Changing WAN Interface to 10Mbps Full Duplex

dotdash

Did you edit on the fly, or edit offline and restore the config? If you edited the config using diagnostics, edit file you will need to reboot. Alternatively, you could use the shell or diagnostics, command to set it- ifconfig em0 media 10baseT/UP mediaopt full-duplex

Tony

I edit it through secure shell, I login on the secure shell and edit the config.xml, I will try your suggestion.

Thank you.

Tony

I tried to use "ifconfig em0 media 10baseT/UP mediaopt full-duplex" in secure shell but I got this message "ifconfig:unknown media subtype: 10baseT/UP".

Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

dotdash

My typo, sorry.
10baseT/UTP

Tony

Thank you, after trying the command I did reboot the pfsense and still no luck still showing as 10Mbps Half-Duplex in the dashboard. Is there a way to verify in the shell if the wan interface is set to full-duplex? I am thinking maybe the dashboard is not showing the proper media interface mode.

stephenw10

if you enter:


[root@fire.box]/root(6): ifconfig em0
em0: flags=8843 <up,broadcast,running,simplex,multicast>metric 0 mtu 1500
        options=9b <rxcsum,txcsum,vlan_mtu,vlan_hwtagging,vlan_hwcsum>ether 00:90:7f:31:4b:f0
        inet 192.168.2.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
        inet6 fe80::290:7fff:fe31:4bf0%em0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
        media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>)
        status: active</full-duplex></rxcsum,txcsum,vlan_mtu,vlan_hwtagging,vlan_hwcsum></up,broadcast,running,simplex,multicast>

You should see the current mode.

Also adding -m will show all possible modes:


[root@fire.box]/root(16): ifconfig -m em0
em0: flags=8843 <up,broadcast,running,simplex,multicast>metric 0 mtu 1500
        options=9b <rxcsum,txcsum,vlan_mtu,vlan_hwtagging,vlan_hwcsum>capabilities=1db <rxcsum,txcsum,vlan_mtu,vlan_hwtagging,polling,vlan_hwcsum,tso4>ether 00:90:7f:31:4b:f0
        inet 192.168.2.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
        inet6 fe80::290:7fff:fe31:4bf0%em0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
        media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>)
        status: active
        supported media:
                media autoselect
                media 1000baseTX
                media 1000baseTX mediaopt full-duplex
                media 100baseTX mediaopt full-duplex
                media 100baseTX
                media 10baseT/UTP mediaopt full-duplex
                media 10baseT/UTP</full-duplex></rxcsum,txcsum,vlan_mtu,vlan_hwtagging,polling,vlan_hwcsum,tso4></rxcsum,txcsum,vlan_mtu,vlan_hwtagging,vlan_hwcsum></up,broadcast,running,simplex,multicast>

Steve

Tony

This is my result when I did an ifconfig of em0:

ifconfig em0
em0: flags=8843 <up,broadcast,running,simplex,multicast>metric 0 mtu 1500
options=9b <rxcsum,txcsum,vlan_mtu,vlan_hwtagging,vlan_hwcsum>ether 00:06:5b:ec:b5:28
inet 192.168.100.1 netmask 0xffffffe0 broadcast
inet6 fe80::206:5bff:feec:b528%em0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
nd6 options=3 <performnud,accept_rtadv>media: Ethernet 10baseT/UTP <full-duplex>(10baseT/UTP <half-duplex>)
status: active

By the way I did edit the config.xml under diagnostic>edit file with this:

<media>10baseT/UTP <media><mediaopt>full-duplex <mediaopt></mediaopt></mediaopt></media></media></half-duplex></full-duplex></performnud,accept_rtadv></rxcsum,txcsum,vlan_mtu,vlan_hwtagging,vlan_hwcsum></up,broadcast,running,simplex,multicast>

Tony

It still showing as half-duplex in the dashboard.

dotdash

The output shows that it is set for full-duplex, but it's running in half-duplex. I would encourage you to verify the switch configuration, patch cables, etc.

Tony

I checked the manage switch we have and it is actually set to Full Duplex in all ports, also I have two pfsense the other one is currently working as my primary firewall and it is actually shows as full duplex. I tried to unplug the primary wan network cable and put it on my new pfsense 2.0 RC1 just to checked it the port in my switch have problem but it still showing as half duplex.

Anyway, even though it is showing as half-duplex in the dashboard after I've edited the config.xml and set the media interface mode to full duplex manually it is working as it is supposed to be, I am now getting the correct internet bandwidth as compare before when the media interface is not define although it still showing as half-duplex in the dashboard.

So I will just let the way it is as it is working now.

Thanks.

stephenw10

Hmm,
Well the dashboard is agreeing with ifconfig that the interface is still running half duplex.
There seem to be a few people having trouble with the em(4) driver and 2.0RC at the moment. It's interesting though that you report the speed does seem to have increased. Perhaps it is an error with the reported status. I'd be interested in your output from the command: sysctrl dev.em.0.%desc

Here's mine under 1.2.3


[1.2.3-RELEASE] 
[root@fire.box]/root(3): sysctl dev.em.0.%desc
dev.em.0.%desc: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection 6.9.6

Are both your boxes the same hardware? How does the above command result vary?

Steve

Tony

First thank you for the prompt reply on this issue, here are the interface driver of em0 for both firewalls:

[Release 1.2.3]
sysctl dev.em.0.%desc
dev.em.0.%desc: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection 6.9.6

[Release 2.0 RC1)
sysctl dev.em.0.%desc
dev.em.0.%desc: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Legacy Network Connection 1.0.3