Based on: * https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=c93krctgp8ueben00q7udbhqs6&topic=103841.105 * https://www.reddit.com/r/PFSENSE/comments/7n300s/solved_slow_internet_throughput_on_rogers_1gbs/ 1. Download FreeBSD 11.1 VMDK and create a VM with it as HDD: https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/VM-IMAGES/11.1-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/FreeBSD-11.1-RELEASE-amd64.vmdk.xz 1. Get FreeBSD source tree and uncompress it to /usr/src: ``` fetch -o /tmp ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/`uname -s`/releases/`uname -m`/`uname -r | cut -d'-' -f1,2`/src.txz tar -C / -xvf /tmp/src.txz ``` 1. Download Realtek latest driver: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=5&PFid=5&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false 1. Uncompress driver: ``` tar xvzf 0007-rtl_bsd_drv_v194.01.tgz ``` 1. Make driver: ``` cd rtl_bsd_drv_v194.01 make ``` 1. If the last command fails, change the following line in file if_re.c From: `#include ` To: `#include if_rereg.h"` 1. Copy the file if_re.ko to the /boot/kernel folder in pfSense device. `scp if_re.ko root@` 1. Change file permissions in if_re.ko file accessing through SSH to pfSense. `chmod 555 /boot/kernel/if_re.ko` 1. Modify /boot/loader.conf.local file and add the following line at the end of the file: `if_re_load="YES"` - Through console: `vi /boot/loader.conf.local` - Through web: Diagnostics > Edit File and click Load. When finished editing click Save. 1. Reboot pfSense. 1. After restart, verify if module is installed through ssh. Example execution: ``` [2.4.2-RELEASE][root@pfSense.local]/root: kldstat Id Refs Address Size Name 1 7 0xffffffff80200000 2c3ea98 kernel 2 1 0xffffffff82e3f000 80900 if_re.ko 3 1 0xffffffff83021000 46c6 cryptodev.ko ```