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    8200/6100 Intel x553 NIC and certain SFP+ modules

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    • L Offline
      lio1503
      last edited by

      Hi @aholmes5

      I have the same issue. I connect my Fiber WAN on SFP+ 10G on netgate 6100 with a 10GTEK sfp+10G and my unifi switch on the second WAN on SFP+ 10G on netgate 6100 with DAC 10G cable but my download speed is reduce of 80% but my upload is fine.
      Do you found a solution ?

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      • stephenw10S Offline
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        Are you seeing errors on the interfaces?

        Do you have any traffic shaping?

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          lio1503 @stephenw10
          last edited by lio1503

          @stephenw10
          I see some error on interfaces and no traffic shaping configured.

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            lio1503
            last edited by

            Screenshot 2025-08-06 203441.png

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            • stephenw10S Offline
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              No errors shown there. So some on the WAN?

              How are you testing the throughput?

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                lio1503 @stephenw10
                last edited by

                @stephenw10

                I put the wrong image sorry

                netgate1.png netgate2.png netgate3.png

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                • stephenw10S Offline
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Hmm, not really a significant number there. Nothing that would cause throttling to that extent.

                  What about the PPPoE parent interface? Which I assume is ix0?
                  Try: netstat -i and ifconfig -v ix0

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                    lio1503 @stephenw10
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                    Hi @stephenw10

                    Here the result of commands

                    Screenshot 2025-08-08 112744.png

                    Screenshot 2025-08-08 112955.png

                    Thanks

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                    • stephenw10S Offline
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                      Ok huge number of input errors on ix0. That's what you'd expect for bad downloads.

                      You have an XPON module in there I assume? Can you access that to get stats?

                      You can check the sysctl output for ix0 to see what type of errors those are: sysctl dev.ix.0

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                        lio1503 @stephenw10
                        last edited by stephenw10

                        @stephenw10

                        Yes I use this module on ix0 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B06XG9DPJ7?th=1
                        and this cable to unifi switch for Lan on ix1 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01M09C9NZ?th=1

