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    Netgate 6100 - Physical Port Speed Missing?

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    • RobbieTT
      RobbieTT last edited by

      Being so new to Netgate / pfSense I have no idea if this is limited to my configuration or a bug but the GUI does not show the link speed on the interface I use for WAN. This is awkward for me as my ONT does not distinguish between being linked at 1 GbE or at 2.5 GbE.

      The documentation suggests that this information is found in 2 locations - the 'Dashboard' and under 'Status / Interfaces' in the examples below:

       2023-03-03 at 11.08.25.png

       2023-03-03 at 11.10.39-pfSense Docs-Status-WAN.png

      On my Dashboard I get only a blank for the WAN but the LANs report correctly:

       2023-03-02 at 17.11.26 Dashboard - Interfaces redacted.jpg

      Same for the Status page:

       2023-03-02 at 17.45.10 Status - Interfaces.jpg

      PEBCAK or bug?

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        viragomann @RobbieTT last edited by

        @robbiett
        This is a PPPoE interface, nothing physical at all, where pfSense can determine the physical link speed.

        pfSense might be able to show the link speed of its parent interface though, but this can differ from the PPPoE speed.

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        • RobbieTT
          RobbieTT @viragomann last edited by RobbieTT

          @viragomann

          Sure but it in this case it is the interface speed for that physical connection. It is a physical interconnect between the router and the modem/ONT.

          That it carries a PPPoE tunnel through it is immaterial when it comes to link speed negotiation. I find it hard to see the logic if this is the intended design.

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            viragomann @RobbieTT last edited by

            @robbiett
            It's not a physical interface, therefore pfSense doesn't show a port speed.

            If you want to see it assign an interface to the parent port.

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            • RobbieTT
              RobbieTT @viragomann last edited by

              @viragomann
              Ahh, I've got you. I will give that a try.

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