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    pfSense router won't link after power off

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      Those interfaces are just the NICs assigned directly? No PPPoE? No VLANs?

      I'm not aware of any issues affecting 2.4.4 if so. What does the system log show when it powers but does not link?

      What does ifconfig show?

      Steve

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      • chudakC
        chudak
        last edited by chudak

        No PPPoE and No VLANs
        NICs assigned directly.

        Below is my ifconfig output - https://pastebin.com/4KiFWpZ9
        And system log - https://pastebin.com/iBDSghVQ
        (not sure how to read it)

        I think above this line:
        Nov 29 08:37:43 syslogd kernel boot file is /boot/kernel/kernel
        is when power was restored.

        Thx for looking.

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        • chudakC
          chudak
          last edited by

          @stephenw10 did you see anything interesting ?

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          • B
            bbrendon
            last edited by

            Looks like you have additional packages. Snort maybe?

            What’s with those arp log entries?

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            • chudakC
              chudak
              last edited by

              @bbrendon
              what type of logs would you like to see ?

              how snort can prevent successful re-initializing interfaces linking after power off?

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                Which interfaces are which there? igb0-2 show as active with a 1Gbps link using auto-select. Only igb3 is down there.

                The system logs are hard to read with all that Snort messaging but they too show igb0 (which looks like WAN) coming up:
                Nov 29 08:47:48 kernel igb0: link state changed to UP

                What does the lack of a green LED signify on that box?

                Where are you actually seeing the interfaces as not linked?

                Steve

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                • chudakC
                  chudak @stephenw10
                  last edited by

                  @stephenw10

                  "WAN and LAN Ethernet connections on the router had only yellow lights and no green."

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    Yes I read that but what do those LEDs mean on that box?

                    The link appears to be UP so maybe green is just data?

                    Is the lack of green LED the only place you see the link as down?

                    Steve

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                    • chudakC
                      chudak @stephenw10
                      last edited by chudak

                      @stephenw10
                      The way I observed it , when only yellow lights are on and green is not, WAN was not linked (if this is right term), was not assigning IPs and was not assignable via ssh.

                      And I saw that after 2 soft and hard reboots.

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Presumably the yellow LED comes on when you connect the cable? That is more likely to be LINK. The green LED may indicate 1Gbps. Or it may flash for data. Or both.

                        Run ifconfig at the console when it is in that state. I assumed that's what you posted above but if that's the case it is linked fine.

                        Steve

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                        • chudakC
                          chudak @stephenw10
                          last edited by

                          @stephenw10

                          That's not easy. I have to connect display in order to do so, but then I can't connect to 1GB cable.

                          (wish it had IPMI)

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            Well we need to see what it's actually failing to do. The output you posted above looks like there is no problem.

                            Steve

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