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    Stef93 @Cabledude
    last edited by Nov 2, 2023, 12:52 PM

    @Cabledude
    System Information, pfBlockerNG, Gateways, Interfaces, Services Status, Traffic Graphs x5
    +
    OpenVPN, Dynamic DNS Status, Ipsec, Disks

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      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by Nov 2, 2023, 12:52 PM

      There is a specific fix coming for the 6100/8200 that speeds up the dashboard loading if you have the interfaces widget there and don't have any SFP modules loaded.
      It's in 23.09: https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/13911

      Steve

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        RobbieTT @Cabledude
        last edited by RobbieTT Nov 2, 2023, 12:59 PM Nov 2, 2023, 12:57 PM

        @Cabledude

        My 6100 with Optane takes 1.91 seconds to load the dashboard over wifi.

        My Xeon-D, also with Optane, takes 1.71 seconds over wifi:

         2023-11-02 at 12.49.54.png

        I have a pretty busy dashboard and with live graphing, so it never really stops. Of course, with caching enabled and on a wired connection it will be quicker. My LAN uses SFP+ in both cases above.

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          Cabledude @stephenw10
          last edited by Nov 2, 2023, 12:59 PM

          @stephenw10 Hi Steve, can you confirm SG-2100 dash load time being as high as mine given these widgets:
          System Information: 3,5 seconds
          Disks: + 1.5 seconds
          pfBlockerNG: + 0.75 seconds
          Gateways: + 0.3 seconds
          Interfaces: + 1.5 seconds
          Services Status: + 2 seconds
          ZFS: + 1 second
          Traffic Graphs: +0.5 seconds

          Pete
          Home: SG-2100 + UniFi + Synology. SG-1100 retired
          Parents: SG-1100 + UniFi + Synology
          Testing: SG-1100 w/ 120GB SSD via ext USB (eMMC dead). Works great

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            Cabledude @RobbieTT
            last edited by Nov 2, 2023, 1:01 PM

            Thanks @RobbieTT . I don't recognize your screen shot as resembling a pfSense dashboard though.

            Pete
            Home: SG-2100 + UniFi + Synology. SG-1100 retired
            Parents: SG-1100 + UniFi + Synology
            Testing: SG-1100 w/ 120GB SSD via ext USB (eMMC dead). Works great

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              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by Nov 2, 2023, 1:10 PM

              If the box itself is busy then it can take a while to open the dash on the 2100. That does seem quite extreme though.

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                RobbieTT @Cabledude
                last edited by RobbieTT Nov 2, 2023, 1:13 PM Nov 2, 2023, 1:12 PM

                @Cabledude said in 4100/6100 Base or Max:

                Thanks @RobbieTT . I don't recognize your screen shot as resembling a pfSense dashboard though.

                No, it's a timeline graph showing how long the page takes to load. The top of my dashboard looks like this:

                 2023-11-02 at 13.05.22.png

                ☕️

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                  Cabledude @stephenw10
                  last edited by Nov 2, 2023, 1:21 PM

                  @stephenw10 said in 4100/6100 Base or Max:

                  If the box itself is busy then it can take a while to open the dash on the 2100. That does seem quite extreme though.

                  No the unit is close to idle while doing these measurements.

                  When I simultaneously do an ISP speed test (400 down, 50 up) the dashboard will take 16 seconds to load.

                  Pete
                  Home: SG-2100 + UniFi + Synology. SG-1100 retired
                  Parents: SG-1100 + UniFi + Synology
                  Testing: SG-1100 w/ 120GB SSD via ext USB (eMMC dead). Works great

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                    JonathanLee @Cabledude
                    last edited by JonathanLee Nov 2, 2023, 2:43 PM Nov 2, 2023, 2:29 PM

                    @Cabledude to log in and get to a dashboard it takes mine 8-9 seconds depending on how much it is being used. However, with the ath0 driver built for the expansion WiFi card enabled it's a lot faster. With that being said I assume the AP also factors into this. I am using a 5ghz Wi-Fi.

