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    • johnpozJ
      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Jarhead
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      @jarhead said in Odd internet slowness with Netgear GS324TP Switch:

      Why not hard code all ports being used to 1000Full?

      You should never hard code gig.. Brings its own issues. .

      Should be simple enough to see what is going on - and it should not be possible for gig to come up gig if not full, when auto. What is more likely is a interface at 100.. that is not coming up gig for some reason, bad port, faulty cable - negotiation issue, etc.

      Its quite possible part of his problem is he tried to hard code an interface?

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      • CreationGuyC
        CreationGuy @Jarhead
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        @jarhead said in Odd internet slowness with Netgear GS324TP Switch:

        Why not hard code all ports being used to 1000Full?
        This will eliminate any mismatch.

        Edit: All ports being used I should add. Just for testing.

        I don't believe that has anything to do with it. Why would Desktop 1 and 2 which never moves from their ports on the switch, all of the sudden get a duplex mismatch when I remove my Synology router from Port 24, and plug in my pfsense box? Sending a 5GB file via Desktop 1 to 2 through the switch with pfSense (no interlan routing going on btw) is very fast. However, internet speeds are way down.

        I can and will give the manual port a try however, this isn't just one device with slow internet, it's every wired device. Windows does report under the NIC properties for Duplux being 1000/1000.

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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @CreationGuy
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          @creationguy who says the issue is the pc?

          you have

          internt - pfsense -- switch -- bunch of pcs

          The connection from the switch to pfsense is most likely where the problem is, you say when you plug directly into pfsense you do not have the problem.

          So this points to the issue being the connection between pfsense and the switch port. Have you tried just a different port, a different cable?

          Again - why not just sniff and see what is going on and why its slow? Lets see a packet capture while your fast, and then while your slow.. That should clearly tell you what is going on and why its slow.

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          • CreationGuyC
            CreationGuy @johnpoz
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            @johnpoz I agree that the problem is the switch, but what on the switch is the issue is what I'm trying to determine. All indications from PC and Switch say it's at 1000/Full but will hard code in a bit.

            I have tried multiple ports and different cables, but, I will try a brand new set of cables just in case.

            Are you talking about using Wireshark and just running a quick scan while doing a bandwidth speed test/loading a website? If so, I can do that, but beyond that, I would need some direction.

            An interesting note, when testing the non-managed switch, I used the same cable and all was fine. Is there a command or location I can go to, to see if the pfsense LAN interface is at full just to see what pf shows as its connection?

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              Jarhead @CreationGuy
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              @creationguy Status/Interfaces

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              • johnpozJ
                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @CreationGuy
                last edited by johnpoz

                @creationguy no talking about just doing a packet capture via the diagnostic menu on pfsense - sure you would then open that up in wireshark to look at.

                Or post them here for us to look at.. I would set packet length to something small, say 64 so you don't have large captures, etc..

                edit: I would also just install the iperf package, and test to pfsense.. While pfsense is meant to route and firewall, and not really meant as a server.. You can do a simple test are you really limited to 50mbps to pfsense?

                Here for example testing to pfsense from client, gig connection.

                [22.05-RELEASE][admin@sg4860.local.lan]/root: iperf3 -s
                -----------------------------------------------------------
                Server listening on 5201 (test #1)
                -----------------------------------------------------------
                Accepted connection from 192.168.9.100, port 49892
                [  5] local 192.168.9.253 port 5201 connected to 192.168.9.100 port 49893
                [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
                [  5]   0.00-1.00   sec  77.6 MBytes   651 Mbits/sec                  
                [  5]   1.00-2.00   sec  78.1 MBytes   655 Mbits/sec                  
                [  5]   2.00-3.00   sec  78.1 MBytes   655 Mbits/sec                  
                [  5]   3.00-4.00   sec  70.9 MBytes   595 Mbits/sec                  
                [  5]   4.00-5.00   sec  52.2 MBytes   438 Mbits/sec                  
                [  5]   5.00-6.00   sec  75.6 MBytes   634 Mbits/sec                  
                [  5]   6.00-7.00   sec  77.5 MBytes   650 Mbits/sec                  
                [  5]   7.00-8.00   sec  77.6 MBytes   651 Mbits/sec                  
                [  5]   8.00-9.00   sec  78.0 MBytes   654 Mbits/sec                  
                [  5]   9.00-10.00  sec  78.1 MBytes   655 Mbits/sec                  
                [  5]  10.00-10.00  sec  55.3 KBytes   655 Mbits/sec                  
                - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
                [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
                [  5]   0.00-10.00  sec   744 MBytes   624 Mbits/sec                  receiver
                -----------------------------------------------------------
                Server listening on 5201 (test #2)
                -----------------------------------------------------------
                
                

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                • CreationGuyC
                  CreationGuy @johnpoz
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                  @johnpoz
                  I have this set up just like I did last night, and speed tests are showing 300+Mb.....
                  pfsense status:
                  WAN: Media 1000baseT <full-duplex>
                  LAN: Media 1000baseT <full-duplex>