                        Result of sysctl dev.ix.0

                        dev.ix.0.wake: 0
                        dev.ix.0.dmac: 0
                        dev.ix.0.tso_tcp_flags_mask_last_segment: 3967
                        dev.ix.0.tso_tcp_flags_mask_middle_segment: 4086
                        dev.ix.0.tso_tcp_flags_mask_first_segment: 4086
                        dev.ix.0.fw_version: nvm 0.58.0 eTrack 0x8000084b
                        dev.ix.0.enable_aim: 0
                        dev.ix.0.advertise_speed: 0
                        dev.ix.0.fc: 3
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.tx_frames_1024_1522: 2688329
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.tx_frames_512_1023: 9258
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.tx_frames_256_511: 7406
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.tx_frames_128_255: 51767
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.tx_frames_65_127: 1044399
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.tx_frames_64: 2651
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.management_pkts_txd: 0
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.mcast_pkts_txd: 5
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.bcast_pkts_txd: 1
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.good_pkts_txd: 3803810
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.total_pkts_txd: 3803810
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.good_octets_txd: 4177580394
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.checksum_errs: 0
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.management_pkts_drpd: 0
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.management_pkts_rcvd: 0
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.recv_jabberd: 1228
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.recv_oversized: 0
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.recv_fragmented: 0
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.recv_undersized: 0
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rx_frames_1024_1522: 2492339
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rx_frames_512_1023: 8772
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rx_frames_256_511: 8173
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rx_frames_128_255: 30310
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rx_frames_65_127: 620807
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rx_frames_64: 2487
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.bcast_pkts_rcvd: 247
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.mcast_pkts_rcvd: 10
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.good_pkts_rcvd: 3162888
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.total_pkts_rcvd: 3260844
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.good_octets_rcvd: 3788604566
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.total_octets_rcvd: 3930535548
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.xoff_recvd: 0
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.xoff_txd: 0
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.xon_recvd: 0
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.xon_txd: 0
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rx_missed_packets: 0
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rec_len_errs: 0
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.remote_faults: 0
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.local_faults: 1
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.short_discards: 7
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.byte_errs: 9220
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.ill_errs: 1617
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.crc_errs: 87158
                        dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rx_errs: 90003
                        dev.ix.0.queue3.rx_discarded: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue3.rx_copies: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue3.rx_bytes: 25480
                        dev.ix.0.queue3.rx_packets: 245
                        dev.ix.0.queue3.rxd_tail: 244
                        dev.ix.0.queue3.rxd_head: 245
                        dev.ix.0.queue3.irqs: 482085
                        dev.ix.0.queue3.interrupt_rate: 31250
                        dev.ix.0.queue3.tx_packets: 1027008
                        dev.ix.0.queue3.tso_tx: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue3.txd_tail: 1859
                        dev.ix.0.queue3.txd_head: 1859
                        dev.ix.0.queue2.rx_discarded: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue2.rx_copies: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue2.rx_bytes: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue2.rx_packets: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue2.rxd_tail: 128
                        dev.ix.0.queue2.rxd_head: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue2.irqs: 594318
                        dev.ix.0.queue2.interrupt_rate: 31250
                        dev.ix.0.queue2.tx_packets: 1189658
                        dev.ix.0.queue2.tso_tx: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue2.txd_tail: 1831
                        dev.ix.0.queue2.txd_head: 1831
                        dev.ix.0.queue1.rx_discarded: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue1.rx_copies: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue1.rx_bytes: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue1.rx_packets: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue1.rxd_tail: 128
                        dev.ix.0.queue1.rxd_head: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue1.irqs: 414076
                        dev.ix.0.queue1.interrupt_rate: 31250
                        dev.ix.0.queue1.tx_packets: 685675
                        dev.ix.0.queue1.tso_tx: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue1.txd_tail: 1525
                        dev.ix.0.queue1.txd_head: 1525
                        dev.ix.0.queue0.rx_discarded: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue0.rx_copies: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue0.rx_bytes: 3775931277
                        dev.ix.0.queue0.rx_packets: 3162670
                        dev.ix.0.queue0.rxd_tail: 557
                        dev.ix.0.queue0.rxd_head: 558
                        dev.ix.0.queue0.irqs: 1053920
                        dev.ix.0.queue0.interrupt_rate: 31250
                        dev.ix.0.queue0.tx_packets: 901500
                        dev.ix.0.queue0.tso_tx: 0
                        dev.ix.0.queue0.txd_tail: 946
                        dev.ix.0.queue0.txd_head: 946
                        dev.ix.0.link_irq: 3
                        dev.ix.0.watchdog_events: 0
                        dev.ix.0.dropped: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq3.rxq_fl0.buf_size: 2048
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq3.rxq_fl0.credits: 2047
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq3.rxq_fl0.cidx: 245
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq3.rxq_fl0.pidx: 244
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq3.cpu: 3
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq2.rxq_fl0.buf_size: 2048
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq2.rxq_fl0.credits: 128
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq2.rxq_fl0.cidx: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq2.rxq_fl0.pidx: 128
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq2.cpu: 2
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq1.rxq_fl0.buf_size: 2048
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq1.rxq_fl0.credits: 128
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq1.rxq_fl0.cidx: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq1.rxq_fl0.pidx: 128
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq1.cpu: 1
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq0.rxq_fl0.buf_size: 2048
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq0.rxq_fl0.credits: 2047
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq0.rxq_fl0.cidx: 558
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq0.rxq_fl0.pidx: 557
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rxq0.cpu: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.r_abdications: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.r_restarts: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.r_stalls: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.r_starts: 1027076
