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    • georgelzaG
      georgelza @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10 said in pfSense not enabling port:

      ethtool enp4s0f0

      root@pmox1:~#  ethtool enp4s0f0
Settings for enp4s0f0:
        Supported ports: [ FIBRE ]
        Supported link modes:   10000baseT/Full
        Supported pause frame use: Symmetric
        Supports auto-negotiation: No
        Supported FEC modes: Not reported
        Advertised link modes:  10000baseT/Full
        Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric
        Advertised auto-negotiation: No
        Advertised FEC modes: Not reported
        Speed: 10000Mb/s
        Duplex: Full
        Auto-negotiation: off
        Port: FIBRE
        PHYAD: 0
        Transceiver: internal
        Supports Wake-on: d
        Wake-on: d
        Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
                               drv probe link
        Link detected: yes
root@pmox1:~#
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        Gblenn @georgelza
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        @georgelza Yes, so no need to set the IP, it's one of the things that made me think it was working when I saw it...

        So when you ping from Proxmox, I guess in this case you were pinging inside the virtual switch of Proxmox and got that ICMP response. Meaning it never left Promxox...

        And when you then ping from the PC, you can see that it times out. The response from 172.16.30.1 comes from pfsense obviously.

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        • georgelzaG
          georgelza
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          and from the logs

          Oct 31 16:46:17 pmox1 kernel: ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
Oct 31 16:46:17 pmox1 kernel: vmbr30: port 1(enp4s0f0) entered disabled state
Oct 31 16:46:17 pmox1 kernel: ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX
Oct 31 16:46:17 pmox1 kernel: vmbr30: port 1(enp4s0f0) entered blocking state
Oct 31 16:46:17 pmox1 kernel: vmbr30: port 1(enp4s0f0) entered forwarding state
Oct 31 16:46:18 pmox1 kernel: ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
Oct 31 16:46:18 pmox1 kernel: ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX
Oct 31 16:46:18 pmox1 kernel: ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
Oct 31 16:46:18 pmox1 kernel: ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX
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            Gblenn @georgelza
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            @georgelza So it looks like there is something happening at least. But it states auto-negotiation : no.

            So what if you set the Unifi side to 10G and not Autonegotiate?

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            • georgelzaG
              georgelza
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              have to pop out for hour, daddy duties. bbl.

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              • georgelzaG
                georgelza @Gblenn
                last edited by

                @Gblenn let me try.
                it was set to 10 GBS FDX.

                switched it to Auto, still same.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  It has to be auto at both ends to use that. Otherwise it should link at 10G fixed on both ends.

                  Probably need to query the module to make sure it at least sees signal on the fiber. I don't have anything to test that with but maybe: ethtool --show-module enp4s0f0

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    Just to confirm this is Proxmox installed on the same Topton hardware that pfSense couldn't get link on?

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                      Gblenn @stephenw10
                      last edited by Gblenn

                      @stephenw10 said in pfSense not enabling port:

                      Just to confirm this is Proxmox installed on the same Topton hardware that pfSense couldn't get link on?

                      No it's a separate machine, thinking it should work in Proxmox at least...

                      It has to be auto at both ends to use that. Otherwise it should link at 10G fixed on both ends.

                      Probably need to query the module to make sure it at least sees signal on the fiber. I don't have anything to test that >with but maybe: ethtool --show-module enp4s0f0

                      It did list this at the end as per the post further up:

                          Link detected: yes

                      And Proxmox log was showing interface going up and down...

                      Oct 31 16:46:17 pmox1 kernel: ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
                      Oct 31 16:46:17 pmox1 kernel: vmbr30: port 1(enp4s0f0) entered disabled state
                      Oct 31 16:46:17 pmox1 kernel: ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX
                      Oct 31 16:46:17 pmox1 kernel: vmbr30: port 1(enp4s0f0) entered blocking state
                      Oct 31 16:46:17 pmox1 kernel: vmbr30: port 1(enp4s0f0) entered forwarding state
                      Oct 31 16:46:18 pmox1 kernel: ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
                      Oct 31 16:46:18 pmox1 kernel: ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX
                      Oct 31 16:46:18 pmox1 kernel: ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
                      Oct 31 16:46:18 pmox1 kernel: ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX

                      Perhaps time to try a different module, or set of modules / fiber...

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                      • georgelzaG
                        georgelza @Gblenn
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                        @Gblenn

                        I've already swopped the fiber out.

                        And tried the pfSense which was 2 modules there... and that fiber. then ran into issues and thought if we think this is pfSense not liking it lets me jst confirm things work, in a more compatible environment, so installed transceivers into my 2nd Topton that runs pmox. patched that into my Unifi Pro Max port 26 which SFP+ (SFP1), port 25 is (SFP0).

                        and ye. we not getting much further.

                        My unifi switch is reporting the correct SFP+ transceivers so can't image there being a problem with them, and well, they brand brand new.

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Ok but it's the same model Topton device? Same NIC?

                          Yeah, seeing the NIC logged as changing link state like that sure looks like it should be working....

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                            Gblenn @georgelza
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                            @georgelza Just realized one more thing that you might try in Proxmox...

                            What do you see from this command?
                            dmesg | grep ixgbe

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                            • georgelzaG
                              georgelza @Gblenn
                              last edited by

                              @Gblenn said in pfSense not enabling port:

                              dmesg | grep ixgbe

                              [175483.486743] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
[175484.110776] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX
[175484.214719] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
[175485.462768] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX
[175485.670734] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
[175485.879762] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX
[175485.982711] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
[175486.398837] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX
[175486.502809] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
[175486.606757] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX
[175486.710853] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
[175487.230749] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX
[175487.438681] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
[175489.830832] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX
[175489.934714] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
[175498.150577] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX
[175498.255548] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
[175502.414503] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX
[175502.518579] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Down
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                              • georgelzaG
                                georgelza @stephenw10
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                                @stephenw10

                                pretty much yes, cpu and memory and nvme size differs, thats all.

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  Link flapping every few seconds like that sure looks like a low level link negotiation issue.

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                                  • georgelzaG
                                    georgelza @stephenw10
                                    last edited by

                                    @stephenw10

                                    so thesis the setting on the Unifi switch atm.

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                      last edited by

                                      I would try setting both ends to 10G FDX fixed since it seems to be struggling to negotiate.

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                                      • georgelzaG
                                        georgelza @stephenw10
                                        last edited by

                                        @stephenw10

                                        well first noticed is the native VLAN was wrong... fixed that bit did not change anything. ok so setting to 10GbE FDX on switch is easy, how do I accomplish the same on proxmox ?

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                                          Gblenn @georgelza
                                          last edited by

                                          @georgelza I thought it was set to manual already, otherwise something like

                                          ethtool -s enp4s0f0 speed 10000 duplex full autoneg off

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                            last edited by

                                            Yup at least as test just set it manually at the CLI. That won't survive a reboot of course.

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