Do either SFP modules offered work with the 6100?

clokwork

I want to make sure I don’t get into a module compatibility issue for a customer. There is only one module available in the netgate store (SFP+ 10GBASE-SR TRANSCEIVER ) but it doesn’t have a full compatibility list. It’s overkill for 1 Gbps but I’m hoping to know if it works with the 6100.

stephenw10

If it's for connecting to a 1G link you should use a 1G module if possible. If you do use a dual speed module be aware that you will need to set the link speed to 1G.
There is a list of modules here:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/netgate-6100/io-ports.html#compatible-sfp-sfp-modules

However any Intel compatible module should work.

Steve

clokwork

@stephenw10 thank you for the response! Would the link speed be set in he GUI or would I need access to a command line?

stephenw10

You can set it in the GUI. The available speed and duplex options are shown in the interface config
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/interfaces/configure.html

Steve

mrsunfire

Sorry for hijacking this thread but do GPON modules work with the 6100? They're mostly running 2,5G that's why I'm asking.

stephenw10

If they present as a 2.5G module then it won't work. At least not currently. The ixgbe driver cannot link at 2.5G on that hardware.

If it presents as a 1G or 10G module it may but we have no way to know for sure until someone tests it. However I would assume it will not. We have seen more fail than succeed.

Steve

DefenderLLC

The UniFi SFP+ modules work great in my 6100 - including the new one that supports 2.5Gb.

stephenw10

I wouldn't expect them to work at 2.5G though?

clokwork

@stephenw10 Thank you. I ordered the available unit from the Netgate store.

mrsunfire

@stephenw10 Got the Zyxel modul from my ISP and put it into ix1 (10G port). Am I seeing right that it seems to work? Of course it's not provisioned yet.

stephenw10

Yup, that looks good. It sees the module. It sees incoming signal. It shows as UP and linked.

It doesn't show the link type but that's not all that unusual.

Steve

mrsunfire

@stephenw10 OK I'll give it a go tomorrow asking my ISP to provision it for their GPON network.

mrsunfire

The modul supports "10/100/1000BaseX/SGMII LAN" SGMII LAN has to be 2.5G. Is this also supported with Netgate hardware? At the moment it shows 1000BASE-LX but maybe because it's not provisioned by ISP? My ISP is running GPON (2,5 gig down 1,5 gig up).

stephenw10

The module is effectively pretending to be a 1000base-LX device and the 6100 port has no problem with that. It's not possible to set it to 2.5G if that is required but it may not be. The module doesn't appear to support 2.5G at all though from the datasheet. At least not on the SFP side.
Unfortunately I simply have no way to test it.

Try running ifconfig -vvvm ix1 with the module inserted.

Steve

mrsunfire

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mrsunfire

Modul is working now with my 500 MBit/s plan. It seems to not support 2,5G. Only thing confuses me is that I had to enable the ix1 interface (without setting IPv4 or IPv6 to anything other than disable) to get it to work. My ISP uses VLAN7 so I chose ix1.7 as PPPoE interface. If I'm not adding and enabling ix1 the PPPoE dialup doesn't work.

ix1: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
	description: SFP_FIBER
	options=8138b8<VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM,WOL_UCAST,WOL_MCAST,WOL_MAGIC,VLAN_HWFILTER>
	capabilities=f53fbb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM,TSO4,TSO6,LRO,WOL_UCAST,WOL_MCAST,WOL_MAGIC,VLAN_HWFILTER,VLAN_HWTSO,NETMAP,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6>
	ether 90:ec:xx:xx:xx:xx
	inet6 fe80::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx%ix1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x6
	media: Ethernet autoselect (Unknown)
	status: active
	supported media:
		media autoselect
	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
	plugged: SFP/SFP+/SFP28 1000BASE-LX (SC)
	vendor: ZYXEL PN: PMG3000-D20B SN: xxxxxxxxxxxxx DATE: 2015-05-25
	module temperature: 52.85 C Voltage: 3.30 Volts
	RX: 0.04 mW (-13.77 dBm) TX: 2.00 mW (3.01 dBm

stephenw10

Hmm, interesting. I would have expected enabling ix1.7 to be sufficient.

Yes, there's no way to set that to 2.5G, it only supports autoselect. Though some ix cards have been shows to link at 2.5G I would not expect that to do so.

Steve

mrsunfire

@stephenw10 Got it working without ix1 interface. The "trick" was to not disable ix1 before deleting it. Leaving it enabled and deleting it works.

Ordered the Ubiquiti SFP+ modul to check if it's recognized by the 6100. Will keep you up to date.

EDIT: found out that I can set my SFP modul via CLI to 2.5G (HSGMII mode). But don't want to test it. Just for information.

stephenw10

As a media opt? What command are you using for that?

mrsunfire

@stephenw10 I'm SSH into it. Not via pfSense.