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    Pfsense causes internet to freeze.

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • O
      oakis
      last edited by

      My internet freezes about every 10 seconds. I use 1.2-RC3 atm but had the same problem with 1.2-FINAL.

      Mar 15 15:54:23 	php: : Not a valid interface action ""
      Mar 15 15:54:23 	php: : Processing -
      Mar 15 15:54:23 	php: : Not a valid interface action ""
      Mar 15 15:54:23 	php: : Processing start -
      Mar 15 15:54:23 	php: : Hotplug event detected for dc0 but ignoring since interface is not set for DHCP
      Mar 15 15:54:23 	php: : Processing dc0 - start
      Mar 15 15:54:22 	check_reload_status: rc.linkup starting
      Mar 15 15:54:20 	kernel: dc0: link state changed to UP
      Mar 15 15:54:18 	kernel: dc0: link state changed to DOWN
      Mar 15 15:53:41 	php: : Not a valid interface action ""
      Mar 15 15:53:41 	php: : Processing -
      Mar 15 15:53:41 	php: : Not a valid interface action ""
      Mar 15 15:53:41 	php: : Processing start -
      Mar 15 15:53:41 	php: : Hotplug event detected for dc0 but ignoring since interface is not set for DHCP
      Mar 15 15:53:41 	php: : Processing dc0 - start
      Mar 15 15:53:40 	check_reload_status: rc.linkup starting
      Mar 15 15:53:37 	kernel: dc0: link state changed to UP
      Mar 15 15:53:35 	kernel: dc0: link state changed to DOWN
      

      Any temp fix for this or something?

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        hoba
        last edited by

        Your link on dc0 is going up and down all the time. Check cable, switchport and NIC.

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          oakis
          last edited by

          Everything seems to be fine.

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            hoba
            last edited by

            How long is the cable between switch and nic? I have seen funy things happening when using too short cables on some equipement. Your logs clearly state that the link is coming up and down all the time.

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              oakis
              last edited by

              I think its a 3-m cable.. tho it has been working for 6 months without this problem before.

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                hoba
                last edited by

                Things always tend to run fine until they break  ;)
                Still looks like a hardwareproblem to me. Maybe reset the switch.

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                  oakis
                  last edited by

                  Tried to restart the router(pfsense), the switch and the modem.

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                    hoba
                    last edited by

                    This is a hardwarefailure. You have to start changing equipement to find out what's wrong I guess.

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                      oakis
                      last edited by

                      Seems like it only happends when there is trafic.

                      Mar 16 08:29:23 	kernel: dc0: link state changed to DOWN
                      Mar 16 01:56:46 	kernel: dc0: link state changed to DOWN
                      

                      The time that i was sleeping it didnt fail.

                      Dunno if this helps.

                       LAN interface (dc0)
                      Status 	up
                      IP address 	192.168.0.1  
                      Subnet mask 	255.255.255.0
                      Media 	10baseT/UTP
                      In/out packets 	2258538/2942016 (633.59 MB/2.52 GB)
                      In/out errors 	0/0
                      Collisions 	319902
                      

                      Do i get all those collisions because i use a hub, and not a switch?

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                        hoba
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                        I think you have some autonegotiation issues. You could try to hardcode the interface speed by using hidden config.xml magic. See http://doc.m0n0.ch/handbook-single/#FAQ.hiddenopts for how to set mediaoptions. It's the same for pfSense.

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                          oakis
                          last edited by

                          @hoba:

                          I think you have some autonegotiation issues. You could try to hardcode the interface speed by using hidden config.xml magic. See http://doc.m0n0.ch/handbook-single/#FAQ.hiddenopts for how to set mediaoptions. It's the same for pfSense.

                          Trying it now, still have alot of collitions though!

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                            oakis
                            last edited by

                            Still not working. The wierd thing is that it doesnt happen between 00 and 09 in the night/morning. :S

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                            • Cry HavokC
                              Cry Havok
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                              @oakis:

                              Trying it now, still have alot of collitions though!

                              You'll always get that with a hub, that's why it's been pretty much impossible to buy one for the last 5+ years ;)

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                                oakis
                                last edited by

                                Well, our switch broke down and i had this old baby still. :D
                                (the problem did not start when i switched to hub)

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                                • Cry HavokC
                                  Cry Havok
                                  last edited by

                                  If you've always had high collisions then you had a very badly broken switch.  Your other problems (as you've been told, repeatedly) strongly point to broken hardware.

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                                    oakis
                                    last edited by

                                    No i have not always had high collisions, only when using the hub.

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