PfSense locks up after a few days. No internet for users, but can access via VGA
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pfSense 2.0.1-RELEASE
I'm having a strange problem with one of my networks. I've got approx 5 pfsense boxes installed at different locations, each having 80 vlans. These boxes have been stable.
A few weeks back, I lost one of my firewalls (it was approx 5 years old and the hard drive failed). I replaced it, and after 4-5 days the device loses internet connectivity.
Symptoms are:
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Users can not access the internet
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I can access the web configurator via the WAN
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Shortly after, I can't access web configurator via WAN
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console can be accessed by VGA + Keyboard
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I reboot device via console by pressing "5" to reboot, device boots and internet is back
I replaced this device, and the same thing happens again.
Any ideas? What logging features will help me?
Best Regards,
Mike
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Attached are some graphs from RRD. Everything looks fine for the most part, except for the internet outage from 12:30 to 13:00. What do you think?
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At a guess, you've either got some questionable hardware (or possibly a power stability problem) or you're using hardware that's triggering a previously unreported bug in FreeBSD. The hardware issue is most likely to do with your network card. What hardware are you using?
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I'm using a Zotac ZBOX and a trendnet adapter.
http://www.zotacusa.com/zbox-id41-linux.html
Same setup as worked perfectly before… not sure if its a result from hardware variation or increased network activity that's pushing it over...
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I bet it's that network usb adapter…
Did you check the system logs to see if there is any hardware/device/driver error after the problem starts?
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macraig you can see in console or system.log Watchdog timeouts on network interfaces ? I have a similar problem using Intel PRO 1000 MT Dual port PCI after minutes system hang