                    Screenshot 2023-11-02 073934.png

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                    I have a Wi-Fi card inside the 2100

                    I also use a external AP most of the time because I can't access my printer or NAS with that card enabled. Again it's much more responsive when I am accessing it over the Wi-Fi on PfSense when juxtaposed to the external AP.

                    Try to disable ClamAV Tac support recommended it for me as it uses a lot of memory.

                    Make sure to upvote

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                      Cabledude @JonathanLee
                      last edited by Cabledude Nov 2, 2023, 3:25 PM Nov 2, 2023, 3:24 PM

                      Thank you @JonathanLee. 8-9 seconds is in the same ballpark as 10-11. maybe I have more widgets than you, can't really tell from your screen shots, though the paintings are exceptionally spectacular.

                      I don't have a WiFi module inside the SG-2100, all cabled connections, which can't be slower than WiFi, probably faster. But I get the same dash loading times on my iPhone (connected to my LAN) so I suppose WiFi or cabled doesn't make a difference.

                      Could you list the widgets that you use?

                      Pete
                      Home: SG-2100 + UniFi + Synology. SG-1100 retired
                      Parents: SG-1100 + UniFi + Synology
                      Testing: SG-1100 w/ 120GB SSD via ext USB (eMMC dead). Works great

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                        Stef93 @JonathanLee
                        last edited by Nov 2, 2023, 3:33 PM

                        @JonathanLee
                        Can you please tell me the model or better photo of the wifi module?

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                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by Nov 2, 2023, 5:20 PM

                          Compex WLE200NX. That's the only card I'm aware of that works in the 2100.

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                            JonathanLee @Stef93
                            last edited by JonathanLee Nov 2, 2023, 9:34 PM Nov 2, 2023, 9:33 PM

                            @Stef93 like @stephenw10 said, it is the Compex card

                            Make sure to upvote

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                              JonathanLee @Cabledude
                              last edited by Nov 2, 2023, 9:37 PM

                              @Cabledude for widgets I use . . .

                              2 ART
                              1 NTP
                              1 System information
                              1 Services Status
                              1 Installed Packages
                              1 Gateways

                              Make sure to upvote

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                                Cabledude @JonathanLee
                                last edited by Nov 3, 2023, 1:37 AM

                                @JonathanLee said in 4100/6100 Base or Max:

                                @Cabledude for widgets I use . . .

                                2 ART
                                1 NTP
                                1 System information
                                1 Services Status
                                1 Installed Packages
                                1 Gateways

                                So with these 5 widgets you use (I didn’t select the two ART ones) I get 7 seconds. So I suppose our units perform similarly.

                                Pete
                                Home: SG-2100 + UniFi + Synology. SG-1100 retired
                                Parents: SG-1100 + UniFi + Synology
                                Testing: SG-1100 w/ 120GB SSD via ext USB (eMMC dead). Works great

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                                  Stef93 @stephenw10
                                  last edited by Stef93 Nov 3, 2023, 3:07 AM Nov 3, 2023, 3:01 AM

                                  @stephenw10
                                  is this adapter suitable for netgate 6100?
                                  I don’t know if it’s a different version or model, but I found Compex WLE200NX 7A

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                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                    last edited by Nov 3, 2023, 1:19 PM

                                    @Stef93 said in 4100/6100 Base or Max:

                                    Compex WLE200NX 7A

                                    Probably. Though without actually testing it I can't be sure. The 2100 has very specific limitations for the PCIe slot.
                                    That appears to have the same fcc-id so I'd expected it to be close to identical.

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                                      JonathanLee @Stef93
                                      last edited by JonathanLee Nov 3, 2023, 8:20 PM Nov 3, 2023, 2:27 PM

                                      @Stef93 the AR5BXB112 card works with the 6100 also and can use three antenna 📡 I think @stephenw10 I remember someone said it did, however it does not work with the 2100MAX

                                      Make sure to upvote

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                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by Nov 3, 2023, 3:10 PM

                                        Yeah the 2100 has far more limitations mostly because it's arm based. The 6100 has none of those. Any card should work there as a PCIe device. The pfSense/FreeBSD wifi driver limitations still apply of course!

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