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Does not connect to switch after switch reset

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    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
    last edited by Apr 11, 2023, 11:20 PM

    Hmm, looks near identical to any igc port I have here.

    It does that when connected to anything? A host directly for example?

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      rikinn55 @stephenw10
      last edited by Apr 12, 2023, 4:28 AM

      @stephenw10
      I will check that in the morning.

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        rikinn55 @stephenw10
        last edited by Apr 12, 2023, 6:19 PM

        @stephenw10
        Ran the test with my laptop (intel nic) same result. See attached
        Log 12APR23-a.txt

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          bingo600
          last edited by Apr 12, 2023, 6:42 PM

          I'm no FreeBSD/pfSense boot-log guru.
          But wasn't it an 8-port Qotom ?

          I only see it detect igc0..igc4 ... where are the last 3 net IF's ?

          Could it be bad hw ?

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            rikinn55 @bingo600
            last edited by Apr 12, 2023, 8:53 PM

            @bingo600
            I think that's what I said early on but it is a 5 port.

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              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by Apr 12, 2023, 9:22 PM

              Can you get the log covering it start to fail after it has been stable?

              So showing what is logged when you first disconnect and reconnect the cable.

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                rikinn55 @stephenw10
                last edited by Apr 12, 2023, 9:48 PM

                @stephenw10
                The file show a fresh boot through disconnect and reconnect then another fresh boot to bring everything back up.
                Log 12APR23-b.txt

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                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by Apr 12, 2023, 10:45 PM

                  Hmm, the only thing of any significance I see there is that when the interface comes up after boot it does so before check_reload_status runs. Later the order is reversed and the link bounces. However that's no different to the igc NICs in the 6100 or 4100.

                  Are you able to try a 2.7 snapshot there? It has slightly more recent code. I'm not aware of any updates that would affect igc but there may be something.

                  I can only imagine it has a different PHY and that is somehow seeing the link change.

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                    rikinn55 @stephenw10
                    last edited by Apr 17, 2023, 4:18 PM

                    @stephenw10
                    I haven't given up. I got really busy and haven't had time to get back to fixing the problem. What I have decided to do is to format the drive and start over completely fresh. I didn't have anything setup that was beyond just getting on the internet so I have nothing to lose. If I remember right the problem started when I did a reset of the system and had it load factory defaults. But those defaults didn't include a few firewall settings which I entered myself. I can only imagine when I put in the firewall settings I messed something up. I believe we have more than proven the hardware is not the problem.

                    I hope I can get that done this week. I'm still swamped but just maybe I can get an hour and get this done.

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                      rikinn55 @rikinn55
                      last edited by Apr 28, 2023, 3:47 PM

                      @stephenw10
                      Sorry it took so long to get back to this. I did a complete reinstall of pfsense and now everything works as it should. No more port not reconnecting after a physical disconnect and reconnect. So, as I believed previously there was something not right in the settings when I tried to have pfsense go back to factory settings which wiped out all the firewall rules. My attempt to recreate those rules I believe is what broke things.

                      Thank you so much stephenw10 for your help. I learned alot working with you.

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                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by Apr 28, 2023, 5:33 PM

                        Ah, good result.

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