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Fiber Cards (intel x520DA2)
« on: November 09, 2018, 06:48:34 am »
Hello Interested People,

I just changed my hardware configuration from

ISP(Fiber) -> MediaConverter (fiber to rj45) -> OPNsense

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ISP(fiber) -> OPNsense (ix0) (Intel 520 DA2)

I am also online like this, however i noticed in the GUI that the negotiated speeds is set to unknown, and if config shows the same. Is that an issue

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ix0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
        options=c400b8<VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM,VLAN_HWTSO,TXCSUM_IPV6>
        ether 00:0e:c4:d2:66:77
        hwaddr 00:1b:21:9c:06:d8
        inet6 fe80::20e:c4ff:fed2:7777%ix0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
        inet6 2a02:168:2000:e:20e:c4ff:fed2:8989 prefixlen 64 autoconf
        inet 11.11.11.11 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 11.11.11.255
        inet 2.1.1.2 netmask 0xffffffff broadcast 2.1.1.2
        nd6 options=23<PERFORMNUD,ACCEPT_RTADV,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
        media: Ethernet autoselect (Unknown <rxpause,txpause>)
        status: active
(i changed my inet ip in this printout)
media: Ethernet autoselect (Unknown <rxpause,txpause>) is what i am refering to
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Re: Fiber Cards (intel x520DA2)
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2018, 08:20:14 am »
I suspect this is down to the FreeBSD driver for the fibre adapter.

If you have another fibre attached host, you can run iperf from OPNsense to test the speed locally.

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Re: Fiber Cards (intel x520DA2)
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2018, 08:36:54 am »
dmesg | grep ix
ifconfig -vvvvv ix0

I'd guess it's ok ..
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Re: Fiber Cards (intel x520DA2)
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2018, 11:40:40 am »
Isn't it possible that the media converter messes things up for FreeBSD?

Also, a Intel 520 DA2 can't do fiber, only Direct Attached Twin Axial cables.
Keep that in mind before plugging a fiber optic in it ;-)
https://ark.intel.com/products/39776/Intel-Ethernet-Converged-Network-Adapter-X520-DA2

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Re: Fiber Cards (intel x520DA2)
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2018, 02:41:03 pm »
I mean its working fine right now. Also, i get my line speeds. I was just wondering why it sates no speeds

Intel X520-DA2 82599ES (is the modelnumber)

