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HELP: NETGATE 3100 - After updating from 22.05 to 23.01 unable to create/use GIF interfaces

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    Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @ChrisJenk
    last edited by Feb 16, 2023, 4:03 PM

    @chrisjenk said in HELP: After updating from 22.05 to 23.01 my Hurricane Electric 6in4 GIF tunnel no longer works:

    It is almost as if the 23.01 kernel is missing support for GIF interfaces?

    No, working fine here. But I created my tunnel afterwards. If it would be a general problem, this thread would fill up over time.

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      ChrisJenk @Bob.Dig
      last edited by Feb 16, 2023, 4:05 PM

      @bob-dig It might be hardware specific (different kernel). Given that I cannot even create a GIF interface using ifconfig it sure looks pretty fundamental.

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        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by Feb 16, 2023, 5:01 PM

        It looks like it was the linker hints, like I mentioned on your other thread asking about the linker error.

        I found one of my 3100 installs where I could replicate this, but just that one:

        : ifconfig gif9 create
        ifconfig: SIOCIFCREATE2 (gif9): Invalid argument
        : kldxref /boot/kernel/
        : ifconfig gif9 create
        : ifconfig gif9 destroy
        :
        

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          jaltman
          last edited by Feb 23, 2023, 6:25 PM

          After upgrading my Netgate XG-1537 from 22.05 to 23.01 my Hurricane Electric GIF tunnels are broken.

          I can successfully ping the HE tunnel endpoint from within the LAN but no packets received from the tunnel are delivered.

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            ChrisJenk @jaltman
            last edited by Feb 23, 2023, 6:37 PM

            @jaltman Have you tried the solution in the answer above from @jimp ? You likely need to reboot after running the kldxref command (I did). After that it all worked for me.

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              jaltman @ChrisJenk
              last edited by Feb 23, 2023, 6:58 PM

              @chrisjenk Thanks for the reply.

              My symptoms are a bit different in that gif0 is present but there is no traffic flowing from the pfSense tunnel endpoint to the LAN. I can ping the pfSense tunnel endpoint from the LAN. I can ping the HE tunnel endpoint from the outside world.

              I cannot ping the pfSense tunnel endpoint from the outside world nor can the LAN ping the HE tunnel endpoint.

              HE support does not see anything problem with the tunnel from their point of view. pfSense reports the tunnel as present and "UP" with no packet loss.

              I have a TAC Enterprise subscription and have created a support ticket.

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                jaltman @jaltman
                last edited by Feb 23, 2023, 7:53 PM

                @jaltman In my case the "Automatic" setting for IPv6 gateway no longer results in the HE Tunnel being used to route IPv6 traffic. Manually selecting the tunnel gateway results in the passing of traffic.

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                  jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate @jaltman
                  last edited by jimp Feb 23, 2023, 8:34 PM Feb 23, 2023, 8:32 PM

                  @jaltman said in HELP: NETGATE 3100 - After updating from 22.05 to 23.01 unable to create/use GIF interfaces:

                  @jaltman In my case the "Automatic" setting for IPv6 gateway no longer results in the HE Tunnel being used to route IPv6 traffic. Manually selecting the tunnel gateway results in the passing of traffic.

                  What gateway did "Auto" use instead?

                  Auto is always a roll of the dice, it can be different with any change in the interface properties, add/delete interfaces, new VPNs, etc.

                  You should always set a specific gateway (or better yet, a group) with what you want there.

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                    jaltman @jimp
                    last edited by Feb 23, 2023, 8:52 PM

                    @jimp Unfortunately I do not know. Now when I set the gateway to "automatic" and reboot the tunnel is selected as the default. Sadly I did not create a snapshot before I made the change.

                    I agree that explicitly selecting the tunnel is the correct thing to do.

