Not getting 2.5 GB between Ubuiquiti USW 16 Pro Max and PFSense with i225 NIC
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Recently, I replaced my pfsense router to hardware that has 2.5GB ports and a core switch that also supports 2.5GB. This is to allow me to get all out of my 1.5GB internet connection that I recently upgraded to.
Connection to WAN registers at 2.5 GB Full duplex no problem. Same when I connect my pc to the switch, i get 2.5 GB Full duplex via auto negotiation. But when I connect the LAN port to the switch and everything over that port is 1GB Full duplex (native interface and vlan's on said interface)? Not sure if i am missing something.
Some additional info is the switch i am running the LANport/VLANs to is a Unifi USW Pro Max 16. The Intel Nic's are I225-V ethernet controller.
Any ideas why the Unifi is not seeing anything above 1GB as an option under manual? The pfsense does show the 2500Base-T option as well as all normal ones below it but if i hard set it to that then the connection dies completely.
Another oddity in my opinion (but may be normal as i never checked this on my previous pfsense boxes, is that under the vlan interface settings for speed it only has autoselect and Default for options. Again this may be normal for vlan interfaces.
Just to test i configured one of the opt ports as a physical interface only (no vlans assigned to it) and it too will not get anything above 1GB negotiated or as a manual option.
Really hoping someone points out i am being an idiot about something.
Thanks in advance to all those far more knowledgeable than I.