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    • DaddyGoD
      DaddyGo
      last edited by

      Restart the WAN interface, then what do you see in the logs?

      Cats bury it so they can't see it!
      (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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      • JKnottJ
        JKnott @avnpf
        last edited by

        @avnpf

        That indicates a 100 Mb connection. If that's all you're getting, then perhaps you should be talking to your ISP. In the mean time, that screen capture I asked for would help.

        PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
        i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
        UniFi AC-Lite access point

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        • DaddyGoD
          DaddyGo
          last edited by

          It is even conceivable that you do not see media type but no IP addresses with MAC data ....... it's weird
          No other internet source 4G dongle or WiFi, other eth. connection is connected to your computer?
          He have already posted a picture of the WAN interface above

          Cats bury it so they can't see it!
          (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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            avnpf
            last edited by

            so i change between the two network cards interface

            before i change to ppoe i have media tab and its written 100 mb

            when i change to pppoe the media tab disappear

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              avnpf
              last edited by

              so the problem was a long cable between the ONT and the PF (20 m)
              because when i connected it to a meter cable i got 1000 mb line

              still now i get speed of 300mb but that is identical to the isp router and an asus a68 router

              thank you

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              • JKnottJ
                JKnott @avnpf
                last edited by

                @avnpf

                When you showed 94 Mb, I had thought about a bad cable, as that can cause a connection at 100 Mb, instead of 1 Gb. However, I suspect you still have some hardware issues, as even plain CAT5 is good for 100 M at 1 Gb. Again, verify what the connection is supposed to be. Should it be autoconfig? Or do you have to set it to 1 Gb full duplex?

                PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                UniFi AC-Lite access point

                I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                • JKnottJ
                  JKnott @DaddyGo
                  last edited by

                  @DaddyGo said in pppoe with no modem:

                  He have already posted a picture of the WAN interface above

                  He posted status info, not configuration. Those are 2 different pages.

                  PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                  i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                  UniFi AC-Lite access point

                  I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                    avnpf @JKnott
                    last edited by

                    @JKnott

                    if i choose on interface>wan>pppoe connection - i am not able to choose media type because that option to choose media disappear after i choose pppoe and click apply setting

                    if i use dhcp or static i can choose the speed under the media tab

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                    • JKnottJ
                      JKnott @avnpf
                      last edited by

                      @avnpf

                      What version of pfSense are you running? When I select PPPoE, I still see the speed & duplex option. Current version is 2.4.5.

                      PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                      i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                      UniFi AC-Lite access point

                      I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                        avnpf
                        last edited by

                        just download it 3 days ago

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                        • JKnottJ
                          JKnott @avnpf
                          last edited by

                          @avnpf

                          Please post screen captures of Interfaces > WAN, both before and after selecting PPPoE.

                          PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                          i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                          UniFi AC-Lite access point

                          I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                          • JKnottJ
                            JKnott @avnpf
                            last edited by JKnott

                            @avnpf

                            One other thing you can do is go to a command prompt and use the ifconfig command. It will show info about the interfaces, including media. Here is what mine shows for my WAN:

                            media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)

                            PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                            i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                            UniFi AC-Lite access point

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              Yeah the WAN is PPPoE so you don't see the media reported, that's on the parent interface.

                              In Diag > Command Prompt execute ifconfig -vma show us the results.

                              Steve

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