Zotac ZBOX CI323 nano
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Just reporting my CI323 nano is also stable for many days now with latest from TheNarc. Also experiences issues when fiddling with the MSI/MSIX parameters. It either did not work and had no adapters or only one was working. This prevented the config from applying. Currently sticking with defaults.
Side questions:
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I've definitely always run with the offloading features disabled. From what I've heard anecdotally (though I don't claim to be any sort of expert on the subject) Realtek chipsets in particular are notorious for incorrectly implementing the functionality that handles that offloading. Now, I also don't know whether the offloading occurs in silicon, the driver, or some combination of the two. So it may be worth trying using the latest 1.94 driver (the binary I posted before). But only if you're not running anything mission-critical and realize that it will most likely cause problems.
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After reading through this thread and looking up some information on the Internet, I compiled a little "for dummies" guide to compile the Realtek Driver in FreeBSD, so you can use it in pfSense.
You can find it here:
https://gist.github.com/jovimon/524e116471f249626fd2ccd141f3fe05
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Yeah I had 2.3.2 embedded on my 323 for a long time and it was rock solid, then I decided to upgrade, upgraded itself to 2.3.4 and was botched so I loaded the key with a fresh 2.3.4 and restored config, worked like a charm except I started to experience the instability mentioned in this thread. I went to 2.4.2 on an SSD, instability continued, until replacing the Realtek driver.
I'm not sure what changed since 2.3.2 but this driver appears to be a requirement now.
Big thanks to TheNarc for saving me compilation time.
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Just needed to give a huge "Thank you", to OP TheNarc and the following support throughout this thread. this was the biggest issue I have had since starting with pfsense.
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Another thank-you to TheNarc! Upgraded my internet connection from 155Mbps to 350Mbps and immediately started having resets. So far so good, happy pushing 350Mbps through with 1.94! (pfsense 2.4.2)
Didn't do any of the msi options at all, just loaded the new driver and hit reboot.
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Just reporting that the 1.94 driver still works with 2.4.3. No issues so far. The change log is scary.
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