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    "Hotplug event detected for LAN" what is it ?

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    • chudakC
      chudak
      last edited by

      Something new I see in the log today and interestingly it accompanied by "link state changed to UP/DOWN"

      What all this mean ?

      Mar 9 09:28:14	check_reload_status	378	rc.newwanip starting igb1
      Mar 9 09:28:14	php-fpm	57424	/rc.linkup: Hotplug event detected for LAN(lan) static IP (192.168.90.1 )
      Mar 9 09:28:13	check_reload_status	378	Linkup starting igb1
      Mar 9 09:28:13	kernel		igb1: link state changed to UP
      Mar 9 09:28:10	check_reload_status	378	Reloading filter
      Mar 9 09:28:10	php-fpm	83718	/rc.linkup: Hotplug event detected for LAN(lan) static IP (192.168.90.1 )
      Mar 9 09:28:09	kernel		igb1: link state changed to DOWN
      
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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        A hotplug event is physical -- it lost link with whatever is connected to the cable. Typical causes for that are the peer device restarting (like a switch or modem being power cycled), a bad cable, or in some cases a hardware fault in the NIC in the firewall.

        There are some rare cases when it can be triggered by software but we haven't seen that happen in quite a while, and when it did happen, it would be constant and caught in a loop that never stopped, not a single event.

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        • chudakC
          chudak @jimp
          last edited by chudak

          @jimp said in "Hotplug event detected for LAN" what is it ?:

          There are some rare cases when it can be triggered by software but we haven't seen that happen in quite a while, and when it did happen, it would be constant and caught in a loop that never stopped, not a single event.

          Thx @jimp
          This is what I am wondering as well.
          I think I excluded h/w likelihood, but stuck with next steps (changed the ports and cable)

          Usually I watch logs very carefully after major upgrade, so not 100% sure but I think it was not there before 2.5.0.

          What would you do ?

          Maybe something I can run in term to test it out ?

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          • chudakC
            chudak @jimp
            last edited by

            @jimp

            Also it's suspicious to see the same errors on WG interface

            Mar 11 08:55:40	kernel		igb1: link state changed to UP
            Mar 11 08:55:36	kernel		igb1: link state changed to DOWN
            Mar 10 18:07:35	kernel		wg0: promiscuous mode disabled
            Mar 10 18:07:35	kernel		wg0: promiscuous mode enabled
            Mar 10 18:06:42	kernel		wg0: link state changed to UP
            Mar 10 18:06:42	kernel		wg0: sc=0xfffff80007764c00
            Mar 10 18:06:42	kernel		wg0: link state changed to DOWN
            Mar 10 18:06:42	kernel		wg0: link state changed to UP
            
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