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    Updated Realtek NIC drivers missing in PfSense 2.6.0

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by stephenw10

      Unclear! Since that pkg also doesn't exist in out repo but also has not been replaced specifically.

      Let me see if I can test that....

      Well I can say it is not removed at upgrade between snapshots.

      Steve

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        skogs
        last edited by skogs

        Forever ago I did the realtek install on the 2.5.x box I do most of my testing and home stuff on. Worked beautifully and finally no network failures.
        I then upgraded to 2.6 and the plus versions; all seemed to hold the driver ok.

        2 days ago I swapped out the hard drive and reloaded the config.
        Today it crashed down again; re1 down up down up down...

        Obviously now I'm very interested in getting the realtek driver back inito the fold properly.

        Just added from freebsd directly and recreated the .local file; seems to have loaded the driver fine upon reboot. Fingers crossed it doesn't derp anymore.

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          Steve 0
          last edited by Steve 0

          It's pretty simple to check if the correct driver is loaded: In the log check for the part where the driver is displayed (just search for realtek).

          If you find this:
          9e2817a8-bf33-49ef-9330-37ddf5f9d1a4-grafik.png
          It's the wrong driver.

          If you find this:
          51bf96e0-7e7c-4f8b-a732-bc268d025172-grafik.png
          It's the correct driver.

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          • sokeadaS
            sokeada @stephenw10
            last edited by

            @stephenw10 Hello, I've Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro with single NIC and its driver shown re0 8168/8111 so pfSense 2.6.0 will support this re NIC out of the box right?

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              Yup, it should do. Using the native FreeBSD driver.

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              • sokeadaS
                sokeada @stephenw10
                last edited by

                @stephenw10 thanks for the confirmation as my pfSense got hanged sometime after few days of operation and I have no clue so I thought its from the re NIC. What I've noticed only LAN package error out and I tried to do some research but not luck.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Check the console when that happens. If you see watchdog timeout errors fro the NIC try the alternative Realtek driver.

                  Steve

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                  • sokeadaS
                    sokeada @stephenw10
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10 thanks, I'll check it out again soon. Would you mind to link me to the correct alternate driver your mention above? for pfSense 2.6.0. Appreciate yours.

                    Sokeada

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      he pkg listed above should still work: https://forum.netgate.com/post/1025825

                      Steve

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                      • sokeadaS
                        sokeada @stephenw10
                        last edited by

                        @stephenw10 thanks you so much, I really appreciate that.

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                        • sokeadaS
                          sokeada @stephenw10
                          last edited by sokeada

                          @stephenw10 bro, I can see only one watchdog time out. This could be happened while I'm switching the network cable and restoring config from the backup or NIC driver issue?

                          4b08e47d-7f91-4f97-a62f-68e9b3f03e51-image.png

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            Were you still able to connect to it after that point? If so it was probably just the cable reconnect but in normal use you should never see that message.

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                            • sokeadaS
                              sokeada @stephenw10
                              last edited by

                              @stephenw10 yes I still be able to connect. My problem is after few days of running then it got hanged and I can't even connect or ping. Now I've installed driver you recommend and modify the /boot/loader.conf as required but not yet reboot pfSense as now there are lots of traffic from users. I'll reboot pfSense when time to leave office and see what's next. Hope this will solve my issue.

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                              • fireodoF
                                fireodo
                                last edited by

                                @sokeada said in Updated Realtek NIC drivers missing in PfSense 2.6.0:

                                Now I've installed driver you recommend and modify the /boot/loader.conf

                                I chime in with just a little remark: you should make the changes in "loader.conf.local" and if this file dont exist - create it. Changes in loader.conf will be rewritten on updates.

                                Kettop Mi4300YL CPU: i5-4300Y @ 1.60GHz RAM: 8GB Ethernet Ports: 4
                                SSD: SanDisk pSSD-S2 16GB (ZFS) WiFi: WLE200NX
                                pfsense 2.8.0 CE
                                Packages: Apcupsd, Cron, Iftop, Iperf, LCDproc, Nmap, pfBlockerNG, RRD_Summary, Shellcmd, Snort, Speedtest, System_Patches.

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                                • sokeadaS
                                  sokeada @fireodo
                                  last edited by sokeada

                                  @fireodo thanks for the tip bro, the /boot/loader.conf does exist and I just added two lines of code that the driver required. Here is the message after driver install.
                                  Screenshot 2022-06-24 141758.jpg

                                  here is the last two line I modify in /boot/loader.conf
                                  0a2c2761-2fac-416f-855e-2612500958be-re0 driver add into boot loader.jpg

                                  Hope I'm doing correctly as now my pfSense not yet reboot.

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                                  • sokeadaS
                                    sokeada @stephenw10
                                    last edited by sokeada

                                    @stephenw10 @fireodo bros, after rebooted pfSense, I can see the driver was changed to the one that I installed and no watchdog error anymore but I've WAN Error Out as attached, any comments, please.

                                    26a2888b-4d1b-444d-a27f-3238577b572d-wan error out.jpg

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                                      SteveITS Galactic Empire @sokeada
                                      last edited by

                                      @sokeada said in Updated Realtek NIC drivers missing in PfSense 2.6.0:

                                      WAN Error Out

                                      Is the number increasing over time? If not I wouldn't worry about it.

                                      Pre-2.7.2/23.09: Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
                                      When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to restart, or more depending on packages and device speed.
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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        Yup 2 error packets is really nothing.

                                        You should use the file loader.conf.local, as @fireodo said, not loader.conf.

                                        Steve

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                                        • sokeadaS
                                          sokeada @SteveITS
                                          last edited by

                                          @steveits I've reboot pfSense again last night till now (morning time) there is no any error in or out yet. I'll keep you post when people come to work.

                                          thanks bro.

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                                          • sokeadaS
                                            sokeada @stephenw10
                                            last edited by

                                            @stephenw10 thanks bro, so I just created new loader.conf.local in side /boot directory and paste the two lines of script in -> save -> reboot? any permission need to be set on that new conf file?

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