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      bigsy @Gertjan
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      @Gertjan system.log during boot up has a lot of messages along the lines of:

      May  6 14:27:56 bru php-fpm[16386]: /rc.newwanip: Unbound start waiting on dhcp6c.

      and

      May  6 14:27:57 bru php-fpm[8553]: /rc.newwanip: Netgate pfSense Plus package system has detected an IP change or dynamic WAN reconnection - 82.x.y.z ->  82.x.y.z - Restarting packages.
May  6 14:27:57 bru check_reload_status[685]: Starting packages
May  6 14:27:57 bru php[53534]: /usr/local/sbin/ppp-ipv6: Accept router advertisements on interface pppoe0 
May  6 14:27:57 bru php[53534]: /usr/local/sbin/ppp-ipv6: Starting rtsold process on wan(pppoe0)
May  6 14:27:57 bru php-fpm[8553]: /rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: Info: starting on pppoe0.
May  6 14:27:57 bru php-fpm[8553]: /rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: on (IP address: 82.x.y.z) (interface: WAN[wan]) (real interface: pppoe0).
May  6 14:27:57 bru check_reload_status[685]: rc.newwanip starting pppoe0
May  6 14:27:57 bru php-fpm[91042]: /rc.newwanip: The command '/usr/local/sbin/unbound -c /var/unbound/unbound.conf' returned exit code '1', the output was '[1746538077] unbound[68242:0] error: bind: address already in use [1746538077] unbound[68242:0] fatal error: could not open ports' 
May  6 14:27:57 bru php-fpm[30102]: /rc.newwanip: Forcefully reloading IPsec
May  6 14:27:57 bru php[82727]: /usr/local/sbin/ppp-ipv6: Starting rtsold process on wan(pppoe0)
May  6 14:27:57 bru php[73254]: /usr/local/sbin/ppp-ipv6: Accept router advertisements on interface pppoe0 
May  6 14:27:57 bru php[73254]: /usr/local/sbin/ppp-ipv6: Starting rtsold process on wan(pppoe0)
May  6 14:27:57 bru php-fpm[16386]: /rc.newwanip: The command '/usr/local/sbin/unbound -c /var/unbound/unbound.conf' returned exit code '1', the output was '[1746538077] unbound[88722:0] error: bind: address already in use [1746538077] unbound[88722:0] fatal error: could not open ports' 
May  6 14:27:57 bru php-fpm[30102]: /rc.newwanip: Resyncing OpenVPN instances for interface WAN.
May  6 14:27:57 bru php-fpm[30102]: OpenVPN terminate old pid: 37576
May  6 14:27:58 bru kernel: ovpns1: link state changed to DOWN
May  6 14:27:58 bru check_reload_status[685]: rc.newwanip starting pppoe0

      (WAN IP address masked)

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Looks like it's looping. Do you have Do not wait for a RA set in the dhcpv6 settings?

        Try unchecking that. If that allows it to connect normally that's a known issue that should be fixed in the next public build.

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          bigsy @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10 Thanks. 'Do not wait for a RA' is NOT checked in the DHCP6 client configuration.

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            Hmm, interesting. Do you see the connection logs repeating? Like it's continually re-connecting?

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              bigsy @stephenw10
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              @stephenw10 said in Problems after enabling if_pppoe:

              Hmm, interesting. Do you see the connection logs repeating? Like it's continually re-connecting?

              No, the connection seems to establish and stay up.

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                Hmm, but the logs are still filling continually?

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                  w0w @stephenw10
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                  @stephenw10
                  Sorry, but I'd like to correct you that "Do not wait for RA" should be checked to bypass this issue.

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    It depends which issue. If your ISP sends a lot of RAs you probably want it checked. If not then leaving it unchecked can avoid a race condition.

                    Both should be fixed in the next build.

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                      bigsy @stephenw10
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                      @stephenw10 said in Problems after enabling if_pppoe:

                      Hmm, but the logs are still filling continually?

                      No. The logs fill with those messages on rebooting after enabling if_pppoe and also on each subsequent reboot.

                      This stops once I restart unbound via the cli and then use menu options 11/16 in order to be able to access the webgui. Once that is done the continuous log messages stop.

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                        bigsy @stephenw10
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                        @stephenw10 Same problem here with the new 25.03-BETA (amd64) built on Wed May 7 17:11:00 BST 2025

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                          marcosm Netgate @bigsy
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                          @bigsy Does applying this patch help?
                          https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/e4f3b5ced884dd0bece804a296191f6a1746643c.diff

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                            bigsy @marcosm
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                            @marcosm said in Problems after enabling if_pppoe:

                            https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/e4f3b5ced884dd0bece804a296191f6a1746643c.diff

                            Thanks. Afraid it didn't help - I applied the patch, rebooted and the same behaviour was exhibited.

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                              bigsy @bigsy
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                              I'm still experiencing the same problems as originally described on the latest 25.03-BETA (amd64)
                              built on Thu May 15 15:15:00 BST 2025                               whenever if_pppoe is enabled and the system rebooted.
                              No problems when if_pppoe is not used.

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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by

                                Hmm, do you have a more complete log of what you're seeing?

                                If you set 'Do not wait for RA' does the behaviour change?

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                                  bigsy @stephenw10
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                                  @stephenw10 i can provide logs if you want to look at them. I previously tried the ‘do not wait for RA’ option and there was no PPPoE connection.

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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                    Yes, please upload anything you can here: https://nc.netgate.com/nextcloud/s/J28ziC2QCa2pym9

                                    If you are able to please generate a status report and include that.
                                    https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/diagnostic-data.html

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                                      bigsy @stephenw10
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                                      @stephenw10 Thanks, files uploaded.

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                                        marcosm Netgate
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                                        For reference:
                                        https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/16235

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                                          bigsy @marcosm
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                                          @marcosm @stephenw10 Apologies for the delay in acknowledging, I've been away for a while but thanks for giving this your attention. Fixed for me as of 25.03-beta 10th June. Cheers!

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