TippingPoint 330 (HP S330)
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Yes, if it shows a media state and status as active the driver is seeing the connection to the port.
It might be simple that the interface is not yet configured in pfSense.
Steve
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Ive actually seen alot of jitter online, including this thread since I made the post. Ill see what I can do for a very detailed write up and maybe a video on flashing the BIOS. I modded the BIOS firmware with (I think Pheonix BIOS modder?) Ill have to check my notes at the house.
Quick info:
System does refuse to boot properly with x64 image, a panic IIRC.
IIRC I couldnt get CF install to boot, had to use a SATA SSD and USB install stick.
I just changed settings in each copy of the firmware, and saved changes as defaults (so you can default the BIOS via battery or jumper to modded version)
I had to do the following to get the interfaces to work properly after flashing new BIOS (in OP):
shut system down, remove power cable, remove cmos batt and move JP2 to 2-3 position and wait 5 mins.
Move jumper back to 1-2, and install battery, reboot. It should kill off once, and reboot. -
I used AMIBCP V3.46 below are some screenshots and pics of the system. You can see the jumpers, type of BIOS, and the bypass relays:
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I did manage to get working. In my messing around I ended up trying the RESET button on the S330 It ended up basically corrupting PFsense and had to re-load it. Tried reload many times doing similar to before, no swap, etc. No luck. Ended up just finding an old 80GB SATA HDD and loading on that I can only assume the CF card was corrupted or had sector issues.
I then set the various interfaces, the setup was sort of strange to me and what I was expecting. I was a bit surprised that setting an I.P for EM4(mgmt interface) did not work but can manage from the LAN interface. Maye some sort of ACL, etc in play, but seems would be nice to use the mgmt port as it was meant to be used. I also set the other segments as optional interfaces, but not sure yet these can be used for firewall/ NAT/ IPS interfaces like the LAN and WAN ports can be.
I think would be kind of nice if was a bit more options in PFsense for making and linking multiple LAN/WAN interfaces, or one WAN to 2 LAN E.G a DMZ and another for the intranet.
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In pfSense any interface can be either an external or internal interface. It only depends on whether you set a gateway on that interface.
Only the LAN interface has any firewall rules on it by default. That is to make it easier to get started. All other interfaces will block all traffic by default.
I'm sure you can use em4 to connect to the gui for management if you wish you simply need to add a firewall rule on that interface to allow it.
Steve
