I/O Ports¶
Contents
Default Configuration¶
Network Ports¶
Port |
pfSense Label |
Interface |
Port Type |
Port Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 |
WAN |
igb0 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
1 |
LAN |
igb1 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
2 |
OPT1 |
ix0 |
SFP+ |
10 Gbps |
3 |
OPT2 |
ix1 |
SFP+ |
10 Gbps |
Note
Both the WAN and LAN ports of the pfSense® appliance support auto-MDIX and are capable of utilizing either straight-through or crossover ethernet cables.
Warning
The ix(4) driver used for ports IX0-IX1 does not support ALTQ
traffic shaping directly. Limiters may be used instead, or use tagged VLAN
interfaces which can be used with ALTQ traffic shaping.
Network Port LEDs¶
Both the RJ-45 and SFP+ Network Ports have LEDs indicating status.
RJ-45 Ethernet Ports
Each RJ-45 Ethernet port has two LEDs to indicate connection, activity, and connection speed, as outlined in the table below.
Activity LED (Left) |
Link Speed LED (Right) |
|---|---|
Off = No Connection
Yellow Flashing = Activity
|
Amber = 1 Gbps
Green = 100 Mbps
Off = No Connection or 10 Mbps
|
Note
Reverse the above table for the bottom port as it is inverted.
SFP+ Ports
Between the two SFP+ ports are four triangular LEDs to indicate connection and activity. The triangles point either up or down, indicating the port it is referring to.
Left Two LEDs |
Right Two LEDs |
|---|---|
Off = No Connection
Green = Connection Established
|
Green Blinking = Activity
|
Other I/O¶
Port |
I/O Type |
|---|---|
4 |
IPMI |
5 |
2x USB 3.0 |
6 |
VGA |
7 |
Reset & Power buttons |
8 |
Status LEDs (see table below) |
Status LEDs¶
LED |
State |
Description |
|---|---|---|
8a |
Continuously on and red
|
An overheat condition has occurred.
(This may be caused by cable congestion.)
|
Blinking red (1Hz)
|
Fan failure, check for an inoperative fan.
|
|
Blinking red (0.25Hz)
|
Power failure, check for a non-operational power supply.
|
|
Solid blue
|
Local UID has been activated. Use this function through
IPMI to locate the server in a rack mount environment.
|
|
Blinking blue
|
Remote UID is on. Use this function through IPMI to
identify the server from a remote location.
|
|
8b |
Flashing
|
Indicates network activity on igb1 (upper left port).
|
8c |
Flashing
|
Indicates network activity on igb0 (lower left port).
|
8d |
Flashing
|
Indicates IDE channel activity on the hard drive.
|
8e |
Illuminated
|
Indicates power is being supplied to the system power supply
units. This LED should normally be illuminated when the
system is operating.
|
Off
|
Indicates no power is being supplied to the system power
supply. System is powered off.
|
With 4 Port Intel 1 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card¶
Port |
pfSense Label |
Interface |
Port Type |
Port Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 |
OPT6 |
igb0 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
1 |
OPT5 |
igb1 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
2 |
OPT4 |
igb2 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
3 |
OPT3 |
igb3 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
4 |
WAN |
igb4 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
5 |
LAN |
igb5 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
6 |
OPT1 |
ix0 |
SFP+ |
10 Gbps |
7 |
OPT2 |
ix1 |
SFP+ |
10 Gbps |
With 2 Port Chelsio 10 Gbps Ethernet Expansion Card¶
Port |
pfSense Label |
Interface |
Port Type |
Port Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 |
WAN |
cxl0 |
SFP+ |
10 Gbps |
1 |
LAN |
cxl1 |
SFP+ |
10 Gbps |
2 |
OPT1 |
igb0 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
3 |
OPT3 |
igb1 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
4 |
OPT2 |
ix0 |
SFP+ |
10 Gbps |
5 |
OPT4 |
ix1 |
SFP+ |
10 Gbps |