Have set up a wrong interface

[DDiSoEsT]

Hello guys!
Im fairly new to this freeNAS-thing and i just got my two 6TB Drives working and accesible from my windows computer.
Now ive tried to set up a 10gbit network link which is directly attached to my computer via sfp+. I think i got the right Network adapter (ql0) and entered a random ip-adress (192.168.178.199). I entered the subnetmask /24 and hit apply. After that the gui said an error occured and the freenas page wasn"t able to be accessed anymore.
I hope someone here can help me.
I am willing to read all i need to know to do no more further mistakes..
In case you need any more information to help me, ill give you anything i know just tell me what you need to know.
Sorry for my english

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

What IP address does your computer have on that direct link? Can you ping the FreeNAS system at the new IP address? Is there a monitor and keyboard available for the FreeNAS box?

Patrick

 

[joeschmuck]

Are you able to access the Console? This would be the Monitor and Keyboard physically attached to the FreeNAS computer. You should be able to reset the NIC interface via the console and if nothing seems to work, reset to default settings if you must, but first try the NIC settings.

 

[DDiSoEsT]

yeah i do have a keyboard attached to the server. i have this 12 point menu where i can try to reset the network settings for ql1 but that didnt give me back the connection..
i also tried using the second ethernet port on my mainboard but same result..
is that the way to reset the nic or is there a shell command or am i missing sth?

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

You are not missing anything. My educated guess: IP settings on both sides of the link do not match. You can drop into a shell from the console menu. Please post the output of this command, take a photo with your phone ;)

Code:

ifconfig

Additionally post the IP configuration of your computer. Some more info (Windows, Mac, FreeBSD, Linux ...) would be nice.

Kind regards
Patrick

 

[DDiSoEsT]

Is this all you need?

 

[DDiSoEsT]

But even tho the 10 gig link isn't working, why am I not able to access the gui?

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Your computer seems to be connected to a Fritzbox router so it probably got its address via DHCP. When you say you connected the FreeNAS directly to your computer, does that mean the latter has got a second interface? When you unplug it from the Fritzbox it will lose its IP address and you need to manually configure one matching the one on your FreeNAS. But that must be a different network than the one the Fritzbox manages. This is all basic IP networking.
Second your FreeNAS seems to be connected via the igb0 interface, but does not have an address. This is the default, it expects a DHCP server, too.

If you don't know basic IP networking my advice is to connect your PC and your FreeNAS to the Fritzbox and everything will be great, promise ;)

Patrick

 

[DDiSoEsT]

ehh i have both of them connectes to the fritzbox..
That was the connection that worked but is not working anymore. I also have a 10gig link between my pc and the server

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

If sou have a separate connection between the PC and the FreeNAS you need to set up IP addresses on both sides (!) manually, since there is no DHCP server on that link. And they must be from a different network than the 192.168.178.x you run in the Fritzbox managed LAN.

So, setup e.g. 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 for your PC and 192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0 for the FreeNAS on that 10G link and you should be able to access the UI ...

HTH,
Patrick

 

[DDiSoEsT]

Like this:

 

[DDiSoEsT]

Ok, so i did mess up the interface settings i think. Is there any way to reset that in a short time or do i just reinstall and reconfigure?

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Console, network setup, reset interface - all there ...

 

[joeschmuck]

You should be able to reset the NIC interface via the console

Sounds familiar. Hopefully it works. But I've never heard of a Fritzbox before. Need to go look it up to find out what it is.

EDIT: Look up a Fritz!box , not as exciting as I was hoping for, just a normal residential modem/router.

 

[DDiSoEsT]

i did reset all4 sdapters but the server is still not showing on the fritzbox or the gui related website

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

It's the most common consumer router in Germany. Quite ok, the one-eyed among the blind ...
At least they publish security updates regularly and over a period of years after introduction of a new model. So much better than your common plastic thingy from China at least in that regard. The IPsec and specifically the DHCP server leave much to be desired in a corporate environment, though.

Patrick

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

@DDiSoEsT configure your igb0 for DHCP and make sure this one is connected to the Fritzbox ...

 

[DDiSoEsT]

Ok got the gui up again! Thank you Patrick!
How do i set up the 10 gig link correctly now? do i just choose a random ip like this and configure my pc the same?

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

You choose a random network different from 192.168.178.x and then pick 2 different addresses in that same network. In the photo you took both ql0 and ql1 showed "no carrier" so your direct link might not quite be working, either. Or possibly your PC keeps that 10G interface in the shutdown state because you have not configured it, yet.

Patrick

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

BTW which version are you running? This GUI picture looks oooooold ...