Broadcom 57414 / 57504 10/25GbE SFP28 Compatibility with pfSense CE 2.7/2.8

[iamsumesh]

We are planning to upgrade our pfSense CE server (version 2.7 / 2.8) with a high-speed NIC and would like to confirm driver and compatibility support before making the purchase. The adapters I am considering are:

• Broadcom 57414 Dual Port 10/25GbE SFP28 Adapter
• Broadcom 57504 Quad Port 10/25GbE SFP28 Adapter

Has anyone deployed these cards on pfSense CE and can confirm whether they are detected properly, stable under high load, and work as expected?

If these Broadcom adapters are not well supported, I would appreciate recommendations for dual/quad port 10/25GbE SFP28 NICs that are known to work reliably with pfSense CE 2.7/2.8.

[tman222]

Based on what I can see in the man pages, there should be support in the latest versions of pfSense (which are based on FreeBSD 15) through the bnxt driver:

https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bnxt&apropos=0&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+15.0-CURRENT&arch=default&format=html

@stephenw10 - can you please confirm that the bnxt driver is included with pfSense?

I have not used Broadcom cards myself with pfSense, but have had good experiences with both Intel and Chelsio. Hope this helps.