E610-XT2
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I do not find information on the Intel R610-XT2 10g / nbase-t NIC in my search.
I understand that it works in FreeBSD 13 and 14.
Are there drivers in any of the pfsense versions that would support this NIC?
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It looks like Intel has a FreeBSD driver package but it's not in the default FreeBSD driver which is what pfSense includes:
https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blob/main/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c#L51At least not as far as I can tell.
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Is it something that might be included relatively soon or is it something that takes a long length of time (like years) as it seems a number of driver additions including network type have?
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Given that it's already in Intel's branch I'd expect it relatively soon. It's not like igc for example where there was no driver.
There is work on going to include it and it looks like it's imminent: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50067
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I am planning to build a router for when fiber finally arrives at my location in the next couple of months.
I will either get 1 gig and upgrade later to 2.5 or go ahead and get 2.5 from the provider.i have a slot available for a card if needed. The board already has 2 1/10 g ethernet ports that are intel and StephenW wrote some time ago in another forum post that he thought those SoCs would only run at 1 and 10 and pfsense would not work at 2.5 on them. That is where the extra card comes in.
I have read the posts about the Intel X550-T2 as noted and this E16-XT2 and have 3 questions.
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Am I correct in understanding that the X550-T2 will work at 2.5 g with pfsense?
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Is the E620-XT2 card supported at 2.5 g yet on pfsense?
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If I decided to use an X710-T2L, would it work on pfsense at 2.5 g?
Thank you.
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E610 support is in 25.11. Not seen anything about an E620 series.
https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-src/commit/dea5f973d0c8d29a79b433283d0a2de8f4615957
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Been away. Thank you for your response and apologies for using 620 instead of 610. It was a mistype.
I would like to have setup as plug and play as possible. Regarding the x550-t2 and x710-tl2, do they work for 2.5 g after installation or are there configs, etc that need to be changed for that speed? It seems that they do work, but I am not sure if any other config is neeed and I'm trying to decide which of the 3 I want to use.
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Regarding the x550-t2 and x710-tl2, do they work for 2.5 g after installation
I think the issue with 2.5/5GbE speed is/was with the SFP+ (non-native RJ45/non -T) models. If you then use an SFTP+ RJ45 transceiver it may or may not work depending on the NIC model/revision and the transceiver model.
With the Intel -T# models that will work out of the box. The big difference between the three is the power consumption (= heat generated) and offload and server features.
- Intel x550-T2: max 13.0 W for 2x 10GbE, FS datasheet [1]
- Intel x710-T2: max 9.6 W for 2x 10GbE, Intel product sheet [2]
- Intel E610 : max 4.47 W (!) for 2x 10GbE, Intel product sheet [3]
Additionally it is worth asking the internet about the stability off the driver, I'm not sure if there are currently issue with any of the three models.
[1] https://resource.fs.com/mall/file/datasheet/intel%C2%AE-ethernet-network-adapter-x550-t2-datasheet.pdf
[2] https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/710174 (downloads PDF)
[3] https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/836469?fileName=Intel+Ethernet+Controller+E610+Product+Brief.pdf -
I going for an rj45 card. Power is something I am looking at in deciding which card I get.
It seems that the cards work ok at 2.5 g from what I can find.
Footnote 3 is not directly about the E610-ZT2. That info is
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/237052/intel-ethernet-network-adapter-e610xt2/specifications.html -
I going for an rj45 card. Power is something I am looking at in deciding which card I get.
That was my point the listing, yes. All three cards are RJ45 models
Footnote 3 is not directly about the E610-ZT2. That info is ...
You are correct, my lik is to the chipset used in the E610 (all RJ45 as it seems). Max power is 5.1W according to the product brief in the link you posted. Still amazingly low for a RJ45 NIC.
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Yeah that is very low power for a 10G NIC. I have no idea how stable the driver is. The ix driver that supports the x550 is very stable. YMMV!
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I just want what I get to work well at 2.5g on pfsense.
I really like the low power of the E610-XT2 though. It's more expensive than the x550 though I don't know the watts used on an x550-T2 with either a single1 2.5 g connection or a 2.5 and a 10.
One last question on the x550. Is there any editing of configuration, etc. needed now to run it at 2.5 g or does it run at that speed with plug and play?
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The x550 is by far the most tested of those NICs. I don't have one myself to know for sure what config is required there but as I understand it it should 'just work'.
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Thank you. If I choose the X550-T2, I will go back to the thread on it in which you contributed a lot of information to review.
