Problem WAN

mikekoke

@stephenw10
I thank you, I will do a test and I'll let you know. I read a little while ago about another user who has a problem similar to mine and who solved by updating the realtek drivers.

EDIT: I use an amd fx 6300 4.2ghz
EDIT2: I think it might be Snort to saturate a core or more by having it on the WAN and LAN.

stephenw10

That's unlikely at 100Mbps with that CPU. But the top output will show it.

Steve

mikekoke

I just did a test causing the problem, as I thought snort uses the cpu enough, but each of the six cores remains at least 36% in idle.
Could it be a problem of the realtek drivers?

stephenw10

It probably is. Looking at your logs again:

Nov 18 02:20:28	kernel		re1: watchdog timeout

That is almost certainly the issue. The only thing you can try there (other than swapping out the NICs) is the alternative Realtek driver:
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/135850/official-realtek-driver-binary-1-95-for-2-4-4-release

Steve

mikekoke

@stephenw10
Okay then I'll try.
Last thing, what can I use to place the file in /boot/kernel?
Through the interface I placed the file in /tmp, but I do not know how to move it to the right position.

stephenw10

You can copy it to there from the command line.

You can use SCP to access the filesystem directly over SSH. WinSCP for example, if you're running Windows.

Steve

mikekoke

@stephenw10
I managed to move the file, now to change the permissions can I use winSCP?
In the attached image, what should I select?
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stephenw10

It needs to be executable. Check the three X boxes there.

Steve

mikekoke

@stephenw10
I think I was able to load the driver.
Here is the output:

Shell Output - kldstat
Id Refs Address            Size     Name
 1   12 0xffffffff80200000 2d9a7d0  kernel
 2    1 0xffffffff82f9c000 7d2c0    if_re.ko
 3    1 0xffffffff83711000 10a0     cpuctl.ko
 4    1 0xffffffff83713000 72b8     aesni.ko
 5    1 0xffffffff8371b000 11a0     amdtemp.ko
 6    1 0xffffffff8371d000 648      amdsmn.ko

I'm testing

stephenw10

Yup, looks like it. You should also see the version in the boot log against your NICs if you check.

Steve

mikekoke

@stephenw10
After three hours of constant download at 100mb/s there was no loss of connection, I hope it continues like this.
At the next restart I will check.
Thanks again for the help.

EDIT: I confirm that I have solved the problem by replacing the realtek drivers included in pfsense.