Network card not detected on reboot
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Hey guys, looks like ever since I upgraded to 2.3 I have this problem. Network works grest but if I reboot the router the lights on the dual Intel Nic go solid green and aren't detected. the only way I can get it to work is to physically unplug the router power plug. after that, lights start blinking and it works perfect. anyone ever seen this before?
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Probably happened after the reboot, not because of the upgrade itself. Check 'pciconf -l' output, see if they show up at all when the OS doesn't see them. If not, it's a hardware issue. That sounds likely with the lights behaving as they do.
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what happens is I reboot, pfsense looks like it will load normally then when it should pop up to the console, it asks if I want to make vlans because it doesn't find the NICs from my config. I always just shut it down at that point, pull the plug, then reboot to normal.
How do i enter that command when it asks about vlans?
thanks for your help.
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ah, yeah it'll stop the boot there since it's missing NICs. You can hit ctrl-c at that point to break it out to a shell and then run the pciconf. Make note of the output, then reboot. Run it again while working normally, and compare the output.
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thanks man, will try and report back..
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of course now that you are helping it isn't doing it but I guess that is a good thing.. here is the output when it is working normally..
hostb0@pci0:0:0:0: class=0x060000 card=0x50001458 chip=0x191f8086 rev=0x07 hdr=0x00
pcib1@pci0:0:1:0: class=0x060400 card=0x50001458 chip=0x19018086 rev=0x07 hdr=0x01
vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0: class=0x030000 card=0xd0001458 chip=0x19128086 rev=0x06 hdr=0x00
xhci0@pci0:0:20:0: class=0x0c0330 card=0x50071458 chip=0xa12f8086 rev=0x31 hdr=0x00
none0@pci0:0:20:2: class=0x118000 card=0x88881458 chip=0xa1318086 rev=0x31 hdr=0x00
none1@pci0:0:22:0: class=0x078000 card=0x1c3a1458 chip=0xa13a8086 rev=0x31 hdr=0x00
ahci0@pci0:0:23:0: class=0x010601 card=0xb0051458 chip=0xa1028086 rev=0x31 hdr=0x00
pcib2@pci0:0:27:0: class=0x060400 card=0x50011458 chip=0xa1698086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
pcib3@pci0:0:28:0: class=0x060400 card=0x50011458 chip=0xa1128086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
pcib4@pci0:0:28:4: class=0x060400 card=0x50011458 chip=0xa1148086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
pcib5@pci0:0:28:5: class=0x060400 card=0x50011458 chip=0xa1158086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
pcib6@pci0:0:29:0: class=0x060400 card=0x50011458 chip=0xa1188086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
pcib7@pci0:0:29:4: class=0x060400 card=0x50011458 chip=0xa11c8086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
isab0@pci0:0:31:0: class=0x060100 card=0x50011458 chip=0xa1448086 rev=0x31 hdr=0x00
none2@pci0:0:31:2: class=0x058000 card=0x50011458 chip=0xa1218086 rev=0x31 hdr=0x00
none3@pci0:0:31:4: class=0x0c0500 card=0x50011458 chip=0xa1238086 rev=0x31 hdr=0x00
em2@pci0:0:31:6: class=0x020000 card=0xe0001458 chip=0x15b88086 rev=0x31 hdr=0x00
em0@pci0:1:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x125e8086 chip=0x105e8086 rev=0x06 hdr=0x00
em1@pci0:1:0:1: class=0x020000 card=0x125e8086 chip=0x105e8086 rev=0x06 hdr=0x00
igb0@pci0:4:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0xe0001458 chip=0x15398086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
none4@pci0:5:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x00108086 chip=0x24f38086 rev=0x3a hdr=0x00 -
Well, you know what to compare it with next time at least. If you see "noneX@" in front of those emX lines when it's not working, then the driver's failing to attach for some reason. That could be a software or hardware issue. If it's not shown there at all, then the card doesn't appear on the PCI bus and there's something wrong at a hardware level.
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ya, it did it again. How can i distinguish between a hardware or software problem?
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What I mentioned in my last post, compare whichever NICs it is in that pciconf output (em0/1 or 1/2 I guess), see if that line is there with the "@pci0:1:0:1: class=0x020000 card=0x125e8086 chip=0x105e8086 rev=0x06 hdr=0x00" (for instance) part, but with "none" in front.
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sorry CMB, just re-read your post, makes sense now, thanks for your time.
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Are the NICs onboard or an extra card? If an extra card, I assume you've checked to make sure it's seated correctly (just in case)?
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it's an Intel dual pci express card. it is seated tight. the weird thing is it operates for days on end perfectly, then the minute I reboot, not detected.
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it's an Intel dual pci express card. it is seated tight. the weird thing is it operates for days on end perfectly, then the minute I reboot, not detected.
Warm reboot as in "shutdown -r now" or reboot from the WebGUI? If you power down (shutdown -h or -p now or via Web GUI) is it always detected on power up? I've run into devices in the past that did not handle resets very well; reset pulse may not have been long enough or something just didn't have a reset line to it, sometimes a weird power glitch during a reset.
As long as you don't take power away, it doesn't care, that's why it works fine. A solution may be to get another card and try that, but it could still run into the same issue. Your OP says "…since I upgrade to 2.3...", did you have the same behavior with an older release? How old is the hardware? What is the hardware? -
I always use the webgui to shutdown or reboot. Sometimes on a shutdown it isn't detected either. When this happens, always just pull the power plug and then it works perfectly. I do have another card that I can retry. Didn't notice that behavior before 2.3, i could reboot whenever I wanted and it worked.. Card is about a year old, computer is a brand new i5.