Jan Hoevers wrote:
Hello all,
I'm running the embedded version of pfSense on a Soekris 4801-60 (256
Mb ram). A Soekris lan1641 PCI card turns the thing into a 7-port router.
The WAN interface is in PPTP mode and connects to the internet via a
Speedtouch 510, whick is in PPPoA to PPTP tunneling mode. For several
months everything was fine using pfSense 1.0.1, but after I upgraded
to 1.2-RC2 recently, a problem occurred. I did not touch the
Speedtouch configuration, so I believe the problem may originate from
1.2-RC2.
Occasionally the PPTP WAN connection is dropped. A new login initiates
automatically and the connection is back after a minute or so.
It turned out that this happens every time a device on an ethernet
port is switched on (most ports have devices connected directly via a
crossover cable; no switch or hub in between).
When for example switching on my network printer on sis6, I'm seeing
this on the system log page:
Sep 25 05:04:19 php: : Hotplug event detected for sis6 but ignoring
since interface is not set for DHCP
Sep 25 05:04:19 php: : Processing start -
Sep 25 05:04:19 php: : Hotplug event detected for start but ignoring
since interface is not set for DHCP
Sep 25 05:04:19 php: : Processing -
Sep 25 05:04:19 php: : HOTPLUG: Configuring wan interface
Sep 25 05:04:30 kernel: sis6: link state changed to DOWN
Sep 25 05:04:32 kernel: sis6: link state changed to UP
Sep 25 05:04:35 last message repeated 8 times
Sep 25 05:04:36 mpd: mpd: caught fatal signal term
Sep 25 05:04:36 mpd: [pptp] IPCP: Down event
...followed by a load of messages describing the new login.
It seems as if the system interprets a hotplug event on any ethernet
port as if it were on the WAN port.
What's going on? I'm running a server, so it's quite inconvenient.
There was no problem on 1.0.1, so downgrading is an option, but maybe
something better is at hand.
Definitely sounds like a bug. I opened a ticket. If you can, please hang
on with 1.2rc2 for the time being. None of the developers have a PPTP
WAN, so we'll need somebody to test the change with that specific setup.
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