I have a SG-1100 I finally got around to dusting back off and seeing where I left off with configurations. Planning to make it into a travel router but alas 2020 and life.... I plugged it in turned it on and found out I pretty much got it mostly configured after of my last bout of messing with it. This involved having to do a system reset and it didn't reset everything so I had to ask for the firmware because we can't post it publicly. But I digress now I am still on
2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (arm64)
built on Tue Jun 02 17:44:41 EDT 2020
FreeBSD 11.3-STABLE
And all I get is a spinning checkmark that never finishes and almost feels like it's crashing the dashboard/version check menu option. And I'm getting nowhere, I need to know if I am on the latest firmware.
My main router which I finally got back online as well. yay I now have over 100mb (300mb) Internet that I've been paying for for the past 4 years. But spontaneously some of my systems don't get the DHCP all of a sudden and it's not because of an update.
Netgate 3100
23.09.1-RELEASE (arm)
built on Fri Dec 8 15:55:00 EST 2023
FreeBSD 14.0-CURRENT
Which makes me think I'm a few versions behind, right?
What's making this even more complicated after i got the 3100 back online and working every other system I have will not get an IP address over DHCP. the MAC generally get it, Windows 10 gets it, Windows 11 no, and as I found out today my mom's new Mac doesn't (no IP address assigned but manual works) but the old one does don't know why. It's almost like I'm plugging in an ethernet cable to a switch with no router on the other side but if I set a manual IP address it works but what is really confusing me is I have other devices on the same wired and wireless network which are getting DHCP just fine. I have been in network hell. I just rolled back the Kea DHCP Setting we'll see if that works? Meanwhile the old dell 3000 other than the bad fan bearing ( of course the power supply fan ) otherwise keep on chugging and was working great with the last version before the UI redesign until what I thought was its Final retirement a few months ago and was unfortunately a bit buried to the point where I can't change that easily or switch out with gigabit PCI NICs. Three years now I've been trying for both noise and power requirements to switch to the hardware that I bought what feels like ages ago And I've been practically pulling my hair out with the new version!!!!!! when did networking get so complicated.