing-in-pfsense-2-6-0/52 parallelling this thread...

                                  I think it is a mistake to have just one NIC handling both WAN and LAN traffic and all VLANs. You would be much better served adding a PFSense supported NIC, and having all WAN traffic flow through that...and then all LAN/VLAN traffic flow through the second physical NIC, properly set up.

                                  thanks bro, sad that my system has no slot to add ;(

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                                    virusbcn @sokeada
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                                    @sokeada said in realtek-re-kmod missing in pfSense 2.6 repository?:

                                    @virusbcn bro, may I know whether your Interface Statistic got any Error Out? I've followed yours and it seems working fine but I got WAN and other VLANs Interface Error Out except LAN interface no any error.

                                    55447845-b62e-47d3-8612-195ae36cf949-image.png

                                    Two Realtek NICs, one vlan only in LAN

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                                      RK0 @sokeada
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                                      @sokeada Depending on the internet speed you are paying for, I'd "risk" using the unthinkable....a USB ethernet adapter that PFSense has drivers for (gasp!) as the WAN link.

                                      If your ISP paid for throughput is pretty slow, you could get away with this. A google search will help you find a USB adapter with driver support for PFSense

                                      But if not...like if you are paying for 1GB or something close...well...I'd use a different computer where you could add at least two physical NICs off the PCIe bus. If you intend to bump up your speed in the future, I'd just go for a new machine anyway.

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                                        sokeada @virusbcn
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                                        @virusbcn said in realtek-re-kmod missing in pfSense 2.6 repository?:

                                        @sokeada said in realtek-re-kmod missing in pfSense 2.6 repository?:

                                        @virusbcn bro, may I know whether your Interface Statistic got any Error Out? I've followed yours and it seems working fine but I got WAN and other VLANs Interface Error Out except LAN interface no any error.

                                        55447845-b62e-47d3-8612-195ae36cf949-image.png

                                        Two Realtek NICs, one vlan only in LAN

                                        thanks for the info, bro.

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                                          sokeada @RK0
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                                          @rk0 said in realtek-re-kmod missing in pfSense 2.6 repository?:

                                          @sokeada Depending on the internet speed you are paying for, I'd "risk" using the unthinkable....a USB ethernet adapter that PFSense has drivers for (gasp!) as the WAN link.

                                          If your ISP paid for throughput is pretty slow, you could get away with this. A google search will help you find a USB adapter with driver support for PFSense

                                          But if not...like if you are paying for 1GB or something close...well...I'd use a different computer where you could add at least two physical NICs off the PCIe bus. If you intend to bump up your speed in the future, I'd just go for a new machine anyway.

                                          thanks for the tips, bro. I will consider that. :)

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                                            w0w @sokeada
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                                            @sokeada
                                            So it's some oem box or custom build? What hardware do you have, again? You said you have no slot, but you did not tell, does current card is in slot, or it is embedded? There are many realtek cards with two ports exists...

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