A pfSense router on a Supermicro R210 II with an AOC-STGN-i2S (82599-based X520 clone) was connected throguh an FS.com SFP+-to-RJ45 module to a cable modem with a 2.5 Gbps port. No link negotiation happened; pfSense offered only auto and 10G speeds and never 2.5G. Hardware involved: Supermicro…
The poster had third-party SFP+ optics for both the on-board Intel X553 ports of a Netgate XG-7100 and an add-in X520-DA2 and had found that hw.ixgbe.unsupportedsfp=1 in /boot/loader.conf enables them. Questions: does it apply to both on-board and PCIe Intel ports, what is the difference between…
The poster tried a Mellanox MFA2P10-Axxx 25G SFP28 AOC between a MikroTik switch and a Supermicro server with an Intel X722 (ixl driver) under pfSense. The cable linked fine switch-to-switch but on the X722 ifconfig -vvvm showed the module recognised (10GBase-SFI, 1000Base-KX listed) yet no carrier…
On a Protectli Vault 6 with Intel X710 SFP+ ports (ixl0/ixl1) a 1G EZConn ETB43315-7S34-FR SFP showed no carrier. Logs contained Invalid advertised speed; valid flags are: 0x06, ixl1setlink: Error getting phy capabilities -37, aq error: 8 and Link failed because an unqualified module was detected!…
Small office, one leased line, and the carrier terminated it on an ADVA FSP150CP screwed to the wall of the comms cupboard. My job is to get our own router onto that circuit instead of renting one from them, so the ix0 SFP+ port of a Netgate XG-7100 goes straight ino the ADVA access port. Netgate…
I run pfSense on a small box with a Chelsio T580 and I want one of the QSFP+ ports feeding four 10G hosts instead of a single 40G link. The breakout cable is still on its way, so I would rather have the card in the right mode before it lands. pfSense box, Chelsio T580, one QSFP+ port sitting on a…
My firewall is a Supermicro E300-9A running pfSense Plus 22.05, and both 10G SFP+ ports refuse to come up. Neither ix2 nor ix3 ever shows carrier, whatever I put in the cage. Hardware: Supermicro E300-9A, pfSense Plus 22.05 Ubiquiti DAC-SFP10-0.5M and a 10Gtek passive twinax cable Supermicro…
Home setup. The fibre handoff from my provider is a 1G BiDi module and I would like it in the firewall itself instead of kepeing a switch in front of the box just to convert media. Protectli Vault 6 running pfSense, X710 ports, ixl driver the provider-supplied 1G BiDi module, an EZConn…
