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    Can the RTL8125B NIC be used with pfsense now?

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      Well is shows the chip is 8086:15F2 which is supported by the igc driver in 2.6. It's also not the i225-V that had the issues with rev <3. So I would expect that to work. Check the boot log for attach errors at boot.

      Steve

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        A Former User @oberzhang
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        @oberzhang

        I'm using the official 2.6.0 image provided.

        This is even the best! Original downloaded from the
        pfSense servers and you can´t go wrong with it.

        However, my device does not recognize the i225 v3
        NIC properly, is there something wrong?

        I can´t see the i225v3 but I am able to see the i225-LM
        and it looks like it was recognized by pfSense.

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          It's showing as an unrecognized there. `'noneX' indicates a device with no driver has attached to it.

          If the driver is trying and failing to attach there will be errors shows in the boot log.

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            kingpinjimi @stephenw10
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            @stephenw10 I am trying to add a realtek card to my system as well, but I am a complete noob. I have pulled the realtek package in and installed it, however I do not know how to complete this part-

            Then create the file /boot/loader.conf.local and add the lines to it:

            if_re_load="YES"
            if_re_name="/boot/modules/if_re.ko"

            Can you please tell me how to complete this part?

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              At the command line run: `ee /boot/loader.conf.local``
              That will open the file in EasyEditor. Add those two lines to the file and save it.
              Then reboot to apply that.

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                atafm2 @stephenw10
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                @stephenw10
                Hi, I am having issues getting the RTL8125B driver installed on 2.6.0
                Do you mind taking a look to see what i am doing wrong?
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                Thanks :)

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Use:

                  pkg-static add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_4/All/realtek-re-kmod-197.00.pkg
                  

                  See: https://forum.netgate.com/post/1100295

                  Steve

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                    atafm2 @stephenw10
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                    @stephenw10
                    Worked Great!
                    Thank you for the quick reply <3

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                      Denial_King04 @A Former User
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                      Pardon me for necro'ing this thread. The link https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/latest/All/realtek-re-kmod-197.00.pkg doesn't working anymore

                      Unit: Dell Wyse 5070
                      WAN: The built in realtek adapater (works just fine)
                      LAN: M.2 A+E to ethernet dapater 2.5 Gb/s - RTL8125B (doesn't show up as one of the ethernet adapters during boot up)

                      Please help, thank you.

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        In 2.7.2 it's in our repo so you can just:
                        pkg install realtek-re-kmod

                        Steve

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                          Denial_King04 @stephenw10
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                          @stephenw10 Thank you for the quick response. It worked!

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