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    • GertjanG
      Gertjan @georgelza
      last edited by

      @georgelza

      This :

      pfSense not enabling port

      can be explained by this

      dead on the unifi side.

      as both side needs to 'work'.

      No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
      Edit : and where are the logs ??

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      • georgelzaG
        georgelza @Gertjan
        last edited by

        @Gertjan ye... ok, figured it's dead on one or both sides...
        how do i enable... is there a magic button somewhere i need to click on.

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        • GertjanG
          Gertjan @georgelza
          last edited by

          @georgelza

          "Dell SFP+" neither "Unifi Pro Max" aren't discussed a lot on this forum.

          From what I know on "SFP+" (modules) : can't you login to them and have a chat ?

          No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
          Edit : and where are the logs ??

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            Check the output of ifconfig -vvm ix0 at the CLI.

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            • georgelzaG
              georgelza @stephenw10
              last edited by

              @stephenw10

              [2.7.2-RELEASE]/root: ifconfig -vvm ix0
              ix0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
              	description: LAN
              	options=4e138bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM,WOL_UCAST,WOL_MCAST,WOL_MAGIC,VLAN_HWFILTER,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6,HWSTATS,MEXTPG>
              	capabilities=4f53fbb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM,TSO4,TSO6,LRO,WOL_UCAST,WOL_MCAST,WOL_MAGIC,VLAN_HWFILTER,VLAN_HWTSO,NETMAP,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6,HWSTATS,MEXTPG>
              	ether a8:b8:e0:05:ef:51
              	inet6 fe80::aab8:e0ff:fe05:ef51%ix0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
              	media: Ethernet autoselect
              	status: no carrier
              	supported media:
              		media autoselect
              		media 10Gbase-SR
              	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
              	plugged: SFP/SFP+/SFP28 100GBASE-SR4 or 25GBASE-SR (LC)
              	vendor: DELL EMC PN: M14MK SN: CN04HG0011J31FP DATE: 2021-01-22
              	module temperature: 49.36 C voltage: 3.28 Volts
              	lane 1: RX power: 0.71 mW (-1.51 dBm) TX bias: 6.40 mA
              
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              • GertjanG
                Gertjan @georgelza
                last edited by

                @georgelza

                I see :

                	supported media:
                		media autoselect
                		media 10Gbase-SR
                

                and

                plugged: SFP/SFP+/SFP28 plugged: SFP/SFP+/SFP28 100GBASE-SR4 or 25GBASE-SR (LC) (LC)
                

                Does "plugged" means : plugged into the ix0 interface ?
                Clearly, 10Gbase-SR is not 100GBASE-SR4 neither 25GBASE-SR (LC).

                No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                • georgelzaG
                  georgelza @Gertjan
                  last edited by georgelza

                  @Gertjan

                  Hi there

                  Everything is plugged in. both switch side and Topton (pfSense) side.

                  SFP+ on both sides are the same. Clearly my Unifi switch is seeing the SFP+'s correctly, well it knows it's a Dell/EMC (and they def as per the below diagram)
                  would hurt if the Topton can't use them as I have a bag full... and would not want to have to buy... if i don't need to.

                  b06ff399-f076-46d2-a05f-a2327b0f34de-image.png

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                  • G
                    Gblenn @georgelza
                    last edited by Gblenn

                    @georgelza Isn't that the DELL M14MK a dual mode 10G/25G module? Or at least it seems to be recognized as such, looking at what you pasted from ifconfig -vm ix0. So my guess it is not set correctly on the pfsense side, (not 10G) and you need to manually set it to 10G and not autonegotiate?

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                    • georgelzaG
                      georgelza @Gblenn
                      last edited by

                      @Gblenn

                      how would i change the setting.

                      sorry dont have DAC cable.

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                        Gblenn @georgelza
                        last edited by Gblenn

                        @georgelza You can set it in Interfaces / WAN, LAN under Speed and Duplex. There's a drop down that should show the alternativs pfsense thinks your card has.

                        If you can't access the UI, I guess you would need to execute something like:
                        ifconfig ix0 media 10000baseT mediaopt full-duplex

                        It might be that it should be this instead?
                        ifconfig ix0 media 10Gbase-T mediaopt full-duplex

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                        • georgelzaG
                          georgelza @Gblenn
                          last edited by

                          @Gblenn

                          thanks, will try... of course doing this... while connected to network over which this run's gets interesting when you break it, go cable directly into pfSense to get to console to reset back to copper and then retry ;)
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                            Gblenn @georgelza
                            last edited by

                            @georgelza Well, depends on how you have it set up. You mentioned you have the 2.5G ports working. So if you can access the UI from one of those ports, you should be fine...

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                            • georgelzaG
                              georgelza @Gblenn
                              last edited by

                              @Gblenn

                              /root: ifconfig ix0 media 10Gbase-T mediaopt full-duplex
                              ifconfig: SIOCSIFMEDIA (media): Device not configured
                              
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                                Gblenn @georgelza
                                last edited by

                                @georgelza Hmm, I see in the listing you made earlier (ifconfig -vm ix0) that it sais supported media is 10Gbase-SR.
                                So perhaps if you try with that instead on 10Gbase-T??

                                As in ifconfig ix0 media 10Gbase-SR mediaopt full-duplex

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                                • georgelzaG
                                  georgelza @Gblenn
                                  last edited by

                                  @Gblenn said in pfSense not enabling port:

                                  As in ifconfig ix0 media 10Gbase-SR mediaopt full-duplex

                                  Glad we thinking same direction.
                                  tried this earlier and got as per below.

                                  [2.7.2-RELEASE]/root: ifconfig ix0 media 10Gbase-SR mediaopt full-duplex
                                  ifconfig: SIOCSIFMEDIA (media): Device not configured
                                  
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                                    Gblenn @georgelza
                                    last edited by

                                    @georgelza Ok, that's too bad...
                                    Are you able to log into pfsense UI via one of the 2.5G ports? If so, what does it show you in the drop down for these interfaces??

                                    492ea127-8812-476d-b5ac-ecfc16665077-image.png

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                                    • georgelzaG
                                      georgelza @Gblenn
                                      last edited by

                                      @Gblenn

                                      See attached... Little something bout my network, i connect via cable or wifi to core switch which connects "currently" via 2.5GbE Cat6 copper to pfSense.

                                      This link that I'm trying to get configured is to replace that primary copper link between my core switch and the pfSense.

                                      3ab9f7d3-0751-491a-adc5-68fb74cae5f7-image.png

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                                        Gblenn @georgelza
                                        last edited by

                                        @georgelza Ok, so what happens then if you select the 10Gbase-SR in that drop down and save and Apply?

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                                        • stephenw10S
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                          last edited by

                                          Yeah try setting it from the GUI.

                                          A good test here might be to try to link two ports on pfSense directly. Obviously they can't pass traffic but if they link in that scenario it implies a link negotiation issue with the switch/modules.

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                                          • georgelzaG
                                            georgelza @stephenw10
                                            last edited by

                                            @stephenw10
                                            hehehe ye prefer the ui in this case as it protects me from me... but then when i click wrong or it does not work then i'm disconnected, then it's where's the wifi keyboard and the very long HDMi cable as it's up above a cupboard some 8m away.

                                            Let me try again.

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