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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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      Hmm, and no dropped packets or errors in the sysctl output?

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        rmeskill @stephenw10
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        @stephenw10

        [24.03-RELEASE][admin@pfSense.home.arpa]/root: sysctl -a | grep drop
        kern.ipc.tls.ifnet.reset_dropped: 0
        vfs.cache.stats.drops: 0
        net.inet.ip.intr_queue_drops: 0
        net.inet.ip.intr_direct_queue_drops: 0
        net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect: 0
        net.inet.tcp.rexmit_drop_options: 0
        net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin: 1
        net.pf.default_to_drop: 0
        hw.cxgbe.ofld_cong_drop: 0
        hw.cxgbe.cong_drop: 0
        hw.cxgbe.nm_cong_drop: 1
        hw.cxgbe.drop_pkts_with_l4_errors: 0
        hw.cxgbe.drop_pkts_with_l3_errors: 0
        hw.cxgbe.drop_pkts_with_l2_errors: 1
        hw.cxgbe.drop_ip_fragments: 0
        kstat.zfs.misc.fm.erpt-dropped: 0
        dev.igc.3.dropped: 0
        dev.igc.3.iflib.txq3.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.3.iflib.txq2.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.3.iflib.txq1.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.3.iflib.txq0.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.2.dropped: 0
        dev.igc.2.iflib.txq3.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.2.iflib.txq2.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.2.iflib.txq1.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.2.iflib.txq0.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.1.dropped: 0
        dev.igc.1.iflib.txq3.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.1.iflib.txq2.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.1.iflib.txq1.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.1.iflib.txq0.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.0.dropped: 0
        dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.r_drops: 0
        dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.r_drops: 0

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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          Can you just show the full output from sysctl dev.igc ?

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            rmeskill @stephenw10
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            [24.03-RELEASE][admin@pfSense.home.arpa]/root: sysctl dev.igc.0
            dev.igc.0.wake: 0
            dev.igc.0.interrupts.rx_desc_min_thresh: 0
            dev.igc.0.interrupts.asserts: 135425174
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.tso_txd: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.tx_frames_1024_1522: 25790251
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.tx_frames_512_1023: 404292
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.tx_frames_256_511: 288528
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.tx_frames_128_255: 388062
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.tx_frames_65_127: 44147139
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.tx_frames_64: 7442638
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.mcast_pkts_txd: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.bcast_pkts_txd: 3
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.good_pkts_txd: 78460910
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.total_pkts_txd: 78460910
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.good_octets_txd: 39919020372
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.good_octets_recvd: 135812019489
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.rx_frames_1024_1522: 83698227
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.rx_frames_512_1023: 26510709
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.rx_frames_256_511: 279480
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.rx_frames_128_255: 410790
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.rx_frames_65_127: 10680338
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.rx_frames_64: 26084811
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.mcast_pkts_recvd: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.bcast_pkts_recvd: 24188678
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.good_pkts_recvd: 147664355
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.total_pkts_recvd: 147669598
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.xoff_txd: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.xoff_recvd: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.xon_txd: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.xon_recvd: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.alignment_errs: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.crc_errs: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.recv_errs: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.recv_jabber: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.recv_oversize: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.recv_fragmented: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.recv_undersize: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.recv_no_buff: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.missed_packets: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.defer_count: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.sequence_errors: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.symbol_errors: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.collision_count: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.late_coll: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.multiple_coll: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.single_coll: 0
            dev.igc.0.mac_stats.excess_coll: 0
            dev.igc.0.queue_rx_3.rx_irq: 0
            dev.igc.0.queue_rx_3.rxd_tail: 182
            dev.igc.0.queue_rx_3.rxd_head: 183
            dev.igc.0.queue_rx_2.rx_irq: 0
            dev.igc.0.queue_rx_2.rxd_tail: 831
            dev.igc.0.queue_rx_2.rxd_head: 832
            dev.igc.0.queue_rx_1.rx_irq: 0
            dev.igc.0.queue_rx_1.rxd_tail: 364
            dev.igc.0.queue_rx_1.rxd_head: 365
            dev.igc.0.queue_rx_0.rx_irq: 0
            dev.igc.0.queue_rx_0.rxd_tail: 211
            dev.igc.0.queue_rx_0.rxd_head: 212
            dev.igc.0.queue_tx_3.tx_irq: 0
            dev.igc.0.queue_tx_3.txd_tail: 562
            dev.igc.0.queue_tx_3.txd_head: 562
            dev.igc.0.queue_tx_2.tx_irq: 0
            dev.igc.0.queue_tx_2.txd_tail: 643
            dev.igc.0.queue_tx_2.txd_head: 643
            dev.igc.0.queue_tx_1.tx_irq: 0
            dev.igc.0.queue_tx_1.txd_tail: 732
            dev.igc.0.queue_tx_1.txd_head: 732
            dev.igc.0.queue_tx_0.tx_irq: 0
            dev.igc.0.queue_tx_0.txd_tail: 535
            dev.igc.0.queue_tx_0.txd_head: 535
            dev.igc.0.fc_low_water: 32752
            dev.igc.0.fc_high_water: 32768
            dev.igc.0.rx_control: 71335938
            dev.igc.0.device_control: 1478231617
            dev.igc.0.watchdog_timeouts: 0
            dev.igc.0.rx_overruns: 0
            dev.igc.0.link_irq: 3
            dev.igc.0.dropped: 0
            dev.igc.0.eee_control: 1
            dev.igc.0.itr: 488
            dev.igc.0.tx_abs_int_delay: 66
            dev.igc.0.rx_abs_int_delay: 66
            dev.igc.0.tx_int_delay: 66
            dev.igc.0.rx_int_delay: 0
            dev.igc.0.rs_dump: 0
            dev.igc.0.reg_dump: General Registers
            	CTRL	 581c0641
            	STATUS	 00380683
            	CTRL_EXIT	 100000c0
            