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.r_drops: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.r_enqueues: 1027315
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.ring_state: pidx_head: 1267 pidx_tail: 1267 cidx: 1267 state: IDLE
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.txq_cleaned: 2211617
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.txq_processed: 2211649
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.txq_in_use: 34
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.txq_cidx_processed: 1857
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.txq_cidx: 1825
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.txq_pidx: 1859
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.no_tx_dma_setup: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.txd_encap_efbig: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.tx_map_failed: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.no_desc_avail: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.mbuf_defrag_failed: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.m_pullups: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.mbuf_defrag: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq3.cpu: 3
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.r_abdications: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.r_restarts: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.r_stalls: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.r_starts: 1189683
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.r_drops: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.r_enqueues: 1190417
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.ring_state: pidx_head: 0529 pidx_tail: 0529 cidx: 0529 state: IDLE
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.txq_cleaned: 2858757
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.txq_processed: 2858789
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.txq_in_use: 34
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.txq_cidx_processed: 1829
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.txq_cidx: 1797
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.txq_pidx: 1831
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.no_tx_dma_setup: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.txd_encap_efbig: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.tx_map_failed: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.no_desc_avail: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.mbuf_defrag_failed: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.m_pullups: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.mbuf_defrag: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq2.cpu: 2
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.r_abdications: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.r_restarts: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.r_stalls: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.r_starts: 685820
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.r_drops: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.r_enqueues: 686291
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.ring_state: pidx_head: 0211 pidx_tail: 0211 cidx: 0211 state: IDLE
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.txq_cleaned: 1818067
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.txq_processed: 1818099
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.txq_in_use: 34
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.txq_cidx_processed: 1523
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.txq_cidx: 1491
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.txq_pidx: 1525
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.no_tx_dma_setup: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.txd_encap_efbig: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.tx_map_failed: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.no_desc_avail: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.mbuf_defrag_failed: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.m_pullups: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.mbuf_defrag: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq1.cpu: 1
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.r_abdications: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.r_restarts: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.r_stalls: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.r_starts: 900768
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.r_drops: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.r_enqueues: 901527
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.ring_state: pidx_head: 0407 pidx_tail: 0407 cidx: 0407 state: IDLE
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.txq_cleaned: 2419599
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.txq_processed: 2419631
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.txq_in_use: 35
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.txq_cidx_processed: 943
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.txq_cidx: 911
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.txq_pidx: 946
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.no_tx_dma_setup: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.txd_encap_efbig: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.tx_map_failed: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.no_desc_avail: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.mbuf_defrag_failed: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.m_pullups: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.mbuf_defrag: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.txq0.cpu: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.override_nrxds: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.override_ntxds: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.allocated_msix_vectors: 5
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.use_extra_msix_vectors: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.use_logical_cores: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.separate_txrx: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.core_offset: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.tx_abdicate: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.rx_budget: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.disable_msix: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.override_qs_enable: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.override_nrxqs: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.override_ntxqs: 0
                        dev.ix.0.iflib.driver_version: 4.0.1-k
                        dev.ix.0.%iommu: rid=0x300
                        dev.ix.0.%parent: pci9
                        dev.ix.0.%pnpinfo: vendor=0x8086 device=0x15c4 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x0000 class=0x020000
                        dev.ix.0.%location: slot=0 function=0 dbsf=pci0:3:0:0 handle=\_SB_.PCI0.VRP0.LAN0
                        dev.ix.0.%driver: ix
                        dev.ix.0.%desc: Intel(R) X553 N (SFP+)
                        
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                          OK similar to the other user, no one error type:

                          dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rx_missed_packets: 0
                          dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rec_len_errs: 0
                          dev.ix.0.mac_stats.remote_faults: 0
                          dev.ix.0.mac_stats.local_faults: 1
                          dev.ix.0.mac_stats.short_discards: 7
                          dev.ix.0.mac_stats.byte_errs: 9220
                          dev.ix.0.mac_stats.ill_errs: 1617
                          dev.ix.0.mac_stats.crc_errs: 87158
                          dev.ix.0.mac_stats.rx_errs: 90003
                          dev.ix.0.watchdog_events: 0
                          dev.ix.0.dropped: 0
                          

                          However what's different is that that isn't an XPON module it's just an 10GbaseT module.

                          Technically neither type is supported by the X553 NICs because they don't have the data lines to detect the link type.

                          What exactly is that connected to? At what speed?

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