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    • K
      KrPacMan
      last edited by

      I had an old CAT5 TP-cable from my pfsense router to the LAN-switch which i changed for a UTP CAT6-cable yesterday. Since then the router stops responding and Internet dies sporadicly. I have no idea what has happened but i dont think its the TP-cable. Is there anyone out there who can make out what is wrong? The system log is below. This message comes every 15-30 secs. I have tried to restart the router without any results.

      Jun 3 21:10:48 php: : Not a valid interface action ""
      Jun 3 21:10:48 php: : Processing -
      Jun 3 21:10:48 php: : Not a valid interface action ""
      Jun 3 21:10:48 php: : Processing start -
      Jun 3 21:10:48 php: : Hotplug event detected for em0 but ignoring since interface is not set for DHCP
      Jun 3 21:10:48 php: : Processing em0 - start
      Jun 3 21:10:48 check_reload_status: rc.linkup starting
      Jun 3 21:10:43 kernel: em0: link state changed to UP
      Jun 3 21:10:39 kernel: em0: link state changed to DOWN
      Jun 3 21:10:39 kernel: em0: watchdog timeout – resetting

      Panda GateDefender Performa 8100 (Portwell NR-5500) with Pfsense 2.1 :: blog

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      • GruensFroeschliG
        GruensFroeschli
        last edited by

        Well it can be the cable.
        And from what it looks like it is the cable :)
        Try another one to see if the problem persists.

        We do what we must, because we can.

        Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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        • K
          KrPacMan
          last edited by

          Hrm. Real strange. I went down to the serverroom and the first port (where the TP-cable from the pfsense box is plugged) just blinked. Off and on. The link was gigabit, but it just went off and on. I tried with the old cable - and it worked!

          Sorry for this post, i could have tried this myself before writing a thread. Whats the chance of getting a defective network cable? :-)

          Panda GateDefender Performa 8100 (Portwell NR-5500) with Pfsense 2.1 :: blog

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