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    • w0wW
      w0w @RobbieTT
      last edited by

      @RobbieTT
      Just remember those two/four port cards are coming with asmedia pcie hub/splitters, I suspect this can be the cause of some glitches I have had with 4 different variants.

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      • RobbieTTR
        RobbieTT @w0w
        last edited by RobbieTT

        @w0w said in Chinese I226-V on 23.05.1, problems:

        @RobbieTT
        Just remember those two/four port cards are coming with asmedia pcie hub/splitters, I suspect this can be the cause of some glitches I have had with 4 different variants.

        Ok, that does not sound great.

        Switched the order to the single port version, just to be sure.

        ☕️

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          But... the blinkenlights.

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          • w0wW
            w0w @RobbieTT
            last edited by

            @RobbieTT
            For that value of money you can take both, just be ready 😁

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            • RobbieTTR
              RobbieTT @stephenw10
              last edited by

              @stephenw10 said in Chinese I226-V on 23.05.1, problems:

              But... the blinkenlights.

              It is indeed a tragedy, in 3 parts.

              I've not even ordered the new mini-server the card is aimed at. For whatever reason it has zero native multi-gig RJ45s but does have 4x1 GbE ports that I will never use. Not sure why they bother with them; waste of PCB space on a small server.

              But the lights, the blue/green lights...

              ☕️

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              • UnoptanioU
                Unoptanio @RobbieTT
                last edited by Unoptanio

                https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005003532918695.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.44e618fcZe2pIE&mp=1&gatewayAdapt=glo2ita
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                https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005005957369398.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.93.443e66139HNyOa&algo_pvid=444196d0-b302-41ee-a9b4-727a2eea5b9b&algo_exp_id=444196d0-b302-41ee-a9b4-727a2eea5b9b-46&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21EUR%2146.60%2117.71%21%21%2148.14%21%21%4021038edf16961634563005946e68bc%2112000035038287659%21sea%21IT%21744027985%21&curPageLogUid=GTZuUmIxyTL5
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                New product INTEL I226-T1

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                pfSensePlus24.03 2U BareMetal Asrock Industrial IMB-X1314MicroATX
                CPU: i7-13700@5.2GHz, RAM:32GB ECC, n°2 Samsung 870EVO SATA 2.5” SSD 1TB (ZFS) Raid1
                n°3 Intel i225-LM 2500/1000/100Mbps, n°1 NIC Intel i350-T4V2 10/100/1000 Mbps 4*GLAN, n°1 Intel X520-DA2

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  What are these pointing out exactly?

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                  • RobbieTTR
                    RobbieTT @stephenw10
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10 said in Chinese I226-V on 23.05.1, problems:

                    What are these pointing out exactly?

                    I wondered the same thing.

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                    • w0wW
                      w0w
                      last edited by

                      I think it's all about that is Intel is released new 226 card. Looks like this is overpriced a bit 🤔, especially when you already have an Aliexpress variants...

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                      • RobbieTTR
                        RobbieTT @w0w
                        last edited by

                        @w0w said in Chinese I226-V on 23.05.1, problems:

                        I think it's all about that is Intel is released new 226 card. Looks like this is overpriced a bit 🤔, especially when you already have an Aliexpress variants...

                        So that card is a genuine Intel card?

                        ☕️

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                        • w0wW
                          w0w @RobbieTT
                          last edited by

                          @RobbieTT
                          Yep.
                          So I made a mistake, claiming that Intel not released any 225/226 cards. Looks like it did already.

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                          • RobbieTTR
                            RobbieTT @w0w
                            last edited by

                            @w0w said in Chinese I226-V on 23.05.1, problems:

                            @RobbieTT
                            Yep.
                            So I made a mistake, claiming that Intel not released any 225/226 cards. Looks like it did already.

                            I'm not sure you did. The listings shown above have since been changed by the seller (eeemarket) to show i225 instead but with the same graphic.

                            ☕️

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                            • UnoptanioU
                              Unoptanio @w0w
                              last edited by Unoptanio

                              @w0w
                              Genuine Intel Network Card Intel i226-T1

                              https://www.antonline.com/Intel/1490314
                              https://wwws.neutronusa.com/prod.cfm/4941082

                              The card is new, it came out in the fourth quarter of 2023. Pretty much now.
                              I think it will be available on the market on a large scale soon.

