Pfsense won't recognize network card
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pfsense 2.4.0 not detecting on board NIC
The installation detecting only one network card
One NIC is on the motherboard
And a second NIC is attached to the slot on the motherboard
The installation identifies the external NIC (rl0)
both NIC work in windows or linux
how do i make this work
there is a post in General Questions forum
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=138268.0 -
how can i make this work ?
At first it´ll be nice for us all to know exactly as you can provide us with it, the following numbers;
Vendor/model/model number of any inserted NIC. If they are well known supported we must search on what
is to do or plain going on, but if this card will be not supported we all doing guess work then with any chance
to get it working. Please tell us first the vendor, model and model number of this cards, as an example;
Intel i210 & i354- Intel (Vendor)
- ixxx (i series or model)
- 21x or 35x (model numbers)
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pfsense 2.4.0 not detecting on board NIC
Again, would you please so friendly and tell us first what card is soldered on the mainboard,
likes Intel i210 or Intel i354. How more information you are providing us, how more or fast
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Thanks
this is the NIC
broadcom netlink
gigabit ethernet
I think it belongs to this network card
intel (r) 82566dm gigabit network connectionI've included a screenshot of the Device Manager window
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Thanks
this is the NIC
broadcom netlink gigabit ethernet
I think it belongs to this network card
intel (r) 82566dm gigabit network connectionI've included a screenshot of the Device Manager window
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You have a realtek 8139 card and then an unidentified Broadcom card that has absolutely nothing to do with Intel cards. We really need to see the output of 'pciconf -lv' from the system to identify the card correctly.
(I took the liberty to report this thread for merging with your other thread in General, multiposting is discouraged here).
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We really need to see the output of 'pciconf -lv' from the system to identify the card correctly.
I will upload the computer with a Linux boot disk
There is the lshw program Hope it will give the details on this card(I took the liberty to report this thread for merging with your other thread in General, multiposting is discouraged here).
Thanks
I did not know where to continue -
Here 's the output of lshw
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user. ubuntu description: Computer width: 32 bits *-core description: Motherboard physical id: 0 *-memory description: System memory physical id: 0 size: 3826MiB *-cpu product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.40GHz vendor: Intel Corp. physical id: 1 bus info: cpu@0 version: 15.6.5 serial: 0000-0F65-0000-0000-0000-0000 size: 1700MHz capacity: 1700MHz width: 64 bits capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx x86-64 constant_tsc pebs bts pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est cid cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm cpufreq configuration: id=1 *-logicalcpu:0 description: Logical CPU physical id: 1.1 width: 64 bits capabilities: logical *-logicalcpu:1 description: Logical CPU physical id: 1.2 width: 64 bits capabilities: logical *-pci description: Host bridge product: 82Q963/Q965 Memory Controller Hub vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 100 bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz configuration: driver=agpgart-intel resources: irq:0 *-display description: VGA compatible controller product: 82Q963/Q965 Integrated Graphics Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 2 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 version: 02 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom configuration: driver=i915 latency=0 resources: irq:42 memory:d0000000-d00fffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff ioport:30e0(size=8) *-usb:0 description: USB controller product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1a bus info: pci@0000:00:1a.0 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: uhci bus_master configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 resources: irq:16 ioport:3000(size=32) *-usb:1 description: USB controller product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1a.7 bus info: pci@0000:00:1a.7 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: ehci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 resources: irq:16 memory:d0504000-d05043ff *-multimedia description: Audio device product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1b bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0 version: 02 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0 resources: irq:43 memory:d0500000-d0503fff *-pci:0 description: PCI bridge product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1c bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport resources: irq:40 ioport:5000(size=4096) memory:d0800000-d09fffff ioport:d0a00000(size=2097152) *-pci:1 description: PCI bridge product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1c.4 bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.4 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport resources: irq:41 ioport:2000(size=4096) memory:d0100000-d01fffff ioport:d0600000(size=2097152) *-network description: Ethernet interface product: NetLink BCM5787 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express vendor: Broadcom Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0 logical name: eth1 version: 02 serial: 00:1a:6b:61:40:94 size: 100Mbit/s capacity: 1Gbit/s width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.121 duplex=full firmware=sb v2.04 ip=192.168.0.65 latency=0 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s resources: irq:44 memory:d0100000-d010ffff *-usb:2 description: USB controller product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1d bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: uhci bus_master configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 resources: irq:16 ioport:3020(size=32) *-usb:3 description: USB controller product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1d.1 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.1 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: uhci bus_master configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 resources: irq:17 ioport:3040(size=32) *-usb:4 description: USB controller product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1d.2 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.2 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: uhci bus_master configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 resources: irq:18 ioport:3060(size=32) *-usb:5 description: USB controller product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1d.7 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.7 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: ehci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 resources: irq:16 memory:d0504400-d05047ff *-pci:2 description: PCI bridge product: 82801 PCI Bridge vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1e bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0 version: f2 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list resources: ioport:4000(size=4096) memory:d0200000-d02fffff ioport:d0300000(size=1048576) *-network description: Ethernet interface product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. physical id: 9 bus info: pci@0000:0a:09.0 logical name: eth0 version: 10 serial: 00:0b:2b:01:d3:7f size: 10Mbit/s capacity: 100Mbit/s width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=half latency=32 maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s resources: irq:21 ioport:4000(size=256) memory:d0200000-d02000ff memory:d0300000-d030ffff *-isa description: ISA bridge product: 82801HB/HR (ICH8/R) LPC Interface Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1f bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list configuration: latency=0 *-ide:0 description: IDE interface product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) 4 port SATA Controller [IDE mode] vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1f.2 bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: ide bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0 resources: irq:17 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:30b0(size=16) ioport:30a0(size=16) *-serial UNCLAIMED description: SMBus product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1f.3 bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz configuration: latency=0 resources: memory:d0504800-d05048ff ioport:3080(size=32) *-ide:1 description: IDE interface product: 82801HR/HO/HH (ICH8R/DO/DH) 2 port SATA Controller [IDE mode] vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1f.5 bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.5 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: ide bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0 resources: irq:18 ioport:3410(size=8) ioport:3404(size=4) ioport:3408(size=8) ioport:3400(size=4) ioport:30d0(size=16) ioport:30c0(size=16)*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: NetLink BCM5787 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: eth1
version: 02
serial: 00:1a:6b:61:40:94
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.121 duplex=full firmware=sb v2.04 ip=192.168.0.65 latency=0 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
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As far as I can see it should be supported by the bge(4) driver:
https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bge&sektion=4&manpath=freebsd-release-ports
Can you boot from the pfSense install media and do this from the shell you can start instead of starting the installer:
dmesg | grep bgeDoes that produce any output and what does it say?