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                      jmaynard
                      last edited by Feb 25, 2023, 3:59 PM

                      I had this problem, and tried to fix it by deleting and redefining the GIF. Unfortunately, that didn't work: I get a PHP error when I try to define it:

                      [24-Feb-2023 20:52:20 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: pfSense_interface_flags(): Argument #1 ($ifname) must be of type string, array given in /etc/inc/interfaces.inc:44
                      Stack trace:
                      #0 /etc/inc/interfaces.inc(44): pfSense_interface_flags(Array, 1)
                      #1 /etc/inc/interfaces.inc(1271): interfaces_bring_up(Array)
                      #2 /usr/local/www/interfaces_gif_edit.php(124): interface_gif_configure(Array)
                      #3 {main}
                        thrown in /etc/inc/interfaces.inc on line 44
                      

                      I tried registering on Redmine to file a bug report, but have not yet gotten the activation email. @jimp , is it broken again?

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                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by Feb 25, 2023, 5:13 PM

                        That's a different issue. I opened a bug for it: https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/14035

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                          jmaynard @stephenw10
                          last edited by jmaynard Feb 25, 2023, 6:18 PM Feb 25, 2023, 6:17 PM

                          @stephenw10 Thanks! Yeah, I was hesitant to post to this thread about it, but there was already discussion on GIF interfaces, so...

                          (And if I can ever get registered on Redmine, I did save the debug log.)

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                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by Feb 25, 2023, 8:51 PM

                            Can you see what's in your config file when you hit that error?

                            Or the exact steps required to replicate it?

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                              jmaynard @stephenw10
                              last edited by Feb 25, 2023, 10:32 PM

                              @stephenw10 Replicating it is easy:

                              1. Navigate to Interfaces->Assignments, GIFs tab.
                              2. Click + Add.
                              3. Enter server IP address, GIF tunnel local address, and GIF tunnel remote address as appropriate (I took mine from my HE tunnel page).
                              4. Select 64 for GIF tunnel subnet.
                              5. Do not select ECN friendly behavior or Outer Source Filtering.
                              6. Enter "HE IPv6 tunnel" for description.
                              7. Click Save.

                              Expected result: GIF interface is created.
                              Actual result: PHP error:

                              Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: pfSense_interface_flags(): Argument #1 ($ifname) must be of type string, array given in /etc/inc/interfaces.inc:44 Stack trace: #0 /etc/inc/interfaces.inc(44): pfSense_interface_flags(Array, 1) #1 /etc/inc/interfaces.inc(1271): interfaces_bring_up(Array) #2 /usr/local/www/interfaces_gif_edit.php(124): interface_gif_configure(Array) #3 {main} thrown in /etc/inc/interfaces.inc on line 44 PHP ERROR: Type: 1, File: /etc/inc/interfaces.inc, Line: 44, Message: Uncaught TypeError: pfSense_interface_flags(): Argument #1 ($ifname) must be of type string, array given in /etc/inc/interfaces.inc:44 Stack trace: #0 /etc/inc/interfaces.inc(44): pfSense_interface_flags(Array, 1) #1 /etc/inc/interfaces.inc(1271): interfaces_bring_up(Array) #2 /usr/local/www/interfaces_gif_edit.php(124): interface_gif_configure(Array) #3 {main} thrown
                              
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                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by Feb 25, 2023, 11:23 PM

                                Mmm, there must be something existing in your config or missing from that would usually be there by default when you attempt to apply that. It doesn't happen on a clean config as far as I can tell. Or at least I've failed to replicate it so far.

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                                  jmaynard @stephenw10
                                  last edited by Feb 25, 2023, 11:29 PM

                                  @stephenw10 I can send you my config, if you like. Just let me know where to send it.

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                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                    last edited by Feb 25, 2023, 11:32 PM

                                    Yes, please upload it here: https://nc.netgate.com/nextcloud/s/3kdTjgDRRC2txeQ

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                                      jmaynard @stephenw10
                                      last edited by Feb 25, 2023, 11:46 PM

                                      @stephenw10 Done.

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                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by Feb 26, 2023, 12:17 AM

                                        Thanks. When you hit this error does the tunnel actually get created? Do you get additional config in the file?

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                                          jmaynard @stephenw10
                                          last edited by Feb 26, 2023, 12:53 AM

                                          @stephenw10 I don't know where to look at the config file (I'm ont a BSD guy), but Interfaces->Assignments, Interface Assignments tab, does not show the interface to assign.

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