2009 MacMini - occasional crashes after logging in
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Hi, I successfully installed 2.6.0 in a 2009 mac mini with SSD, 8Gb RAM and USB to ethernet adapter for LAN/VLAN. The WAN port is the mini ethernet. Everything is working well, including pfBlocker (add blocking and Pri1), with CPU idling 10% and RAM 10%.
When I do a SpeedTest with my ISP, the GUI and terminal TOP stop updating though. I suspect the 70Mbps throughput is enough to max the 2 core CPU? The throughput test is fine, but GUI stops updating.
Anyway, once speedtest finishes, everything continues working as usual with no apparent stability problems.
Occasionally, after logging in and quickly selecting a menu, the mini stops responding and only a hard reset recovers. I cannot ping and internet connections are lost during the event. See log attached with flapping PORT DOWN/UP. I suspect the CPU may be maxing right after logging in before settling down and, if I select any menu, it's enough to trigger the freeze?
Could the flapping on USB to ethernet also point to some problem with this kind of adapter?The crashes are specific to logging in, and quickly selecting a menu right after logging. Anyway just curious if you guys have any pointers. Maybe I need a more modern host despite the idle CPU/RAM of only 10%. Thanks pfsense crash after logging in.txt
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@pfnuevo said in 2009 MacMini - occasional crashes after logging in:
I suspect the 70Mbps throughput is enough to max the 2 core CPU?
Very unlikely, 70Mbps is nothing for anything remotely recent. What CPU is in that?
USB Ethernet devices are notoriously unreliable in FreeBSD/pfSense. It should never disconnect like that.
I would use VLANs on the nfe NIC instead if you can. As long as your WAN connection is <1G you likely won't see any speed reduction and it will be waaaaay more reliable.
Steve
