WAN link up not detected
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I am trying to set up my first pfsense box using this mini pc https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XBKFZVL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 <-I removed onboard wireless chip
I have installed the 2.5.2 version of pfsense. When I set the interfaces the WAN does not detect a link up but the LAN side does I have tried switching them and the same happens so I know that the ethernet ports are working. So far I have tried most combinations of power cycling the modem and pfsense box but the general procedure that I'm doing is unplugging the modem waiting 5 minutes and then starting the modem and the pfsense box and still no WAN link up detected. I can plug the cable back into my old router and it links up right away so I know that the cable is good. I have also tried a usb to ethernet adapter and it still does not detect a link up. I also called the ISP and they say that with a power cycle I should be able to switch to any router that I want. I did do a test with a very old embedded pc as a proof of concept and I did get it to fully work. So does anyone have any helpful tips and tricks or see something that I'm doing wrong?
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What is the modem? What speed does it normally link at?
What type of interfaces are those?
I assume you've tried swapping the cable?
Can you test putting a switch between the WAN and the modem?
Steve