            Interrupt Registers
            	ICR	 00000000
            
            RX Registers
            	RCTL	 04408002
            	RDLEN	 00004000
            	RDH	 000000d4
            	RDT	 000000d3
            	RXDCTL	 02040808
            	RDBAL	 02b29000
            	RDBAH	 00000000
            
            TX Registers
            	TCTL	 a503f0fa
            	TDBAL	 02aeb000
            	TDBAH	 00000000
            	TDLEN	 00004000
            	TDH	 00000217
            	TDT	 00000217
            	TXDCTL	 0201011f
            	TDFH	 00000000
            	TDFT	 00000000
            	TDFHS	 00000000
            	TDFPC	 00000000
            
            
            dev.igc.0.fc: 3
            dev.igc.0.debug: -1
            dev.igc.0.nvm: -1
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq3.rxq_fl0.buf_size: 2048
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq3.rxq_fl0.credits: 1023
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq3.rxq_fl0.cidx: 183
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq3.rxq_fl0.pidx: 182
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq3.cpu: 3
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq2.rxq_fl0.buf_size: 2048
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq2.rxq_fl0.credits: 1023
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq2.rxq_fl0.cidx: 832
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq2.rxq_fl0.pidx: 831
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq2.cpu: 2
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq1.rxq_fl0.buf_size: 2048
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq1.rxq_fl0.credits: 1023
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq1.rxq_fl0.cidx: 365
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq1.rxq_fl0.pidx: 364
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq1.cpu: 1
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq0.rxq_fl0.buf_size: 2048
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq0.rxq_fl0.credits: 1023
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq0.rxq_fl0.cidx: 212
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq0.rxq_fl0.pidx: 211
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rxq0.cpu: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.r_abdications: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.r_restarts: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.r_stalls: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.r_starts: 24413002
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.r_drops: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.r_enqueues: 24414191
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.ring_state: pidx_head: 2031 pidx_tail: 2031 cidx: 2031 state: IDLE
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.txq_cleaned: 24542728
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.txq_processed: 24542768
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.txq_in_use: 42
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.txq_cidx_processed: 560
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.txq_cidx: 520
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.txq_pidx: 562
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.no_tx_dma_setup: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.txd_encap_efbig: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.tx_map_failed: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.no_desc_avail: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.mbuf_defrag_failed: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.m_pullups: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.mbuf_defrag: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq3.cpu: 3
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.r_abdications: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.r_restarts: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.r_stalls: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.r_starts: 14895304
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.r_drops: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.r_enqueues: 14897134
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.ring_state: pidx_head: 2030 pidx_tail: 2030 cidx: 2030 state: IDLE
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.txq_cleaned: 15051354
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.txq_processed: 15051394
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.txq_in_use: 41
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.txq_cidx_processed: 642
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.txq_cidx: 602
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.txq_pidx: 643
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.no_tx_dma_setup: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.txd_encap_efbig: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.tx_map_failed: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.no_desc_avail: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.mbuf_defrag_failed: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.m_pullups: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.mbuf_defrag: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq2.cpu: 2
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.r_abdications: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.r_restarts: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.r_stalls: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.r_starts: 17466940
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.r_drops: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.r_enqueues: 17479699
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.ring_state: pidx_head: 0019 pidx_tail: 0019 cidx: 0019 state: IDLE
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.txq_cleaned: 17631922
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.txq_processed: 17631962
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.txq_in_use: 42
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.txq_cidx_processed: 730
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.txq_cidx: 690
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.txq_pidx: 732
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.no_tx_dma_setup: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.txd_encap_efbig: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.tx_map_failed: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.no_desc_avail: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.mbuf_defrag_failed: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.m_pullups: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.mbuf_defrag: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq1.cpu: 1
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.r_abdications: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.r_restarts: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.r_stalls: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.r_starts: 21684406
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.r_drops: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.r_enqueues: 21696943
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.ring_state: pidx_head: 0431 pidx_tail: 0431 cidx: 0431 state: IDLE
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.txq_cleaned: 21832174
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.txq_processed: 21832214
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.txq_in_use: 41
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.txq_cidx_processed: 534
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.txq_cidx: 494
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.txq_pidx: 535
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.no_tx_dma_setup: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.txd_encap_efbig: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.tx_map_failed: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.no_desc_avail: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.mbuf_defrag_failed: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.m_pullups: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.mbuf_defrag: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.txq0.cpu: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.override_nrxds: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.override_ntxds: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.use_logical_cores: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.separate_txrx: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.core_offset: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.tx_abdicate: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.rx_budget: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.disable_msix: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.override_qs_enable: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.override_nrxqs: 1
            dev.igc.0.iflib.override_ntxqs: 0
            dev.igc.0.iflib.driver_version: 1
            dev.igc.0.%parent: pci2
            dev.igc.0.%pnpinfo: vendor=0x8086 device=0x125c subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x0000 class=0x020000
            dev.igc.0.%location: slot=0 function=0 dbsf=pci0:2:0:0 handle=\_SB_.PC00.RP05.PXSX
            dev.igc.0.%driver: igc
            dev.igc.0.%desc: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I226-V
            
