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    WAN fails to keep DHCP address on cable modem reboot

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    • DaddyGoD
      DaddyGo @BlankSpace
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      @BlankSpace said in WAN fails to keep DHCP address on cable modem reboot:

      This may be the solution...

      Due to the plenty of "noname" chip (PHY, eth. magnetics, PCB. etc.) manufacturers, unfortunately we encounter more and more of this problem.(Free after... @chpalmer https://www.badmodems.com/)

      (the bad principle lately is that the modem should be cheap and not really the function is the point)

      It's good if your test was successful. 😉

      you may still be able to refine your settings with these parameters (Protocol timing)

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      Cats bury it so they can't see it!
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        BlankSpace @DaddyGo
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        @DaddyGo

        Thanks, I will need to read up on those settings, I have never messed with them before and do not know what each does.

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        • DaddyGoD
          DaddyGo @BlankSpace
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          @BlankSpace said in WAN fails to keep DHCP address on cable modem reboot:

          Thanks, I will need to read up on those settings,

          Okéééé:
          https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/book/interfaces/ipv4-wan-types.html

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

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            BlankSpace @stephenw10
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            @stephenw10

            So I put a new cheap unmanaged gigabit switch (Netgear GS205) in between pfs and the modem. And it does the same thing, pfs can't get a stable link, keeps dropping and connecting in a loop. If I restart pfs, no issues.

            During this time, this is being displayed on the console: "config_aqm Unable to configure flowset, flowset busy!"

            Can it be related to the limiters I have created?

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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              Yes. It could be.
              Though that could also just be a symptom of the limiter queues filling when the link goes down.

              Try removing them.

              You might also disabling flow control on igb3 if it is enabled.

              Steve

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                BlankSpace @stephenw10
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                @stephenw10

                I'm basically running upload and download limiters using FQ_CODEL for bufferbloat. I just followed the documentation in a video I found.

                igb3 is my WAN interface.

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                • DaddyGoD
                  DaddyGo @BlankSpace
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                  @BlankSpace

                  @stephenw10 "You might also disabling flow control on igb3 if it is enabled."

                  in addition I would even disable EEE (in loader.conf.local)

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                    BlankSpace @DaddyGo
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                    @DaddyGo

                    Thanks, I created loader.conf.local in /boot and added those lines. Safe to assume if I only have igb0 through igb3, that's all I need?

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by stephenw10

                      Yes. It won't hurt adding more but it won't do anything except maybe log an error since you only have 4 NICs, those further OIDs don't exist.

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                      • DaddyGoD
                        DaddyGo @BlankSpace
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                        @BlankSpace said in WAN fails to keep DHCP address on cable modem reboot:

                        only have igb0 through igb3, that's all I need?

                        As @stephenw10 says too

                        "prtsc" shows in my example one I350-T4 and one I350-F4 are configured so it shows 0 to 7.

                        Cats bury it so they can't see it!
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