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my outputs are


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acpi0: Power Button (fixed)
ix0: <Intel(R) PRO/10GbE PCI-Express Network Driver, Version - 3.2.12-k> port 0x                                                                                                                     e020-0xe03f mem 0xf7c80000-0xf7cfffff,0xf7d04000-0xf7d07fff irq 16 at device 0.0                                                                                                                      on pci1
ix0: Using MSI-X interrupts with 5 vectors
ix0: Ethernet address: 00:1b:21:9c:06:d8
ix0: PCI Express Bus: Speed 5.0GT/s Width x8
ix0: netmap queues/slots: TX 4/2048, RX 4/2048
ix1: <Intel(R) PRO/10GbE PCI-Express Network Driver, Version - 3.2.12-k> port 0x                                                                                                                     e000-0xe01f mem 0xf7b80000-0xf7bfffff,0xf7d00000-0xf7d03fff irq 17 at device 0.1                                                                                                                      on pci1
ix1: Using MSI-X interrupts with 5 vectors
ix1: Ethernet address: 00:1b:21:9c:06:da
ix1: PCI Express Bus: Speed 5.0GT/s Width x8
ix1: netmap queues/slots: TX 4/2048, RX 4/2048
vlan0: changing name to 'ix1_vlan69'
vlan1: changing name to 'ix1_vlan10'
vlan2: changing name to 'ix1_vlan5'
ix1: link state changed to UP
ix1_vlan69: link state changed to UP
ix1_vlan5: link state changed to UP
ix1_vlan10: link state changed to UP
ix0: link state changed to UP
ifa_maintain_loopback_route: insertion failed for interface ix0: 17
ifa_maintain_loopback_route: insertion failed for interface ix0: 17
ix0: link state changed to DOWN
ix0: link state changed to UP
ix0: link state changed to DOWN
ix1: link state changed to DOWN
ix1_vlan69: link state changed to DOWN
ix1_vlan5: link state changed to DOWN
ix1_vlan10: link state changed to DOWN
acpi0: Power Button (fixed)
ix0: <Intel(R) PRO/10GbE PCI-Express Network Driver, Version - 3.2.12-k> port 0x                                                                                                                     e020-0xe03f mem 0xf7c80000-0xf7cfffff,0xf7d04000-0xf7d07fff irq 16 at device 0.0                                                                                                                      on pci1
ix0: Using MSI-X interrupts with 5 vectors
ix0: Ethernet address: 00:1b:21:9c:06:d8
ix0: PCI Express Bus: Speed 5.0GT/s Width x8
ix0: netmap queues/slots: TX 4/2048, RX 4/2048
ix1: <Intel(R) PRO/10GbE PCI-Express Network Driver, Version - 3.2.12-k> port 0x                                                                                                                     e000-0xe01f mem 0xf7b80000-0xf7bfffff,0xf7d00000-0xf7d03fff irq 17 at device 0.1                                                                                                                      on pci1
ix1: Using MSI-X interrupts with 5 vectors
ix1: Ethernet address: 00:1b:21:9c:06:da
ix1: PCI Express Bus: Speed 5.0GT/s Width x8
ix1: netmap queues/slots: TX 4/2048, RX 4/2048
vlan0: changing name to 'ix1_vlan69'
vlan1: changing name to 'ix1_vlan10'
vlan2: changing name to 'ix1_vlan5'
ix1: link state changed to UP
ix1_vlan69: link state changed to UP
ix1_vlan5: link state changed to UP
ix1_vlan10: link state changed to UP
arp: 69.0.0.60 moved from c0:ee:fb:df:7f:70 to 0c:98:38:c4:85:59 on ix1_vlan69
arp: 192.168.0.50 moved from 02:ff:60:77:1d:58 to 02:ff:60:ea:67:9c on ix1_vlan1                                                                                                                     0
ix0: link state changed to UP
ix0: link state changed to DOWN
ix1: link state changed to DOWN
ix1_vlan69: link state changed to DOWN
ix1_vlan5: link state changed to DOWN
ix1_vlan10: link state changed to DOWN
acpi0: Power Button (fixed)
ix0: <Intel(R) PRO/10GbE PCI-Express Network Driver, Version - 3.2.12-k> port 0x                                                                                                                     e020-0xe03f mem 0xf7c80000-0xf7cfffff,0xf7d04000-0xf7d07fff irq 16 at device 0.0                                                                                                                      on pci1
ix0: Using MSI-X interrupts with 5 vectors
ix0: Ethernet address: 00:1b:21:9c:06:d8
ix0: PCI Express Bus: Speed 5.0GT/s Width x8
ix0: netmap queues/slots: TX 4/2048, RX 4/2048
ix1: <Intel(R) PRO/10GbE PCI-Express Network Driver, Version - 3.2.12-k> port 0x                                                                                                                     e000-0xe01f mem 0xf7b80000-0xf7bfffff,0xf7d00000-0xf7d03fff irq 17 at device 0.1                                                                                                                      on pci1
ix1: Using MSI-X interrupts with 5 vectors
ix1: Ethernet address: 00:1b:21:9c:06:da
ix1: PCI Express Bus: Speed 5.0GT/s Width x8
ix1: netmap queues/slots: TX 4/2048, RX 4/2048
vlan0: changing name to 'ix1_vlan69'
vlan1: changing name to 'ix1_vlan10'
vlan2: changing name to 'ix1_vlan5'
ix0: link state changed to UP
ix0: link state changed to DOWN
ix0: link state changed to UP
ix1: link state changed to UP
ix1_vlan69: link state changed to UP
ix1_vlan5: link state changed to UP
ix1_vlan10: link state changed to UP
ix0: link state changed to DOWN
ix0: link state changed to UP
ix0: link state changed to DOWN
ix0: link state changed to UP
ix0: link state changed to DOWN
ix1: link state changed to DOWN
ix1_vlan69: link state changed to DOWN
ix1_vlan5: link state changed to DOWN
ix1_vlan10: link state changed to DOWN
acpi0: Power Button (fixed)
ix0: <Intel(R) PRO/10GbE PCI-Express Network Driver, Version - 3.2.12-k> port 0x                                                                                                                     e020-0xe03f mem 0xf7c80000-0xf7cfffff,0xf7d04000-0xf7d07fff irq 16 at device 0.0                                                                                                                      on pci1
ix0: Using MSI-X interrupts with 5 vectors
ix0: Ethernet address: 00:1b:21:9c:06:d8
ix0: PCI Express Bus: Speed 5.0GT/s Width x8
ix0: netmap queues/slots: TX 4/2048, RX 4/2048
ix1: <Intel(R) PRO/10GbE PCI-Express Network Driver, Version - 3.2.12-k> port 0x                                                                                                                     e000-0xe01f mem 0xf7b80000-0xf7bfffff,0xf7d00000-0xf7d03fff irq 17 at device 0.1                                                                                                                      on pci1
ix1: Using MSI-X interrupts with 5 vectors
ix1: Ethernet address: 00:1b:21:9c:06:da
ix1: PCI Express Bus: Speed 5.0GT/s Width x8
ix1: netmap queues/slots: TX 4/2048, RX 4/2048
vlan0: changing name to 'ix1_vlan69'
vlan1: changing name to 'ix1_vlan10'
vlan2: changing name to 'ix1_vlan5'
ix0: link state changed to UP
ix1: link state changed to UP
ix1_vlan69: link state changed to UP
ix1_vlan5: link state changed to UP
ix1_vlan10: link state changed to UP