                  Server listening on 5201
                  -----------------------------------------------------------
                  Accepted connection from 10.10.10.1, port 12788
                  [  5] local 10.10.10.10 port 5201 connected to 10.10.10.1 port 2270
                  [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth
                  [  5]   0.00-1.00   sec  89.5 MBytes   750 Mbits/sec
                  [  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   100 MBytes   843 Mbits/sec
                  [  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   105 MBytes   884 Mbits/sec
                  [  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   110 MBytes   925 Mbits/sec
                  [  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   109 MBytes   918 Mbits/sec
                  [  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   110 MBytes   926 Mbits/sec
                  [  5]   6.00-7.00   sec  78.8 MBytes   661 Mbits/sec
                  [  5]   7.00-8.00   sec   109 MBytes   912 Mbits/sec
                  [  5]   8.00-9.00   sec   101 MBytes   844 Mbits/sec
                  [  5]   9.00-10.00  sec  98.6 MBytes   827 Mbits/sec
                  [  5]  10.00-10.09  sec  9.97 MBytes   892 Mbits/sec
                  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
                  [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth
                  [  5]   0.00-10.09  sec  0.00 Bytes  0.00 bits/sec                  sender
                  [  5]   0.00-10.09  sec  1022 MBytes   849 Mbits/sec                  receiver
                  

                  I also restored my backup that brings pfsense back to all of my configs, VLANs, rules, etc and the same results. I will test VLANing on the switch more tomorrow. I'm really at a loss here.... I just don't understand it, maybe it was a duplex issue that I didn't pick up on, it was very late at night but I was sure I looked. I'll shut the system down and try again tomorrow.

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                  • CreationGuyC
                    CreationGuy @CreationGuy
                    last edited by CreationGuy

                    Speeds are good, as they were since the last post.

                    I have found, that on the desktop class, dual NIC that I'm using in the pfSense box, inter-VLAN routing is slow, I transferred a 700MB video file at 7MB/s. Both devices are at 1Gb Full duplex. I did double check all of the connected devices (switch and NICs).

                    When putting the two devices on the same VLAN I was getting 109+MB/s.

                    Is 7MB/s normal?

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                    • johnpozJ
                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @CreationGuy
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                      @creationguy said in Odd internet slowness with Netgear GS324TP Switch:

                      Is 7MB/s normal?

                      No not really, gig should be like 100MBps plus - 109MB would pretty freaking close to max

                      Keep in mind if your doing intervlan on the same physical nic, sure there might could be a performance hit, but so low as 7..

                      You got something wrong..

                      Do your iperf3 testing between the devices you were doing the file copy on intervaln.. What do you get?

                      Is one or both of these devices wireless? 7MBps is like 100mbps speeds, not gig..

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                      • CreationGuyC
                        CreationGuy @johnpoz
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                        @johnpoz All devices are wired, 1Gb connections, full duplex, I double checked.

                        From Desktop 3 (VLAN 10) to Desktop 2 (VLAN 50) I get this:

                         .\iperf3.exe -c 10.50.50.3
                        Connecting to host 10.50.50.3, port 5201
                        [  4] local 10.0.0.10 port 50372 connected to 10.50.50.3 port 5201
                        [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth
                        [  4]   0.00-1.00   sec  2.88 MBytes  24.1 Mbits/sec
                        [  4]   1.00-2.01   sec  1.62 MBytes  13.5 Mbits/sec
                        [  4]   2.01-3.01   sec  2.00 MBytes  16.9 Mbits/sec
                        [  4]   3.01-4.01   sec  2.38 MBytes  20.0 Mbits/sec
                        [  4]   4.01-5.01   sec  3.00 MBytes  25.1 Mbits/sec
                        [  4]   5.01-6.01   sec  1.38 MBytes  11.5 Mbits/sec
                        [  4]   6.01-7.00   sec  2.88 MBytes  24.3 Mbits/sec
                        [  4]   7.00-8.00   sec  2.38 MBytes  19.9 Mbits/sec
                        [  4]   8.00-9.00   sec  5.88 MBytes  49.3 Mbits/sec
                        [  4]   9.00-10.01  sec  4.38 MBytes  36.4 Mbits/sec
                        - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
                        [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth
                        [  4]   0.00-10.01  sec  28.8 MBytes  24.1 Mbits/sec                  sender
                        [  4]   0.00-10.01  sec  28.5 MBytes  23.9 Mbits/sec                  receiver
                        
                        iperf Done.
                        

                        VLAN 50 is internet only, 10 is internal and can access 50.

                        The NIC in the pfsense box, it's 1 NIC with 2 separate connections, however, 1 NIC is WAN the other is LAN with the other VLAN as virtual (I think that's the right term) interfaces on the LAN interface.

                        This is how I would set up the Netgate 4100, one of the ports would connect to the Switch and all VLANS travel over that port.

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                        • johnpozJ
                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @CreationGuy
                          last edited by johnpoz

                          @creationguy well with those speeds I don't see how you were seeing 7MBs? Did you mean 7mbps?

                          That is horrile horrible speeds.. Something is clearly wrong for sure.. This isn't a VM install of pfsense - right, this is sg4100?

                          This is iperf test from one of my vlans to another vlan, and the server in this case is even a VM running on my nas.

