Re: IPv6 networking problems in 14.3

From: Chris <bsd-lists_at_bsdforge.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:48:17 UTC
On 2025-09-15 17:24, Chris wrote:
> On 2025-09-15 15:54, Chris Ross wrote:
>>> On Sep 15, 2025, at 15:01, Ronald Klop <ronald-lists@klop.ws> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Are you able to boot a 14.2 kernel?
>>> To split the search space in two.
>> 
>> I could do that.  What’s the easy way to get an unpacked 14.2 generic amd64 
>> kernel?
>> I can install a VM at work and copy it, but I assume there’s a package I 
>> can just unroll.
> 
> You could unpack the necessary archives from here:
> https://download.freebsd.org/releases/amd64/14.2-RELEASE/
> I do this sort of thing all the time for jails. These releases work "out of 
> the box". :)

O. Wait. You wanted a VM image. Try these:
https://download.freebsd.org/releases/VM-IMAGES/14.2-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/
> 
> HTH
> 
> --Chris
>> 
>>> On Sep 15, 2025, at 15:05, Tom Pusateri <pusateri@keehole.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I would try running the 14.3p2 system without the VLAN configuration and a 
>>> direct connection to the upstream provider hardware (no switch) and see if 
>>> the problem persists. That will determine if it’s a VLAN issue.
>> 
>> That would be a bit of work.  I have an available ix port, so I can run a 
>> line to
>> the machine
>> without vlan. It would still be a VLAN in the switch, because running a 
>> direct line is not
>> possible without much rewiring and very long cables.  But if the test is to 
>> rule
>> out the vlan
>> interface I can do that.  It just requires rewriting all of the systems 
>> config to
>> know that the
>> outside is different than it is now, which _should_ be easy, but I don’t 
>> know the depth of
>> it since I haven’t done it in eons.  I’ll look to find a time to try that.
>> 
>> - Chris

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