LAN Goes Dead During Boot

[NOYB]

…    --- LAN Interface starts responding.
Confituring firewall…...done.
Starting PFLOG... done.
Setting up gateway monitors...done.
Synchronizing user settings...done.
Starting webConfigurator...done.
configuring CRON...done.
Starting OpenNTP time client...done.
Starting DNS forwarder...done.
Configuring firewall…...done.   --- LAN Interface stops responding.
Generating RRD graphs...done.
Starting CRON... done.
Bootup complete

8 ) Shell
ifconfig de0 down
ifconfig de0 up         --- LAN Interface starts responding again.
exit

This is a default RC3 installation.  No firewall rules have been created.
Static LAN IP Address
2.0 RC3 (Jun 22)
i386

[cmb]

Some kind of driver issue with that particular NIC. You can work around by putting the ifconfig down/up in <shellcmd>, and/or replicate and report upstream on stock FreeBSD to get a proper fix for a future version.</shellcmd>

[NOYB]

Interfaces: LAN

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Speed and Duplex: Default (or left blank)
LAN Interface either never comes up or dies after second firewall config during boot up.

ifconfig de0
media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX)

Connected switch shows 100 Full Duplex (Auto)

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Speed and Duplex: autoselect
LAN Interface either never comes up or dies after second firewall config during boot up.

ifconfig de0
media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX)

Connected switch shows 100 Full Duplex (Auto)

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Speed and Duplex:t 100baseTX
LAN Interface comes up and stayes up troughout boot up.

ifconfig de0
media: Ethernet 100baseTX

Connected switch shows 100 Full Duplex (Auto)

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Speed and Duplex: 100baseTX full-duplex
LAN Interface comes up and stayes up troughout boot up.

ifconfig de0
media: Ethernet 100baseTX <full-duplex>Connected switch shows 100 Full Duplex (Auto)

• • *</full-duplex>

[Bill48105]

What build of pfsense? I had no LAN with RC1 with em0 driver if the cable was plugged into gigabit switch during bootup.  If i let it boot then plugged in cable it worked fine.  If I put a 100mbit switch in between it worked.  Upgraded to RC3 & the problem went away so I chocked it up to issue with RC1.
Bill

[NOYB]

Updated Original Post
2.0 RC3 (Jun 22)

[Bill48105]

Ahh so already on RC3. I know it's not a real fix but did you try booting up with cable unplugged & plugging it in after the console menu comes up?
And realize not ideal but unless you have >100mbit internet connection might just keep it locked at 100mbit. ;)
Bill

[NOYB]

@Bill48105:

Ahh so already on RC3. I know it's not a real fix but did you try booting up with cable unplugged & plugging it in after the console menu comes up?
And realize not ideal but unless you have >100mbit internet connection might just keep it locked at 100mbit. ;)
Bill

No, did not try booting with disconnected cable.  Not much point in that now that have it working.

The switch it's currently connected to only supports 10/100.  So yeah, it's locked at 100mbit for now.  That may change thoughh to a 1 gbps capable switch.

20/5 mbps Frontier (Verizon) FiOS

[Bill48105]

@NOYB:

No, did not try booting with disconnected cable.  Not much point in that now that have it working.

The switch it's currently connected to only supports 10/100.  So yeah, it's locked at 100mbit for now.  That may change thoughh to a 1 gbps capable switch.

20/5 mbps Frontier (Verizon) FiOS

Well the point it is help figure out the root cause of the problem especially if others run into it or if as you said down the road you want to do gigabit & can't because it wasn't resolved. ;)
Bill

[NOYB]

You've already provided that data point.