Issues installing pfSense CE on a Minisforum MS-01 baremetal with new Beta7 installer.
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@stephenw10 said in Issues installing pfSense CE on a Minisforum MS-01 baremetal with new Beta7 installer.:
@DrSKiZZ said in Issues installing pfSense CE on a Minisforum MS-01 baremetal with new Beta7 installer.:
Where can I upload the config?
You can upload it into the webgui after install. It should ask you reassign the interfaces at that point (if they don't exist) before rebooting into the config.
You can put the config on the install USB drive and select it during the install.
You can recover a config from a USB stick at any boot using the external config locator:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/backup/restore-during-install.html#restore-using-the-external-configuration-locator-eclHow is your LAN configured? Just using one of the igc ports directly?
Ah so was it linking at 1G in the other ports?
This was a fresh install with no previous config uploaded and DHCP was not working from the get go. I wanted to start from scratch cause of old rules I didn't need and some other things I wannted a fresh base for.
WAN - IGC0 to a 2.5G port on the cable modem
LAN - IGC1 to port 1 on the Unifi switch. I'm assuming plugging it into to an actual 2.5G port will work fine at this point.About to head to the gym, I have to wait till the wife is asleep because she is studying for a huge certification test on Wednesday and is watching videos online. I can hopefully grab the existing config to look at it and then reinstall with the ISO and see if that clears it up.
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Hmm, well if you can replicate the LAN DHCP issue and note the steps I can try to replicate it. I'm not aware of any issues with that but there might be some bug there. Something hardware dependent maybe.
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@stephenw10 said in Issues installing pfSense CE on a Minisforum MS-01 baremetal with new Beta7 installer.:
Hmm, well if you can replicate the LAN DHCP issue and note the steps I can try to replicate it. I'm not aware of any issues with that but there might be some bug there. Something hardware dependent maybe.
Basically, Install, next, next next.
I just got back from a family vacation and swapped back to the MS-01 but DHCP is not working on the LAN interface. The additional VLANS it works fine. I thought it was working but its just the leases from the backup device havent expired from swapping. Refresh and renewing Windows 11 DHCP does not pull a DHCP. I can confirm the 2.5G does work. Waiting on another 10Gb DAC because they sent the wrong length and I don't have any rackspece next to the switch to test.
Any logs or anything I can pull before I wipe it again?
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So you can ping the LAN IP from clients still in the subnet but you can't pull a new lease?
Can pfSense ping out from the LAN?
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@DrSKiZZ hey,
Have you read this post?
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/188141/cannot-get-dhcp-functioning-on-2nd-interface -
@the-other said in Issues installing pfSense CE on a Minisforum MS-01 baremetal with new Beta7 installer.:
@DrSKiZZ hey,
Have you read this post?
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/188141/cannot-get-dhcp-functioning-on-2nd-interfaceYes, I have. I'm just doing a baremetal install with just WAN (igc0) and LAN (igc1) configured on default with 192.168.1.1/24. I dont really follow what he did to get it to work.
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@the-other said in Issues installing pfSense CE on a Minisforum MS-01 baremetal with new Beta7 installer.:
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/188141/cannot-get-dhcp-functioning-on-2nd-interface
Hmm, that seems familiar. IIRC there were some devices which had a shared remote management port enabled in the BIOS by default that prevented DHCP working. I don't recall if it was this but check that.
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Ah, yes, this: https://forum.netgate.com/post/1108479
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@stephenw10 said in Issues installing pfSense CE on a Minisforum MS-01 baremetal with new Beta7 installer.:
Ah, yes, this: https://forum.netgate.com/post/1108479
I'll do some more digging and report back. I'm beginning to think the time it worked my WAN was IGC1 and my LAN was IGC0. I have my 10Gb DAC cable coming to which is where I really wanna end up anyways and hopefully that solves my issue.
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I finally had time to dig. Turning off AMT doesn't fix the issue. Reversing the ports does. WAN as igc1 and LAN as igc0 fixed the issue. I just wanted to report back in case anyone else came across this.