                              Based on the Intel Ethernet Controller I226-LM, this versatile
                              networking solution supports 2.5Gbps, 1Gbps, 100Mbps and 10Mbps
                              network speeds

                              Support PCI Express 3.1 • 5GT/s support for x1 width (Lane).
                              This ultra-compact, easy-to-integrate PCIe 3.1 x1 adapter, is a
                              cost-effective networking solution for speeds up to 2.5GbE

                              Operating Temperature Range
                              -40°C to 70°C
                              Intel Ethernet Controller I226-IT supports industrial temperatures for embedded applications with commercial temperature ranges of -40 °C to 85 °C up to 2500BASE-T

                              Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity
                              On-chip QoS and Traffic Management
                              Advanced Technologies IEEE 1588
                              IEEE 1588, also knows as the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is a protocol used to synchronize clocks throughout a computer network. On a local area network it achieves clock accuracy in the sub-microsecond range, making it suitable for measurement and control systems.

                              The I226 retains the same board design compatibility of the I225, as well as utilizing the same driver code base. But the I226 adds some enhancements, most notably:
                              Improved Bit Error Rate (BER)
                              Better packet performance; especially at the longest cable lengths.
                              Reduced Active Power
                              Better packet performance; especially at the longest cable lengths.

                              Warranty
                              Intel limited lifetime warranty for retail Ethernet Products, 90-day money-back guarantee (US and Canada).

                              pfSensePlus24.03 2U BareMetal Asrock Industrial IMB-X1314MicroATX
                              CPU: i7-13700@5.2GHz, RAM:32GB ECC, n°2 Samsung 870EVO SATA 2.5” SSD 1TB (ZFS) Raid1
                              n°3 Intel i225-LM 2500/1000/100Mbps, n°1 NIC Intel i350-T4V2 10/100/1000 Mbps 4*GLAN, n°1 Intel X520-DA2

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                              • RobbieTTR
                                RobbieTT @stephenw10
                                last edited by

                                @stephenw10 said in Chinese I226-V on 23.05.1, problems:

                                And it comes in stealth black with cool backlighting. 😁
                                i225v_nic-2.jpg

                                YMMV!

                                Stealth black but more of a Matrix green when it comes to backlighting. It seems to work, which is nuts for an Intel i226-V NIC that cost less than £9.00.

                                IMG_2384 copy.jpeg

                                Now to work out how to move my config across - seems more complicated than it needs to be.

                                ☕️

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  I think the blue indicates a 1G link on the one I have. Which is i225.

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                                  • RobbieTTR
                                    RobbieTT @stephenw10
                                    last edited by

                                    @stephenw10 said in Chinese I226-V on 23.05.1, problems:

                                    I think the blue indicates a 1G link on the one I have. Which is i225.

                                    Or the green ones are slightly cheaper as how they make them for so little money is beyond me. It linked at 2.5 Gbps with no hesitation.

                                    Any tips for copying my config from my 6100 over to the Supermicro Xeon?

                                    Initially it just looked like a simple job of editing the xml or doing it via the pfSense process to change the interfaces as you go. Now it looks like I need to do a minimum setup for pfSense CE before the process of upgrading that to pfSense+ after praying to a deity (Netgate shop token) before any config work...

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                      last edited by

                                      To import the config just match the interfaces. Should only really be an issue if you have the same interfaces on both. Or if you have loads of VLANs or other sub-interfaces types.

                                      What problem are you seeing?

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                                      • RobbieTTR
                                        RobbieTT @stephenw10
                                        last edited by

                                        @stephenw10

                                        It seems reluctant to take a pfSense+ config on a CE device.

                                        If it should work I will have another go tomorrow. Simple setup with 3 interfaces - 1 x WAN, 1 x LAN (inc 1 x VLAN) and 1 x MAN(agement).

                                        So I will be going from:
                                        WAN (igc3)
                                        LAN & VLAN (ix1, 1.1003)
                                        MAN (igc0)

                                        to:

                                        WAN (2.5 GbE NIC)
                                        LAN & VLAN (SFP28)
                                        MAN (1 GbE port)... er, yeah, I've forgotten the interface hw names 🥱 - more tired than I thought!

                                        If I need to do the pfSense CE to Plus upgrade first I will continue down that path.

                                        ☕️

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                                        • stephenw10S
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                          last edited by

                                          It would only not work (or complain) if the config versions are different. If you're coming from 23.09 that would be different.
                                          https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/versions.html

                                          23.05.(1) and 2.7 shared the same config version though.

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                                          • RobbieTTR
                                            RobbieTT @stephenw10
                                            last edited by

                                            @stephenw10

                                            So rolling-back to 23.05.1 (from 23.09d), taking that config xml and applying it to 2.7.0 CE and then moving on to pfSense+ would be the best path?

                                            Glad I asked!

                                            ☕️

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