truenas NIC problem
truenas NIC problem
This is probably ignorance but i cannot for the life of me figure out what to do. So here we go: I started tinkering with truenas. I had some old hardware laying around so i figured, why not. I have it set up through a powerline adaptor to the attic. Created some pools with SMB share for my streaming pleasure. I noticed transfers weren't great. So i bought a new PCI-e 1Gb NIC and made me some brand spanking new CAT6 UTP cables. At the start all was fine, truenas detects said NIC but since I'm a novice at best i try to figure out how multiple NIC's work and start just doing stuff, looking things up. Which ends up in my deleting of the NIC in the webinterface. Since then, i cannot make it reappear. It just doesnt show up either on the server or http portal. I've reset the whole thing to defaults, I've reseated it (using other slots and the same) and to verify it was still working, I put it in my desktop and in that it works fine. I've tried asking in the truenas discord but noone is answering, probably because either im dumb or it could be 1000 things.
Currently there have been no major problems. Performance hit around 12MB/s peak. Thought it might improve further because setting up a server takes time. Truenas Core (free ofc, mainly for personal use to enjoy and centralize storage). Technical specs compare in the CPU series Intel® Core™ i7, i7-4770, 4th Gen (Haswell) generation with 4 cores at 3.4 GHz, 8 GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX760 graphics card, 1.5 GB SSD, and a total of 128 GB SSD. I upgraded the RAM to 16GB.
You're not very familiar with TrueNAS but you're comfortable with FreeBSD. It seems we're checking the re0 interface. Look in your /etc/rc.conf for an entry like this: ifconfig_vtnet0="inet 192.168.0.238 netmask 255.255.255.0". It's possible TrueNAS doesn't rely on that file.
It's a mixed bag, but the setup seems to work when it fits. Some adaptors cooperate, others clash, making it a real challenge. Good outcomes justify the time spent fixing cat6 cabling and extra effort. Likely the issue lies with a file in /etc that’s blocking the interface—checking with a case-insensitive grep might help. If not, digging into device discovery tools could be necessary. With this kind of system, there’s usually nothing permanent to undo, but keep pushing forward.
It seems Truenas isn't present. There are a few rc.conf files, but they don't offer much useful information. Appreciate the feedback!
I wanted to make sure it functions properly so you could verify it was the right decision.