Network upgrade 1Gbps pfsense question ?
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CPU:i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz
RAM:8GB
SSD:512GB
TOTOLINK PX1000 realtek x2
pfsense
The network can only run to 500M download and 400M upload
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@blackkep Lots of possible reasons, but realtek NICs are notoriously troublesome with pfSense. Get a couple of Intel NICs to be sure its not the NICs
But first - check if you have installed packages that requires a lot of ressources (snort, suricata, ntopng and so on). They will all add a bit of latency to you Internet, and that in turn can cause single session speeds to drop from fx. 1Gbe to what you are experiencing.
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How are you testing exactly?
PPPoE WAN maybe?
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@stephenw10 1.Test after pfsense is connected to the hub
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But how are you testing? Local iperf server? Against speedtest.net externally?
You are connecting pfSense between the client and the ISP router? Is it bridged or are you running double NAT?
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@stephenw10
1.Client computer testing www.speedtest.net download 500 upload 400M
and use pfsense 1.pkg search speedtest 2.pkg install -y py38-speedtest-cli-2.1.3 3.speedtest-cli download 400~500M upload 200~400M2.You are connecting pfSense between the client and the ISP router?YES
3.it bridged -
Ok, so you have a public IP on the pfSense WAN?
What speeds do you see when using the ISP router directly?
Do you see any errors on the interfaces in Status > Interfaces?
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@stephenw10
1.YES
2.880~940Mbps /500~600Mpbs
3.I will check tomorrow
This usually has something to do with the network card?
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It can be the network card. It would surprising to see a throughput reduction that extreme just because of the Realtek NICs but they are usually slower than Intel NICs.
Testing from pfSense itself will always give a lower result than testing from a client behind it. The fact you're seeing approximately the same result indicates it's probably not a LAN side issue and it's probably not a CPU limitation.
However I would try running at the command linetop -HASPwhilst you test fro a client behind it. Make sure no CPU core is hitting 100% use.Steve
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For reference my first pfSense build was a gen1 i3 and it easily did 1Gb. (high 980's up and down) I had a quad Intel NIC.
Fun Fact: Speed test . net will always show a smaller number that what is achieved. Watch the actual NIC throughput from the system running the test. Speed test counts the ramp up and ramp down time which skews the results.
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@stephenw10 @AndyRH use intel 82574L 1Gbps NIC x2 The network is normal have 1G/600M thank you
