pfSense 5Gb/s Ethernet NIC
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I just had 5Gb google fiber installed (up from ATT 2Gb/s) and I have an intel X540T2 10Gb/e card for the fiber jack ethernet port. I am NOT using their router/modem. I'm using bring your own router. I have 10Gb/s SFP+ to my switch stack and primary servers.
No link light. on the X540. I went back to my 2.5Gb/s card (QNAP QXG-2G1T-I225) and everything works fine (except my speed is limited). What card do I need to get for the WAN side?
I appreciate any help.
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@Craash
X710-T2L or T4L should support directly with latest firmware, but really don't know about FreeBSD and some OEM versions like Dell, have seen some 10/1 Gbe versions only.
Some years ago I've got x550-t2 working on 5Gbit that just showed me unknown speedvin pfSense UI.You can pick some unmanaged switch that have at least 2 10 Gbe ports that support NBASE-T (2.5/5 Gbe). Something like that
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@w0w I ordered a intel x550. I read that it supports 2.5 and 5.0gb/s plus 1 and 10. So we'll see if it works. It will be here in the am.
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@Craash It works!
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Nice!
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@stephenw10 Right?? I'm not sure I need it, a lot of my stuff runs over a VPN which is a bottle neck, but it's fun to say I have it. :)
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@w0w said in pfSense 5Gb/s Ethernet NIC:
@Craash
X710-T2L or T4L should support directly with latest firmware, but really don't know about FreeBSD and some OEM versions like Dell, have seen some 10/1 Gbe versions only.Late to the party with this reply but you can flash the Dell versions of the X710-T2L and T4L to Intel firmware without too much hassle. This will enable the missing 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps speeds.
https://forum.level1techs.com/t/crossflashing-intel-official-firmware-on-dell-lenovo-pcie-x710-da2-nics-solved/196357/7
Little bit of reading but it works great. I used Linux but the tools are available for FreeBSD too. I've done a T4L and a T2L and both worked as expected.
