Input and Output Ports¶
Default Configuration¶

Network Ports¶
Port |
pfSense Label |
Interface |
Port Type |
Port Speed |
---|---|---|---|---|
0) |
OPT1 |
igb0 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
1) |
OPT2 |
igb1 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
2) |
WAN |
ix0 |
RJ-45 |
10 Gbps |
3) |
LAN |
ix1 |
RJ-45 |
10 Gbps |
Other Ports¶
IPMI Port
USB1 (USB 3.0)
USB0 (USB 3.0)
VGA Port
Note
Both the WAN and LAN ports of the Netgate® 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¶
The RJ-45 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 (10 Gbps for 10GbE Port)
Off = No Connection or 10 Mbps
|
Note
Reverse the above table for the bottom ports as they are inverted.
With 4 Port Intel 1 Gbps 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 |
RJ-45 |
10 Gbps |
7) |
OPT2 |
ix1 |
RJ-45 |
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 |
RJ-45 |
10 Gbps |
5) |
OPT4 |
ix1 |
RJ-45 |
10 Gbps |