pfsense not detecting my built in NIC
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Is the NIC on the pfSense HCL?
https://www.pfsense.org/hardware/ -
Likely there is no driver available for FreeBSD.
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I had that problem with Dell boxes before. I had to install the drivers separately.
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thank you all for your input
jaredBusch : how can i install drivers before installing pfSense, and even if they are installed they will be erased by the format (during pfsense installation)best regard
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Well before going through hoops, what version of pfSense are you using? 2.1 was just released and should contain drivers for the newer chipsets.
I never had to install the drivers prior to the pfSense install itself. My boxes had extra NICs added and those were detected. I simply had to wget the drivers for the built in NIC after the fact before I could fully setup those systems.
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i use the latest version 2.1.1, but unfortunately still not recognize by pfSense
sorry Mr jaredBusch, what do you mean by "wget "thanks Sir
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wget is a command line tool for downloading files from the web.
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ohh great, hhhhh the friendly GUI make us not interesting in command line,
but the command line method remain the most strong way of configuration
ok, so i can for example load the driver by using command line mode in pfsense ?? -
If you can find the driver, yes.
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ah, i see, this need some research on how to write the right script for doing so
is pfsense use the same syntax as linux ??? or it has specific syntax -
No. It's not related to Linux. BSD is its own OS family.
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ok, i see, i will get around
thank you all
see you with another topic
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Might be easier to test out something else. Have you looked at SmoothWall?
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Easiest thing to do would be to buy an add on card that is compatible and forget about the built in NIC.
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hhh, both of your suggestion are great and worth a try
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You bet. Hope that they help.
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oooooooooooooh, very very gooooood idea, i make another additional NIC and pfsense recognize them both
thank you very much Mr jaredBusch and Mr scott too
we learn from you too much, i hope one day i can help others -
Let us know if it works.
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everything work like a champ
thank you very much
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Awesome! Glad that it is working.
