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General Discussion / Re: OPNSense momentarily hangs/spikes CPU
« on: September 19, 2024, 01:53:47 am »
Well, the problem's back. I'm not going to drag this thread on any further, aside from updating it with key information for those googling around in the future who might stumble across it. No one needs to rush to responding to this.
At this point I'm just guessing it's the Realtek NICs. There's almost nothing else I can think of that could be it. The new Interrupts monitor in the 24.7 dashboard can now show me one of my last suspects--system interrupts--and unless it's ALSO hanging when interrupting (and so not drawing the graph) it's not that. My interrupts jump to 1/2 after a boot, then remain at 0 solidly forever after. My CPU usage and other monitoring shows only roughly 30%-60%utilisation in short spikes, so I don't think the J3160 is overloaded.
It was worth a try. I went into this knowing the public discourse around Realtek NICs, but I was encouraged by other users who'd had flawless functionality on them, and got a steal of a deal on this old dual-NIC box. Ultimately it wasn't to work out but at least I gave it a shot.
I'm going to aim for something like the HUNSN JR03 - I really, really want USB-C DP so I can use my little portable C-powered display, rather than lumping a whacking great monitor, power and display up to the half-depth shelf everything's tucked away neatly onto. It's tough to find the cash for it but here's hoping I can clear out some old crap - might even have to switch back to the ISP TP-Link for a few months until Black Friday sales hit.
Again, and finally, thank you to everyone for your help in this thread. Signing off. Safe networking to you all!
At this point I'm just guessing it's the Realtek NICs. There's almost nothing else I can think of that could be it. The new Interrupts monitor in the 24.7 dashboard can now show me one of my last suspects--system interrupts--and unless it's ALSO hanging when interrupting (and so not drawing the graph) it's not that. My interrupts jump to 1/2 after a boot, then remain at 0 solidly forever after. My CPU usage and other monitoring shows only roughly 30%-60%utilisation in short spikes, so I don't think the J3160 is overloaded.
It was worth a try. I went into this knowing the public discourse around Realtek NICs, but I was encouraged by other users who'd had flawless functionality on them, and got a steal of a deal on this old dual-NIC box. Ultimately it wasn't to work out but at least I gave it a shot.
I'm going to aim for something like the HUNSN JR03 - I really, really want USB-C DP so I can use my little portable C-powered display, rather than lumping a whacking great monitor, power and display up to the half-depth shelf everything's tucked away neatly onto. It's tough to find the cash for it but here's hoping I can clear out some old crap - might even have to switch back to the ISP TP-Link for a few months until Black Friday sales hit.
Again, and finally, thank you to everyone for your help in this thread. Signing off. Safe networking to you all!