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    • C Offline
      cheshire_cat
      last edited by

      maybe you are right about that lol.
      I just found some forum said that….it just a old issue from FreeBSD 8.X and now still exist on 9.X

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        cheshire_cat
        last edited by

        It seem solved after enabling Flow Control and Master on my re0 interface.

        also need to add parameters in /boot/loader.conf
        hw.re.msi_disable=1
        hw.pci.enable_msix=0
        hw.pci.enable_msi=0

        I am not network expert, I dont know what these parameters but these two steps save my life. :D

        PS. This steps also solved my old old old issue: network performance 50% of gigabit speed

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          solo16
          last edited by

          @cheshire_cat:

          It seem solved after enabling Flow Control and Master on my re0 interface.

          also need to add parameters in /boot/loader.conf
          hw.re.msi_disable=1
          hw.pci.enable_msix=0
          hw.pci.enable_msi=0

          I am not network expert, I dont know what these parameters but these two steps save my life. :D

          PS. This steps also solved my old old old issue: network performance 50% of gigabit speed

          Hi,
          I'm also having the same problem I got frequent re0 (LAN) watchdog timeout issue, with the powerd off no such problem.

          So, may I ask you how to enable the flowcontrol and master?

          Thanks!

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            cheshire_cat
            last edited by

            @solo16:

            @cheshire_cat:

            It seem solved after enabling Flow Control and Master on my re0 interface.

            also need to add parameters in /boot/loader.conf
            hw.re.msi_disable=1
            hw.pci.enable_msix=0
            hw.pci.enable_msi=0

            I am not network expert, I dont know what these parameters but these two steps save my life. :D

            PS. This steps also solved my old old old issue: network performance 50% of gigabit speed

            Hi,
            I'm also having the same problem I got frequent re0 (LAN) watchdog timeout issue, with the powerd off no such problem.

            So, may I ask you how to enable the flowcontrol and master?

            Thanks!

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              Napsterbater
              last edited by

              I'm having these issues, I have no "Native" interfaces though, they are all VLANs, any way to set this on the base interface?

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                dotdash
                last edited by

                You could do it with the shellcmd package.

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                  80sricky
                  last edited by

                  Hi apologise for resurrecting an old thread but how do you add the parameters to the boot\loader?

                  Thanks

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                    ptt Rebel Alliance
                    last edited by

                    You "add" to "loader.conf.local"  ;)

                    https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Tuning_and_Troubleshooting_Network_Cards#Adding_to_loader.conf.local

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                      Areomayo
                      last edited by

                      The above did not solve my problem alone rather a combination.

                      What fixed it for me was uploading a compiled version of realtek driver 1.92 if_re.ko to /boot/kernel/ and in /boot/loeader.conf.local add the following line: if_re_load="YES" then reboot and wupti.

                      I also however tick the 3 Disable hardware offloadings in System - Advanced - Networking

                      Heres some links that helped me solve my issue including the compiled if_re.ko, i hope it helps others having same problem.
                      https://bugs.freenas.org/issues/1850
                      https://www.ateamsystems.com/tech-blog/freebsd-pfsense-link-state-re0-watchdog-timeout-errors/

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                        bgbird03
                        last edited by

                        @Areomayo:

                        The above did not solve my problem alone rather a combination.

                        What fixed it for me was uploading a compiled version of realtek driver 1.92 if_re.ko to /boot/kernel/ and in /boot/loeader.conf.local add the following line: if_re_load="YES" then reboot and wupti.

                        I also however tick the 3 Disable hardware offloadings in System - Advanced - Networking

                        Heres some links that helped me solve my issue including the compiled if_re.ko, i hope it helps others having same problem.
                        https://bugs.freenas.org/issues/1850
                        https://www.ateamsystems.com/tech-blog/freebsd-pfsense-link-state-re0-watchdog-timeout-errors/

                        How did you upload that compiled file to the /boot/kernel? I'm ready to do this and can't figure it out (I'm new to this – obviously).

                        Thanks!

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