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              rmeskill @stephenw10
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              igc.0 is the WAN that is seeing the loss

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                rmeskill @rmeskill
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                Just to add to the curiosity, all loss cleared up approximately 2 hours ago and appears to have remained stably loss-free since then. I spoke to my provider again and they seem quite insistent there is nothing wrong with my circuit and they see no reason why this should be happening. However, they also confirmed the modem they have given me is quite dumb and 1) cannot hard-code interface speeds/duplex and 2) does not support a DMZ host, so if I moved it back to router mode I'd need to manually open each and every port.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                  @rmeskill said in High interrupts on WAN/LAN interfaces?:

                  dev.igc.0.mac_stats.good_pkts_recvd: 147664355
                  dev.igc.0.mac_stats.total_pkts_recvd: 147669598

                  Hmm, the only thing I see there is that. Implying ~5000 bad packets received. But no errors so probably just rejected. Not really a huge number out of 147M.

                  I see about the same percentages here:

                  dev.igc.3.mac_stats.good_pkts_recvd: 1208385
                  dev.igc.3.mac_stats.total_pkts_recvd: 1208642
                  

                  And have no issues.

                  One difference I do see is no msix_vector values:

                  dev.igc.3.iflib.allocated_msix_vectors: 2
                  dev.igc.3.iflib.use_extra_msix_vectors: 0
                  

                  Do you see that in the boot logs?

                  igc0: <Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I226-V> mem 0x67a00000-0x67afffff,0x67b00000-0x67b03fff at device 0.0 on pci2
                  igc0: Using 1024 TX descriptors and 1024 RX descriptors
                  igc0: Using 1 RX queues 1 TX queues
                  igc0: Using MSI-X interrupts with 2 vectors
                  igc0: Ethernet address: 00:08:a2:12:ec:d4
                  igc0: netmap queues/slots: TX 1/1024, RX 1/1024
                  
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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                    Oh and note that the igc driver can only link using negotiated speed and duplex. It will fail to connect to a NIC that is actually using a fixed speed and does not negotiate.

