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    Netgate 7100-1U New NIC setup issues

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      The LAN interface should not have a gateway configured on it directly.

      The only reason you would ever have a gateway on LAN would be if you had a downstream router connected to it. That could be a layer3 switch but you would then need to have static routes setup to other downstream subnets. You are not using anything like that as I understand it so you should remove the gateway.

      The NIC results are as expected so you have the correct NIC configured.

      Physically how are these things connected?

      There must be some layer 2 connection to the ISP router if clients are pulling a lease from there. So a misconfigured vlan on the switch perhaps?

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      • Sammy2NetgoS
        Sammy2Netgo @stephenw10
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        @stephenw10 i did factory reset and will be configuring negate through isp wan external ip .
        I have fiber sfp xgpon hooked to isp router/modem and from there hooked to netgate wan ixo and ix3 hooked sfp+ to external switch

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        • Sammy2NetgoS
          Sammy2Netgo @Sammy2Netgo
          last edited by Sammy2Netgo

          @Sammy2Netgo do i need to setup vlans during first initial interface config ?

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          • Sammy2NetgoS
            Sammy2Netgo @Sammy2Netgo
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            @Sammy2Netgo do i need opt 1 & opt 2 set in interface assignments ?
            I started with
            Wan ix0
            Lan ix3
            I left out opt 1 opt2

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              Sammy2Netgo @Sammy2Netgo
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              • Sammy2NetgoS
                Sammy2Netgo @stephenw10
                last edited by Sammy2Netgo

                @stephenw10 but my dhcp on lan will need to have gateway set on dhcp lan to be able to connect to router gui from switch ??
                This is how i set lan ix3 settings :
                Enter lan ipv4 -192.168.xxx.xxx
                Subnet mask -24
                For wan enter lan ipv4 upstream gateway adress :
                Enter for none
                Enable dchp server on lan -yes
                Start ip range -192.168.1.0
                End ip range -192.168.1.255

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  No you shouldn't need to setup any VLANs to get initial connectivity. You are not using the on-board switch. JUst WAN and LAN configured like that should be fine.

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @Sammy2Netgo
                    last edited by stephenw10

                    @Sammy2Netgo said in Netgate 7100-1U New NIC setup issues:

                    but my dhcp on lan will need to have gateway set on dhcp lan to be able to connect to router gui from switch ??

                    Yes, but that's not what a gateway on the interface itself is for. That defines what pfSense itself uses as a gateway. The DHCP server will pass the interface address to clients to use as a gateway.

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                    • Sammy2NetgoS
                      Sammy2Netgo @stephenw10
                      last edited by Sammy2Netgo

                      @stephenw10 this new card is causing nothing but problems in the configs
                      So what do i need to do to get connectivity ? When i factory reset even the port 1 which should be wan lagg0.4090 wont work to obtain ip
                      Can you let me know setup procedure from beginning factory reset and console port assignments or anything that needs to be done to regain connectivity/Thanx
                      Factory resetting the netgate with new card how would i gain access to web gui ?Which port as wan and lan by default with new card installed
                      Factory reset default assignments -
                      Wan>lagg0.4090
                      Lan>lagg0.4091
                      Opt1>ix0
                      Opt2>ix1

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        OK so you need this extra NIC to get 10Gbase-T connections? Some Nbase rate?

                        Let me create a default config you can use....

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          PM'd you a test config.

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                          • Sammy2NetgoS
                            Sammy2Netgo @stephenw10
                            last edited by Sammy2Netgo

                            @stephenw10 yes i need and use the new rj45 card for 10G connection for wan as my fiber upgrade from gpon to 10G xgspon module not recognized in sfp+ interface
                            This new card does 1 g 2.5G 5G and 10G multi rate
                            Its an x550-T2 card

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                            • Sammy2NetgoS
                              Sammy2Netgo @stephenw10
                              last edited by Sammy2Netgo

                              @stephenw10
                              Is there easier way of loading the config xml ? i read that using shell script can load from usb without restarting just to go to boot Is this correct ?I copied the xml you sent me into usb and plug the usb but it didn't load the config during reboot which should be automatically ? I copied the cml to usb but it wont detect it

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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by stephenw10

                                PM'd you but you probably need to rename the file config.xml

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                                • Sammy2NetgoS
                                  Sammy2Netgo @stephenw10
                                  last edited by

                                  @stephenw10 so after renaming i insert usb and reboot and it should detect and install the config or i have to do anything else ?

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                                  • Sammy2NetgoS
                                    Sammy2Netgo @Sammy2Netgo
                                    last edited by

                                    @Sammy2Netgo
                                    Usb formatted fat32 and file renamed to config.XML
                                    Now instead loading config file its trying to boot from it and says not a bootable device what do i do ?

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                                    • Sammy2NetgoS
                                      Sammy2Netgo @stephenw10
                                      last edited by

                                      @stephenw10 here is what i did to gain access to web gui of netgate from console
                                      Wan lagg0.4090 had to take off ix0
                                      Lan ix1 with ip and dhcp set
                                      I then hooked pc into ix1 with gateway ip
                                      Boom im in web GUI now im trying to figure out once in gui i set wan back to ixo and it worked
                                      Whats next as i cant see ix3 in assignments

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        Ah, yes in the default configuration ix2 and ix3 are part of the lagg so not available for assigning.

                                        You still have the additional NIC present?

                                        You can try restoring the config I sent you to use that.

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                                        • Sammy2NetgoS
                                          Sammy2Netgo @stephenw10
                                          last edited by Sammy2Netgo

                                          @stephenw10 ya ix and ix2 not visible in web gui-
                                          How do i restore the config.XML ? I tried but nothing uploaded -i read somewhere that if those assignments are missing pfsense has to be reinstalled ?How do i get this thing to recognize and upload the config ?

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                                          • Sammy2NetgoS
                                            Sammy2Netgo @stephenw10
                                            last edited by Sammy2Netgo

                                            @stephenw10 was wondering if i just said screw it and pull the new card out and do factory reset will those ports assign back to the way they were before ? Then set the assignments accordingly and then put the new card back in ? I dont understand but even if i got access through wan there is no point as ix2 and ix3 dont exist in web GUI or thats only cause i put
                                            Ix1 as lagg0.4091 which is the secondary port on the new card -I dont think it allows for wan/lan on same card both of the ports have to be of the same wan or lan not wan/lan ? Im looking the easiest and less time constraining option as this issue has wasted so many days of my time
                                            What is ix4 and ix5 in assignments isnt that part of lagg0 switch 2.5G do i need those ?

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