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@kpa:
As far as I can see it should be supported by the bge(4) driver:
https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bge&sektion=4&manpath=freebsd-release-ports
Can you boot from the pfSense install media and do this from the shell you can start instead of starting the installer:
dmesg | grep bgeDoes that produce any output and what does it say?
There is a lot of text so I took a screenshot
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That's not good, the chip is recognized by the driver but something causes the driver initialization to fail. Can you see if there are BIOS updates for your board?
You can also see if this helps:
https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Tuning_and_Troubleshooting_Network_Cards#Broadcom_bce.284.29_Cards
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i have the last bios update
I did a bios update two days ago after the computer bios was in French
ן download the bios from here
https://support.lenovo.com/il/en/downloads/migr-66068
my computer is
MT-M 8808-8HF
S/N: LKLWHF9is it worth a try earlier BIOS ?
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updating
I've updated to earlier (2jjy47usa) BIOS
(The last one is 2jjy49usa)
and Same problemAfter searching Google I came across a post in the forum of pfsense (i have no link to it)
There, it is said that sometimes when an external card is connected, the internal is disconnected
I disconnected the external card (that is, I removed it from the computer)
And I turned on the system
Indeed now pfsense recognizes the internal card bge0The message did not say how to fix this situation
after using linux boot cd and windows install
both NIC work together
only on pfsense they dont work togetheri try to find a jumper on the motherboard
i did not see oneis there a way to make both NIC work ?
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Indeed now pfsense recognizes the internal card bge0
Go to the BIOS and enable it would be my first try.
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It's already enabled
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My guess is that the BIOS is set to automatically disable the built-in NIC in case there's an add-on card installed, that makes sort of sense in a desktop system but is nonsense on a server type system.
I'd also guess that the developers of the Linux driver have found a way to enable the integrated Broadcom NIC regardless but the FreeBSD driver doesn't have the same workaround.
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pfSense is able to attach to the Broadcom card and it can be assigned when the Realtek card is not in the box?
If that's the case then I'd throw the Realtek card away an look for something else. The rtl8139 is a truly terrible NIC.
https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-src/blob/db53f09b3a68bfa850844e88c97535f277db4d71/sys/dev/rl/if_rl.c#L48
Steve
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"snip"```
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
ubuntu
description: Computer
width: 32 bitsThis is under Linux (Ubuntu) and pfSense is based on FreeBSD and also could it be that this PC or pfSense box is a 32Bit version and you try out to install pfSensen version 2.4.0 that is coming only as a 64Bit version!!! Often, but not even, in the BIOS could be also set another Interrupt to many onboards NICs because tey are shared together with some PCIe slots, perhaps this might be then also the case here? Please have a look on this too. -
@kpa:
My guess is that the BIOS is set to automatically disable the built-in NIC in case there's an add-on card installed, that makes sort of sense in a desktop system but is nonsense on a server type system.
I'd also guess that the developers of the Linux driver have found a way to enable the integrated Broadcom NIC regardless but the FreeBSD driver doesn't have the same workaround.
The BIOS option associated with a network card is only
Whether to enabled the card or not to enabledThere is another option related to pxe boot (I added a screenshot)
I tried to run the system when the options are enabled. The same resultpfSense is able to attach to the Broadcom card and it can be assigned when the Realtek card is not in the box?
If that's the case then I'd throw the Realtek card away an look for something else. The rtl8139 is a truly terrible NIC.
https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-src/blob/db53f09b3a68bfa850844e88c97535f277db4d71/sys/dev/rl/if_rl.c#L48
Steve
yes as i said
When I remove the external network card from the computer
And runs the system without the external card then pfsense recognizes the internal network card properlyI'll try another card
@BlueKobold:
"snip"```
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
ubuntu
description: Computer
width: 32 bitsThis is under Linux (Ubuntu) and pfSense is based on FreeBSD and also could it be that this PC or pfSense box is a 32Bit version and you try out to install pfSensen version 2.4.0 that is coming only as a 64Bit version!!! Often, but not even, in the BIOS could be also set another Interrupt to many onboards NICs because tey are shared together with some PCIe slots, perhaps this might be then also the case here? Please have a look on this too.I checked to see if it was suitable for 64 bit
i use this program https://www.grc.com/securable.htm
it give me The processor is 64 bit compatible
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Update
I brought four more network cards
That means there are currently 5 network cards
4 with pci connection
1 with pci-e-x1 connectionI tried to change
And those are the resultsThree of the cards with a pci connection
Once I connect the network card to the computer
I get the same result as the first network card
The system identifies only the external card but not the internal oneOn one card with a pci-e-x1 connection
When I connect it to a computer
The system identifies the internal card and not the external oneAnd the last card with a pci connection
Same
The system identifies the internal card and not the external oneAll cards are valid and working on windows xp / windows 7 / linux