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@DrSKiZZ Just deplyed an MS-01 and experiencing the same results. As the link posted earlier explains, this seems to be an issue with 226-LM chipset. Seems the vPro feature blocks dhcp offers. It works fine as a dhcp client.
Swapping the lan and wan nics around, allows dhcp server to function normally, but I'm not sure I want to expose the vPro nic to the Internets.
Googling, this seems to be a known issue with all the 225/226-LM nics.
Indeed, ASRock even has a comment in their FAQ:
https://www.asrockind.com/en-gb/index.php?route=newsblog/faq&faq_id=91They added the ability to turn off the vPro feature in their BIOS, which according to that link, should allow a dhcp server to function on the nic.
I've reached out to minisforum support, but so far they seem unconvinced this is a problem they can fix with a new bios. I just sent them that link, hoping that might get them to reconsider.
Anyways, this has given me enough incentive to turn off both the built-in nics, and just use the SFP+ ports.
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@knight-of-ni said in Issues installing pfSense CE on a Minisforum MS-01 baremetal with new Beta7 installer.:
@DrSKiZZ Just deplyed an MS-01 and experiencing the same results. As the link posted earlier explains, this seems to be an issue with 226-LM chipset. Seems the vPro feature blocks dhcp offers. It works fine as a dhcp client.
Swapping the lan and wan nics around, allows dhcp server to function normally, but I'm not sure I want to expose the vPro nic to the Internets.
I don't disgree but I changed default password and turned it off.
Googling, this seems to be a known issue with all the 225/226-LM nics.
Indeed, ASRock even has a comment in their FAQ:
https://www.asrockind.com/en-gb/index.php?route=newsblog/faq&faq_id=91They added the ability to turn off the vPro feature in their BIOS, which according to that link, should allow a dhcp server to function on the nic.
Unfortunately this didn't fix it on the MS-01 for me.
I've reached out to minisforum support, but so far they seem unconvinced this is a problem they can fix with a new bios. I just sent them that link, hoping that might get them to reconsider.
If there is anything I can do for the cause let me know.
Anyways, this has given me enough incentive to turn off both the built-in nics, and just use the SFP+ ports.
My SFP DAC cable should be here Sunday according to Amazon so I'll be moving my WAN to igc0 and my LAN to one of the SFP ports.
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@DrSKiZZ Maybe I missed something... when you say you turned it off, can you explain how?
I can see in the BIOS, right off the main setup screen, where the default password can be changed, and I can see under Advanced -> OnBoard Devices, where one can completely turn off the 226-LM chip. However, I don't see an option to turn off just the vPro feature set, in the same manner as shown with ASRock.
Does that setting appear after changing the default password? I know you said that didn't work for you, but perhaps I should try.
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To answer my own question, additional options do indeed appear, once you change the default password of "admin". The new password needs to be complex too, which explains the unexpected results I received the last time I tried this.
Relevant BIOS screenshots can be found here:
https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/getting-vpro-remote-kvm-working-on-minisforum-ms-01.43269/post-413075 -
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@knight-of-ni said in Issues installing pfSense CE on a Minisforum MS-01 baremetal with new Beta7 installer.:
To answer my own question, additional options do indeed appear, once you change the default password of "admin". The new password needs to be complex too, which explains the unexpected results I received the last time I tried this.
Relevant BIOS screenshots can be found here:
https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/getting-vpro-remote-kvm-working-on-minisforum-ms-01.43269/post-413075Yep, once you change the password you can disable AMT, but doesn't resolve the DHCP issue unless I'm missing something when I went through the settings.
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But you still can't disable vPro entirely like you now can on the ASRock board?
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@stephenw10 That's what it looks like.
If I find any new information or hear back from minisforum support, I'll post here.
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@knight-of-ni said in Issues installing pfSense CE on a Minisforum MS-01 baremetal with new Beta7 installer.:
@stephenw10 That's what it looks like.
If I find any new information or hear back from minisforum support, I'll post here.
Thanks. Keep me posted.
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I received a response back from Minisforum support this morning, and they are passing the request up to R&D.
Not big news, but at least they are considering this.