and

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ix0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
        options=c400b8<VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM,VLAN_HWTSO,TXCSUM_IPV6>
        ether 00:0e:c4:d2:89:89
        hwaddr 00:1b:21:9c:06:d8
        inet6 fe80::%ix0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
        inet6 2a02: prefixlen 64 autoconf
        inet ip.ip.ip.ip netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 212.51.143.255
        inet 2.1.1.2 netmask 0xffffffff broadcast 2.1.1.2
        nd6 options=23<PERFORMNUD,ACCEPT_RTADV,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
        media: Ethernet autoselect (Unknown <rxpause,txpause>)
        status: active
        plugged: SFP/SFP+/SFP28 1000BASE-LX (LC)
        vendor: OEM PN: SFP-BX-U31-IN SN: BOGU239 DATE: 2018-01-23
        module temperature: 44.84 C Voltage: 3.30 Volts
        RX: 0.05 mW (-12.51 dBm) TX: 0.23 mW (-6.23 dBm)

        SFF8472 DUMP (0xA0 0..127 range):
        03 04 07 00 00 00 02 12 00 01 01 01 0D 00 14 C8
        00 00 00 00 4F 45 4D 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
        20 20 20 20 00 00 00 00 53 46 50 2D 42 58 2D 55
        33 31 2D 49 4E 20 20 20 31 2E 30 20 05 1E 00 1B
        00 1A 00 00 42 4F 47 55 32 33 39 20 20 20 20 20
        20 20 20 20 31 38 30 31 32 33 20 20 68 90 01 6D
        00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
        00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

for my rj45 sfp module

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ix1: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
        options=c500b8<VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM,VLAN_HWFILTER,VLAN_HWTSO,TXCSUM_IPV6>
        ether 00:1b:21:9c:06:da
        hwaddr 00:1b:21:9c:06:da
        inet6 fe80::21b:21ff:fe9c:6da%ix1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2
        inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
        nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
        media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)
        status: active
        plugged: SFP/SFP+/SFP28 1000BASE-T (RJ45)
        vendor: OEM PN: GLC-T SN: C1809270106 DATE: 2018-09-30

        SFF8472 DUMP (0xA0 0..127 range):
        03 04 22 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 01 0D 00 00 00
        00 00 64 00 4F 45 4D 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
        20 20 20 20 00 00 00 00 47 4C 43 2D 54 20 20 20
        20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 41 20 20 20 00 00 00 7C
        00 1A 00 00 43 31 38 30 39 32 37 30 31 30 36 20
        20 20 20 20 31 38 30 39 33 30 20 20 00 00 00 74
        00 00 11 55 AD 3D D1 1F E3 F6 0B 6B 97 FF 8D 46
        80 75 CD 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 A2 CB 7B E2

« Last Edit: November 12, 2018, 03:13:56 pm by zwck »
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Re: Fiber Cards (intel x520DA2)
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2018, 02:43:28 pm »
It just doesn't recognize the correct firmware of the Gbic ...
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Re: Fiber Cards (intel x520DA2)
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2018, 02:55:57 pm »
anything i can do about this?

At the moment i have two different sfp modules in there that are compatible.
one   Lodfiber ABCU 5710RZ 1000Base-T Sfp Copper RJ-45 100 m Transceiver
one    Intel SFP-BIDI-1310  BlueOptics SFP BO15C3155620D
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Re: Fiber Cards (intel x520DA2)
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2018, 08:55:47 am »
Quote from: weust on November 09, 2018, 11:40:40 am
Isn't it possible that the media converter messes things up for FreeBSD?

Also, a Intel 520 DA2 can't do fiber, only Direct Attached Twin Axial cables.
Keep that in mind before plugging a fiber optic in it ;-)
https://ark.intel.com/products/39776/Intel-Ethernet-Converged-Network-Adapter-X520-DA2

Its weird that you mention this and yet, both, the Ethernet SFP and the BIDI device, work without a flaw.
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Re: Fiber Cards (intel x520DA2)
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2018, 10:10:29 am »
DA stands for Direct Attach, so you can easily use a TwinAx cable where the Gibc is fixed on the cable.
There are also models with a Gbic integrated where such a cable wouldn't fit.

But all this doesn't mean that you cant use a normal Gbic with this card ...
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Re: Fiber Cards (intel x520DA2)
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2018, 03:17:54 pm »
I am still confused, probably because i am new to >gbit networks.

I don't use the card with a direct attached twin cables. I use supported sfp modules from https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005528/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products.html
to have normal ethernet and fiber capabilities. One SFP slot has a 1.25gbit fiber module plugged in.
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Re: Fiber Cards (intel x520DA2)
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2018, 07:46:11 pm »
This is the first time I've read/seen that DA cards can use optics.
But if it's original Intel and it works, that is very cool.
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