                          $ iperf3.exe -c 192.168.2.12
                          Connecting to host 192.168.2.12, port 5201
                          [  5] local 192.168.9.100 port 52822 connected to 192.168.2.12 port 5201
                          [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
                          [  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   111 MBytes   927 Mbits/sec
                          [  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   111 MBytes   933 Mbits/sec
                          [  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   111 MBytes   933 Mbits/sec
                          [  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   112 MBytes   938 Mbits/sec
                          [  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   111 MBytes   933 Mbits/sec
                          [  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec
                          [  5]   6.00-7.00   sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec
                          [  5]   7.00-8.00   sec   112 MBytes   937 Mbits/sec
                          [  5]   8.00-9.00   sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec
                          [  5]   9.00-10.00  sec   112 MBytes   939 Mbits/sec
                          - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
                          [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
                          [  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  1.09 GBytes   935 Mbits/sec                  sender
                          [  5]   0.00-10.05  sec  1.09 GBytes   930 Mbits/sec                  receiver
                          
                          iperf Done.
                          

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                          • CreationGuyC
                            CreationGuy @johnpoz
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                            I have not purchased the 4100 yet, I am testing on a Desktop computer with a DUAL head NIC. pfsense is bare metal.

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                            • johnpozJ
                              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @CreationGuy
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                              @creationguy so this is a dual port nic? What nic?

                              So 1 port on this dual port nic is your wan, and then other port is lan and you have a vlan setup on this lan port of the interface..

                              So while you are hairpinning that connection - that is just horrible horrible speeds.. Those are like old 802.11g speeds ;)

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                              • CreationGuyC
                                CreationGuy @johnpoz
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                                @johnpoz Is the problem that it's a dual nic or is it something else?

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                                  Jarhead @CreationGuy
                                  last edited by

                                  @creationguy Shouldn't be an issue with a dual nic.
                                  How are your Vlans setup? Default untagged and the rest tagged?
                                  Supposedly there's an issue with BSD and having an untagged vlan on a trunk but I never had a problem with it.
                                  Can you try tagging them all?

                                  (assuming you have default untagged since you said if you plug directly into pfSense it works fine)

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                                  • johnpozJ
                                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Jarhead
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                                    @jarhead said in Odd internet slowness with Netgear GS324TP Switch:

                                    BSD and having an untagged vlan on a trunk

                                    I have not run into this, and I run a native untagged on the interface my vlans are on.

                                    I am not sure where the problem is - but those speeds are horrible, so clearly something is wrong..

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                                    • CreationGuyC
                                      CreationGuy @johnpoz
                                      last edited by CreationGuy

                                      @Jarhead RokuNotWorking.JPG
                                      Roku is Port 10, ObiTalk is Port 20. 24 = the port going to pfsense.

                                      @johnpoz Same VLAN speeds are fine, inter-vlans (this is not in regards to the Roku).

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                                        Jarhead @CreationGuy
                                        last edited by Jarhead

                                        @creationguy You have every port untagged with vlan 1, why?
                                        You also have ports that should be in the other vlans as tagged. They should be untagged.
                                        Good rule of thumb, you only tag a vlan if the device you're plugging into that port is also tagged.
                                        Remove vlan 1 from ports it's not being used on and untag the ports that are not trunked.
                                        So ports 1-4 should be untagged with vlan 10 ONLY.
                                        Ports 5 and 6 untagged with vlan 20 only etc.

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                                        • CreationGuyC
                                          CreationGuy @Jarhead
                                          last edited by CreationGuy

                                          @jarhead I am new to VLANs, I found a couple of guides for Netgear managed switches and that's what worked. I've updated the settings:
                                          Screenshot 2022-07-23 at 23-22-17 NETGEAR GS324TP.png
                                          VLAN 1 is a default VLAN on the switch that I can't seem to disable.

                                          In order for me to get the two devices on guest to obtain an IP, I had to:
                                          Un-tag the two ports, and set their PVID to the VLAN as these devices are not 802.1q aware. I found this thread here.

                                          I don't have a way though to test if these devices can reach other VLANs. I do know that desktops on this VLAN 50 can't see devices on other VLANs, but those devices are not set up the same way (Untagged None).

                                          Edit: I placed a desktop in VLAN 50, the same manor as port 10 pictured above. I have a firewall rule set up so that 50 cannot access ANY, just internet. VLAN 10 can access all VLANs. This desktop cannot ping desktop in VLAN 10 until a desktop in VLAN 10 pings that VLAN 50 desktop. After awhile, VLAN 50 desktop can no longer ping VLAN 10 desktop. See below for the rules.
                                          lanrules.JPG guestrules.JPG

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                                            Jarhead @CreationGuy
                                            last edited by Jarhead

                                            @creationguy You still have the ports tagged. They should be untagged unless your devices themselves are also tagged (hint: they aren't).
                                            Ports 1-6 should be untagged ONLY. Nothing tagged on them. Along with all other ports that are "device" ports.
                                            Only port that should be tagged is trunk ports (hint: port 24).
                                            So only the port going to pfSense and any ports going to AP's that are using vlans if you have any.

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