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                      rmeskill @stephenw10
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                      @stephenw10

                      igc0: <Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I226-V> mem 0x80200000-0x802fffff,0x80300000-0x80303fff at device 0.0 on pci2
                      igc0: Using 1024 TX descriptors and 1024 RX descriptors
                      igc0: Using 4 RX queues 4 TX queues
                      igc0: Using MSI-X interrupts with 5 vectors
                      igc0: Ethernet address: 7c:2b:e1:13:d7:66
                      igc0: netmap queues/slots: TX 4/1024, RX 4/1024

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                        Hmm, did you reboot after setting override_nrxqs to 1? You might need to set that as a loader value rather than a tunable

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                          rmeskill @stephenw10
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                          @stephenw10 I did, but now I've added it to loader value, rebooted, and it's up:
                          99325ca4-b268-453a-af41-b5766bebf15f-image.png
                          loss is back, though-was completely clean for about 3h, now back to 40-60% loss...

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                            rmeskill @rmeskill
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                            If I'm honest, I'm starting to just think my provider might, on top of having some issues in their network, be blocking ICMP packets sporadically. Because despite seeing 20-60%+ loss, I'm seeing quite low RTTs that are staying quite consistent:
                            e175806f-28b5-49e9-8706-198f63516ebc-image.png
                            The issue for me has been my secondary gateways (via Wireguard tunnels) are dropping because I have them set to drop based on loss, but perhaps I should instead change the down setting to latency and see how that treats me... There are still definitely gremlins in there somewhere, as sometimes I do crap out and throughput drops to basically zero, but it seems somewhat counterintuitive that I can be allegedly running loss of 20-60% but also see fine real-world performance.

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                              Are you seeing the NIC actually using 1 queue now?

                              Ah, also check: sysctl hw.igc.max_interrupt_rate

                              I think we bumped that default to 20000

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                                rmeskill @stephenw10
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                                @stephenw10
                                Yes, actually seeing 1 queue now, but still loss
                                igc0: <Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I226-V> mem 0x80200000-0x802fffff,0x80300000-0x80303fff at device 0.0 on pci2
                                igc0: Using 1024 TX descriptors and 1024 RX descriptors
                                igc0: Using 1 RX queues 1 TX queues
                                igc0: Using MSI-X interrupts with 2 vectors
                                igc0: Ethernet address: 7c:2b:e1:13:d7:66
                                igc0: netmap queues/slots: TX 1/1024, RX 1/1024
                                Checked the interrupt rate and it was 20000, so no dice there

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                  Hmm, well seems to be configured correctly. At least largely the same as the 4200 which works fine. 😕

                                  I guess I'd try to test the WAN with something else.

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                                    rmeskill @stephenw10
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                                    @stephenw10 Yeah, I'm out of ideas as well. I can definitely 'feel' the crap performance when my packet loss is upwards of 50%, even if it feels 'better' down around 20%. I might even just try turning off my provider router for an hour or something just to see if that'll do anything-I'm absolutely beyond guessing at this point... Second option is just to go with a 5G router from another provider, but not sure what sort of throughput I can get from that.

                                    Actually, unrelated, but as long as I've got your attention: if I have a USB wireless adapter would it be possible to use that to connect to my neighbor's wireless and set that as a secondary gateway in the event mine has packet loss? I plugged it in and it clearly comes up in boot, but I can't see it anywhere in the GUI...
                                    Root mount waiting for: usbus0
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                                      In a hail mary tried to shut off the provider router overnight just to see if resting it somehow (heat/saved setting/etc) would fix it, but on turning it back on I'm seeing 50% loss again. Called the provider again and they confirm they're seeing no issues, but they're going to send a NID/in-line test for 24h to see if they can spot anything.

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                                        It is possible but the support for WiFi devices in FreeBSD/pfSense is very limited. That string you see there is just send to the USB subsystem by the device it doesn't imply any driver is attached.

                                        You can query the device IDs using: usbconfig dump_device_desc

                                        There might be a driver you cab load. It will only connect at .11n speeds though. That might be enough.

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                                          rmeskill @stephenw10
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                                          @stephenw10 Right, well I'll see what I can find. Easiest, though, might just be to connect the secondary router (which does have integrated wireless bridging like this) to another interface on the PFSense and use it as a proper (if multi-hop) backup.

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                                            rmeskill @rmeskill
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                                            Ok, so I've successfully setup the secondary router, connected via wireless to my neighbor's flat, to another port on PFSense. Haven't implemented it yet, but plan is to now setup a routing group targeting my (DIA) cabled connection directly to PFSense first, then via the secondary (GLiNet) router with failover based on loss.

                                            I'm going to try and monitor this a bit, and can now also test running a cable connection via the secondary router directly to my DIA (as it'll do multi-WAN as well) to confirm if it's an issue with my PFSense box or my internet connection once and for all

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