Hadn't thought about it being a FreeBSD problem with limited driver support for common home user NIC's. That very well may be the problem, in my case. Fortunately, I didn't have to buy new, higher level NIC's to get my Linux firewall up and running without connection issues.
On 9/3/07, Sean Cavanaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > considering smoothwall is based on linux whereas pfSense is based on > FreeBSD, I lean towards it being a driver issue with your setup. using > cheapo cards like the linksys or Netgear ones can cause this. try and get a > higher level card like a 3com 3c905c or intel card. I personally run the > gigabit Netgear card with hardware offloading internally and a 3com WAN side > and it runs with zero issue. > > -Sean > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Lance Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* support@pfsense.com > *Sent:* Monday, September 03, 2007 2:28 PM > *Subject:* Re: [pfSense Support] LAN / WAN Disconnections continue in > 1.2-RC1, Intel Pro/1000GT NICs with 370M RAM > > I'm a home user with a cable modem connected to a small firewall computer > built up with one Linksys 10/100 card, one Netgear 10/100 card, and PFSense > installed. I started experiencing connection problems with computers > attached to this small network within 24 hours. I reloaded, reconfigured, > started and stopped services, etc. and nothing permanently fixed my > connection issues. Then I formatted and installed Smoothwall Express using > all the same hardware -- problem solved -- no more lost > connections. Definately seems like a PFSense problem, in my opinion. > > Sorry if this is a little off topic or already discussed, I just scanned > though these replies and wanted to post my experience with lost connections. > > > On 9/3/07, Bill Marquette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 9/2/07, Tortise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks Bill > > > > > > They are static IP's, so I assume (you may know better?) DHCP lease > > times are (or should be?) irrelevant. > > > > > > Not sure if this what you mean but this might answer? > > > > No worries, if it's static assigned and not a dhcp static assignment > > then you won't have the files I was looking for. Honestly not sure > > what else to look at here. This doesn't appear to be due to traffic > > inactivity. I'm not sure how any other system would work any better > > :-/ > > > > --Bill > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >
