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    Netgate 7100-1U New NIC setup issues

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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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                              • Sammy2NetgoS
                                Sammy2Netgo @Sammy2Netgo
                                last edited by Sammy2Netgo

                                @Sammy2Netgo so when i formatted fat 32 does it matter what i name the drive ? Currently its config ?then transfer the config.xml file into drive and it should work or am i doing it wrong ?
                                You need to let me know step by step as it doesnt work for me

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  No it doesn't matter what you name the USB drive. Let me get an example log.....

                                  I assume this is running 24.03?

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                                  • Sammy2NetgoS
                                    Sammy2Netgo @stephenw10
                                    last edited by Sammy2Netgo

                                    @stephenw10 yea 24.03 then im confused as to why it dont upload config from usb

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                      last edited by

                                      This is what you should see when rerooting from the console menu:

                                      5       
                                      
                                      
                                      Netgate pfSense Plus will reboot. This may take a few minutes, depending on your hardware.
                                      Do you want to proceed?
                                      
                                          Y/y: Reboot normally
                                          R/r: Reroot (Stop processes, remount disks, re-run startup sequence)
                                          S: Reboot into Single User Mode (requires console access!)
                                          Enter: Abort
                                      
                                      Enter an option: r
                                      
                                      Netgate pfSense Plus is rerooting now.
                                       Stopping package haproxy...done.
                                      
                                      Netgate pfSense Plus is now shutting down ...
                                      
                                      Backing up RAM disk contents
                                      Saving RRD to RAM disk store...done.
                                      Saving DHCP Leases to RAM disk store...done.
                                      Saving Logs to RAM disk store...done.
                                      net.inet.carp.allow: 0 -> 0
                                      pflog0: promiscuous mode disabled
                                      ovpns1: link state changed to DOWN
                                      Trying to mount root from zfs:pfSense/ROOT/default []...
                                      Configuring crash dumps...
                                      Using /dev/gpt/swap1 for dump device.
                                      Filesystems are clean, continuing...
                                      Mounting filesystems...
                                      Mounting ZFS boot environment...done.
                                      Unmounting ZFS volume pfSense/tmp at /tmp for RAM disk... done.
                                      Unmounting ZFS volume pfSense/var/tmp at /var/tmp for RAM disk... done.
                                      Unmounting ZFS volume pfSense/var/log at /var/log for RAM disk... done.
                                      Unmounting ZFS volume pfSense/var/db at /var/db for RAM disk... done.
                                      Unmounting ZFS volume pfSense/var/cache at /var/cache for RAM disk... done.
                                      Unmounting ZFS volume pfSense/var at /var for RAM disk... done.
                                      Setting up memory disks... done.
                                      Mounting ZFS boot environment...done.
                                      Restoring contents of RAM disk store... done.
                                      
                                              __
                                       _ __  / _|___  ___ _ __  ___  ___      _
                                      | '_ \| |_/ __|/ _ \ '_ \/ __|/ _ \   _| |_
                                      | |_) |  _\__ \  __/ | | \__ \  __/  |_   _|
                                      | .__/|_| |___/\___|_| |_|___/\___|    |_|
                                      |_|
                                      
                                      
                                      Welcome to Netgate pfSense Plus 24.03-RELEASE (Patch 1)...
                                      
                                      Checking dump device /dev/gpt/swap1 for crash dumps ... no crash dumps on /dev/gpt/swap1.
                                      Checking dump device /dev/gpt/swap1 for crash dumps ... no crash dumps on /dev/gpt/swap1.
                                      ...ELF ldconfig path: /lib /usr/lib /usr/lib/compat /usr/local/lib /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg /usr/local/lib/ipsec /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.36/mach/CORE
                                      32-bit compatibility ldconfig path:
                                      done.
                                      7608
                                      >>> Removing vital flag from php83...done.
                                      External config loader 1.0 is now starting... da0s1 -> found config.xml
                                      Backing up old configuration...
                                      Restoring [da0s1] /tmp/mnt/cf/config.xml...
                                      Cleaning up...
                                      
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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        You can always just allow access to the webgui from the WAN side since that's just connnected to your ISP router and is also in a private subnet. Then just put a client in that segment connected to the ISP router and connect. Then you can just restore the config from the gui as normal.

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                                        • Sammy2NetgoS
                                          Sammy2Netgo @stephenw10
                                          last edited by Sammy2Netgo

                                          @stephenw10 how would i restore from web gui does it have option to restore from usb ?Am i able to restore using my method to gain access to web gui when i put ix1 as lagg0.4090 and took off ixo as wan ? With you wan option would ix3 show up in assignments ?

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                            last edited by

                                            Any method to get access to the webgui would work. You can just upload the file to restore from Diag > Backup/Restore in the webgui.

                                            But once you restore it the config will change. You should still have access to LAN via Eth2-7.

                                            ix3 will already be assigned as OPT3 and use the 192.168.208.200 address but you can then change any of that.

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