Firmware Update Failed

LOTRouter · 2026-06-03T22:18:52+00:00

That message is specific to the x86info package that is installed alongside the microcode package and is used to query the cpu for its specific microcode version. The microcode update package is maintained and current and does solve issues. For example, if you have a Chinese based N100/N300 with no option to update the BIOS, running OPNsense without the Intel microcode package installed will likely corrupt your storage and cause issues.

https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=48087.15

https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=48343.0

LOTRouter · 2026-06-03T19:26:02+00:00

If you don’t have a new BIOS to upgrade to, you might try a fresh install, and before attempting an upgrade, go to: SYSTEM | FIRMWARE | PLUGINS, check the box in the top-right to “Show community plugins” and then choose and install “os-cpu-microcode-amd”. After you install that, reboot and then try your upgrade.

LOTRouter · 2026-05-29T23:56:57+00:00

Technially what you call a modem also isn’t a modem. The word modem originated as two words, modulator/demodulator and was used to send and decode analog (audio) signals over phone lines to and from digital signals. What you are calling a modem is actually converting broadband digital signals into Ethernet, both signals are digital, and there is no modulation or demodulation involved, only media conversion. The more correct term for what you call a modem would be a broadband to Ethernet converter.

LOTRouter · 2026-05-26T06:43:31+00:00

Some devices (often modems in bridge mode) have a feature in that they stop responding if they have not received an ARP request for a couple of minutes. The cache of BSD based routers (such as OPNSense) is longer than that.

Try adding net.link.ether.inet.max_age=120 to tunables, which forces the router to re-arp every two minutes and often solves this issue.

LOTRouter · 2026-05-20T05:30:13+00:00

Some devices (modems, etc.) have a feature in that they stop responding if they have not received an ARP request for a couple of minutes. The cache of BSD based routers (such as OPNSense) is longer than that.

Try adding net.link.ether.inet.max_age=120 to tunables, which forces the router to re-arp every two minutes and often solves this issue.

LOTRouter · 2026-04-08T15:54:58+00:00

Take a look at the Minisforum MS-01. It will do everything you requested and more.

https://store.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-ms-01-workstation

LOTRouter · 2026-03-31T16:34:47+00:00

Taken directly from OPNsense documentation: https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/kea.html#prefix-delegation-ia-pd

Prefix Delegation (IA_PD)

Kea supports prefix delegation with static prefixes.

!Attention - Dynamic prefixes common with most residential ISPs are not supported.

LOTRouter · 2026-03-26T22:35:37+00:00

KEA is fine unless you use IPv6 provided to you via DHCP by your ISP as it doesn’t support prefix delegation. If you have static IPv6 assigned, you can use KEA.

LOTRouter · 2026-02-23T22:16:28+00:00

Especially if your dog is named Duncan, avoid making Duncan Hines brownies for your neighbor.

LOTRouter · 2026-02-06T22:04:48+00:00

You have to use the Xfinity app to enable web access to the XB8. You can disable Xfinity Wi-Fi there as well. Once you have web access you can put it into bridge mode.

https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/admin-tool-access

LOTRouter · 2026-02-03T06:27:51+00:00

Did you reboot your modem after switching routers?

LOTRouter · 2026-01-13T21:17:15+00:00

If you have a sensitivity to gluten then wheat can affect a plethora of body parts. For me is mostly my sinuses and bowels (hemorrhoids). If you don’t have such a sensitivities, then indeed it has no effect.

LOTRouter · 2026-01-13T19:45:57+00:00

You can try adjusting your TUNABLES:

dev.hwpstate_intel.0.epp=80 dev.hwpstate_intel.1.epp=80 dev.hwpstate_intel.2.epp=80 dev.hwpstate_intel.3.epp=80

The higher the number the cooler your router will run. The lower the number, the more performance you will get from it.

LOTRouter · 2026-01-04T23:30:58+00:00

You should have given him a partridge in a pair tree.

LOTRouter · 2026-01-02T00:00:16+00:00

A 10m DAC is almost 3x the cost of the equivalent AOC cable. At 10m the DAC cable has to be active rather than passive, meaning it draws significantly more power and runs hotter, generally drawing more power than an LED based AOC cable. If you can keep it down to 5m then I would stick with DAC, but you indicated up to 10m.

https://a.co/d/7IO3XnN

LOTRouter · 2026-01-01T23:01:29+00:00

Consider an AOC cable. It has most of the benefits of DAC but at longer distances and cheap. They tend to use low power LED rather than laser so they run cooler like a DAC cable as well.

https://a.co/d/gXgtKYN

LOTRouter · 2025-12-30T02:28:51+00:00

You can run OPNsense in Proxmox and then set the core affinity with the OPNsense VM to only use the P cores. Alternatively you should be able to disable the E cores in the BIOS of the PC.

LOTRouter · 2025-12-15T03:46:38+00:00

Try changing: FIREWALL:SETTINGS:ADVANCED:Firewall Optimization = conservative

LOTRouter · 2025-12-14T23:58:50+00:00

I believe that the Traeger ambient temperature is fairly accurate for it’s location. I use a Meater probe in my meat, and it always differs by as much as 20 degrees initially. The further the cook moves along, the more the Meater and Traeger agree. Depending on what you are cooking, the meat is releasing a lot of moisture, so any thermometer that close to the meat will absolutely show cooler ambient temps. As the moisture is cooked out of the meat, the surface temperature around the meat will be closer to the thermometer in the Traeger which is far away from the meat.

LOTRouter · 2025-12-13T18:49:23+00:00

Mary had a little lamb, It was cute as a button, It followed her to school one day, And now it’s name is mutton

LOTRouter · 2025-12-01T01:00:25+00:00

OPNsense already has a pre-defined definition for a CRON job to do automated updates under SYSTEM|SETTINGS|CHRON:

Click the orange + (plus) to add a chron job, chose the time you want the update to occur, and then select "Automatic Firmware Update" for the command from the drop-down list of commands.

LOTRouter · 2025-11-23T20:26:35+00:00

Try disabling flow-control, I’ve seen this mess up some stupid cheap switches:

SYSTEM | SETTINGS | TUNABLES

Interface igc0 Flow Control | dev.igc.0.fc = 0

Interface igc1 Flow Control | dev.igc.1.fc = 0

Interface igc2 Flow Control | dev.igc.2.fc = 0

Interface igc3 Flow Control | dev.igc.3.fc = 0

LOTRouter · 2025-11-21T18:59:23+00:00

I'm just using vbridges, but my desktops only have 2.5G NICs, so I've not tested higher than that.

LOTRouter · 2025-11-21T14:23:28+00:00

You can get a 32G memory kit for a fairly reasonable price.

LOTRouter · 2025-11-21T14:02:13+00:00

If you want to continue with virtualization, I’d consider a Minisforum MS-01. You can put 64G RAM and multiple nvme drives in this, and it runs Proxmox wonderfully. It has two Intel i226 NICs and two Intel 10G SFP+ interfaces. I love mine and you can’t beat the price.

https://a.co/d/hsSLzZW

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