TrueNas Core Install Error Lan Issue

[LaffertyDaniel]

I am attempting to install TrueNas core on a new machine I just spun up. (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZswYQ6)

 

I get to this step:

 

But instead of the web user interface message I've gotten an error "The web interface could not be accessed. Please check network configuration"

 

Doing a bit of reading it sounds like my motherboard (MSI MAG B660M Mortar) has a Realtek 8125BG 2.5Gbps LAN controller and TrueNas doesn't like Realtek Lans.

 

Looking at the TrueNas hardware receommendations they say "For Gigabit Ethernet, the recommendation is simple: Intel. Any Intel 1GbE controller will work
fine.
Intel I217/I218/I219-series
The I217/218/219 series of NICs is actually just a PHY for the gigabit Ethernet hardware present
in the PCH. These are basic adapters that will be fine for most users but lack certain features
that may be useful in more complex environments. Note that -V models are not officially
supported under FreeBSD (and thus TrueNAS), whereas the -LM models are officially supported."

 

Would any PCI-E expansion card work, looking at the options on NewEgg I haven't quite been able to figure out how to identify if a PCI-E Lan controller is Intel I217.

Can anyone make a recommendation?

[HeroRareheart]

You could try TrueNAS Scale first and see if that works better for you. It may work with different/more hardware out of the box because it's based on Linux.

[Needfuldoer]

I don't think TrueNAS Core supports many Realtek NICs.

 

In a home environment, you really want to run TrueNAS Scale, anyway. There's a lot it can do with containers and virtual machines that's difficult or not possible to do with Core (since it's based on Debian instead of BSD).

[OhioYJ]

11 hours ago, HoppePhysicalRemoval said:

Doing a bit of reading it sounds like my motherboard (MSI MAG B660M Mortar) has a Realtek 8125BG 2.5Gbps LAN controller and TrueNas doesn't like Realtek Lans.

You know you can install a Realtek driver and use your current onboard LAN right?  My MSI board had the same issue. I loaded the driver and everything* worked fine after that.

 

11 hours ago, HoppePhysicalRemoval said:

Can anyone make a recommendation?

 

So my asterisk above... I needed wake on lan to work properly. It sort of worked, but the PC had to be shut down in a specific manner, or something. I can't remember the specifics but it was quirky. Normal use everything was fine, but wake on lan was not reliable. For this reason I bought an Intel card, and moved on. Now my WOL functions perfect. 

 

The one I bought, is This one.

 

As for loading the RealTek drivers, I can post of my notes on how to do this later when I get home if you want?

[LaffertyDaniel]

11 hours ago, HeroRareheart said:

You could try TrueNAS Scale first and see if that works better for you. It may work with different/more hardware out of the box because it's based on Linux.

I got the impression that Scale was for incredibly large data centers, it works well for home use too?

 

This is my first dive into a NAS and I am down for learning but is Scale something you need to be an expert at first?

[OhioYJ]

5 hours ago, HoppePhysicalRemoval said:

I got the impression that Scale was for incredibly large data centers, it works well for home use too?

 

I kept reading that Core was more stable / reliable. So I'm also curious about this.

 

As it turns out, I also have the RealTek 8125, This motherboard specifically, MSI Z490 Gaming Plus

 

These are my notes (you will need vi experience, if you haven't used vi before, look up quick cheat guide or something, it's different but fairly straight forward):

 

Copy version 1.96.04 to /boot/kernel
    - cp if_re.ko /boot/kernel
    - chown root:wheel /boot/kernel/if_re.ko  (Change owner)
    - chmod 555 /boot/kernel/if_re.ko   (Change permissions)
    - chmod 0555 /boot/kernel/if_re.ko (<-- Perhaps it's 0555?)
Edit /boot/loader.conf To include if_re_load="YES" This line can be anywhere. Must use vi.
    - vi /boot/loader.conf

 

Hopefully that helps.

 

if_re.ko

[Kilrah]

7 hours ago, HoppePhysicalRemoval said:

I got the impression that Scale was for incredibly large data centers,

It's pretty much just like Core but with more features that you don't need to use if you have no use for them.

[HeroRareheart]

12 hours ago, HoppePhysicalRemoval said:

I got the impression that Scale was for incredibly large data centers, it works well for home use too?

 

This is my first dive into a NAS and I am down for learning but is Scale something you need to be an expert at first?

Scale is based on Linux as opposed to FreeBSD like Core is. Because it's new it's more likely to run into issues and doesn't have a "stable enough for enterprise" seal from IX. Because it's Linux based though it's more likely to be compatible with more hardware and functionally you won't notice a massive difference if you're just setting it up as A NAS. It's worth a try IMO.

[LaffertyDaniel]

I decided to try out TrueNas Scale and the internet connected right away!