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Hardware and Performance / Re: Intel NICs

« on: January 30, 2023, 05:33:44 pm »

https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=171&t=46220&p=364834#p364834
Basically someone asked for Intel version and dev said 2,5GBE Intel NICs have serious, not fixed bugs:
https://www.techpowerup.com/303854/psa-intel-i226-v-2-5gbe-on-raptor-lake-motherboards-has-a-connection-drop-issue-no-fix-available

So what should I use for 2.5GBE for opnsense?

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Hardware and Performance / 2.5G/1.0G SFP+ WAN

« on: December 27, 2022, 12:44:29 pm »

Hello, I will have 2.5G/1.0G internet connection delivered by SPF+ I'll use IDS and IPS.
I may also have second WAN (not faster than 900/300) from different ISP over copper NICs (intel planned). The setup should be able to handle it too simultaneously (rather light traffic, backup only, maybe DNS server).

Questions:
Should I use bare metal or should/can I switch to Proxmox (for max performance)?
X520-DA2 or Connectx-3?
In case X520-DA2 am I forced to use Intel's modules? Can I use (non-intel) DAC (w/o performance penalty)?
16GB ram or 32GB ram (may be ubuntu+pihole on on core/2t/4GBram in case I use Proxmox)?
Will 4650G be sufficient?

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Hardware and Performance / Re: Can't startup on NUC

« on: December 22, 2022, 04:35:53 pm »

Except trying other FreeBSD-based systems like @chemlud mentioned, I suggest (running Windows if installer needs one and) updating all BIOS/UEFI/MEI/firmware etc. everything you can.

Disable secure boot. Leave UEFI, but disable secure boot!

In case you manage to install, I suggest trying Realtek drivers available in Plugins section.

Please do speedtest on 1Gbps net and share the results, since on WYSE 5070 (older celeron) I have 600Mbps max, while on Mikrotik I have almost 1Gbps.

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Hardware and Performance / Re: BUG: disabling by default Hardware TCO causes WYSE SFP to fail

« on: December 22, 2022, 02:55:34 pm »

ok, problem solved - the culprit was wrong opnsense default setting

EDIT: Not solved, because opnsense failed to boot with wan plugged in. Downloading Realtek dedicated drivers via plugin solved the problem entirely, inlc a LOT shorter boot time!

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Hardware and Performance / Re: 5070 WYSE SFP link up/down/up/down...

« on: December 22, 2022, 01:59:45 pm »

OPNsense is based on FreeBSD 13.1 which is different from the Linux kernel in Ubuntu.

Consider running a hypervisor to abstract the troublesome hardware. Some reports of success with VMware ESXi and Proxmox may do better than Ubuntu and there's even a Hyper-V free version.

OPNsense will run quite happily as a guest in all.

Bart...

It works under Windows and it works under Proxmox, so maybe there is a way to make it working under bare-metal opnsense. Any ideas?

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Hardware and Performance / Re: 5070 WYSE SFP link up/down/up/down...

« on: December 19, 2022, 02:06:27 pm »

I have both OPNsense and Ubuntu (different SSDs) and I have problem on both of them.
I have non-VM installation of them.
Integrated NIC is also Realtek and it works w/o problem.

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Hardware and Performance / BUG: disabling by default Hardware TSO causes WYSE SFP to fail

« on: December 19, 2022, 08:11:45 am »

WYSE 5070 has two Realtek NICs. One integrated and one (bought separately) 57GKF / 057GK SFP one. Under default installation there is watchdog timeout and interface goes up and down every X seconds.


opnsense disabled all hardware accelerations. Enabling TSO back solves above mentioned problem!

EDIT: Not solved, because opnsense failed to boot with wan plugged in (stalled on above problem, it looks like disabling of disabling of TSO is done after the boot). Downloading Realtek dedicated drivers via plugin solved the problem entirely, inlc a LOT shorter boot time!

Below old content:

Greetings,


I have same stuff as here: [USER=5725]@BlueFox[/USER]

[URL unfurl="true"]https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/fs-dell-wyse-5070-j5005-with-sfp-2nd-nic.32256/[/URL]

it is not an Extended version, SFP is fancy stuff: 57GKF / 057GK


Problem is that SFP NIC with copper module (HP or Alcatel Photonix) is up while in BIOS. But after I load Ubuntu server, link is down (NIC is visible, just down). In OPNsense link is UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN...


What is wrong? Any ideas what to do? Maybe it is completely not compatible with copper modules?


I tried:

1. Different cables

2. Setting 1GBps on managed switch


I'll try: connecting via SFP patchcord not via RJ45 module.