19.7.9_1 constantly losing wan connection

[lebowski]

Since 19.7.9_1 i'm constantly, on a daily basis , losing wan connection to my cable modem. A dhcp release and renew solves the problem. Have there been any changes in the code resulting in this? I'm running on intel nics (i210-at) , nothing has changed in my setup?

[franco]

To answer the question I have to ask: what was your last known good version?


Cheers,
Franco

[lebowski]

The previous stable one. That would be  19.7.8 . I always update to the latest stable release when they come out. Just had to release/renew because wan was gone again.

[lebowski]

This keeps happening. It is becoming a routine. Starting the day with doing a dhcp release/renew. Any news on this?

[franco]

There's nothing in the 19.7.8 -> 19.7.9 update that would cause this. The assumption was your environment / ISP changed something, but it's almost impossible to tell from the data given in your initial posting.


Cheers,
Franco

[lebowski]

What kind of data would we need to further investigate?

[franco]

Ok, let's try to revert to 19.7.8 first, which is the easiest double-check to do although I expect this won't change anything:

# opnsense-revert -r 19.7.8 opnsense


Cheers,
Franco

[lebowski]

i double checked, last version was indeed 19.7.8:

Jan 20 18:38:24    pkg-static: opnsense upgraded: 19.7.8 -> 19.7.9_1

I called my cable operator and did a factory reset of the cablemodem. Would it be wise to wait for a day or so and see if this makes a difference? There where no discrepancies to be found in modem firmware, hope this solves my issues...

[franco]

Changing both variables at once is not recommended. Wait to see if 19.7.9 works ok now, otherwise try a revert. 19.7.10 is on its way today but there really isn't much that changed in the last two months.


Cheers,
Franco