"no configured interfaces were found" after update

[Chris Dawalt]

I've been using FreeNAS-9.3-STABLE-201412090314 with the same old hardware and this past summer I was able to update regularly with no problems. Then there was an update a couple of months ago that messed up my system. It would try to update, and error out. I gave up after a month of trying and went back to FreeNAS-9.3-STABLE-201412090314 on a backup flash drive. For the last couple of months the system has performed flawlessly, so I thought maybe I would try and see what the latest update was. It updated this evening, no problems but when it booted, I see this message at the bottom of the console :
no configured interfaces were found

And I can not link through the web interface. It just times out. So I ran ifconfig and compared it to screenshots from other people who posted the same error. I see that mine does not have the line that starts with inet 192.168.2.42, etc. that I got before the update. That line was absent. So I rebooted and selected the original FreeNAS install and it booted fine and I again have a web interface. The ifconfig shows the usual code in the inet line. I wonder why the update refuses to allow an ethernet connection?

 

[gpsguy]

Are you using the onboard Realtek 8111DL NIC? Perhaps they dropped support for it.

Realtek NIC's don't work very well with FreeNAS. Get yourself an Intel Pro/1000 CT for about $30 USD. It's the goto card to resolve this sort of issue and will give you better performance.

 

[Chris Dawalt]

It is an old AMD board, so I know the NIC is definitely not Intel. I have another board with an Intel NIC, so perhaps I should try it.