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    • RobbieTTR
      RobbieTT @Cabledude
      last edited by RobbieTT

      @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
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        @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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        • JonathanLeeJ
          JonathanLee @Cabledude
          last edited by JonathanLee

          @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

            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

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

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

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

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                • JonathanLeeJ
                  JonathanLee @Stef93
                  last edited by JonathanLee

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

                  Make sure to upvote

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                  • JonathanLeeJ
                    JonathanLee @Cabledude
                    last edited by

                    @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

                      @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

                        @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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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          @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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                          • JonathanLeeJ
                            JonathanLee @Stef93
                            last edited by JonathanLee

                            @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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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              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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