Slow Internet Using Pfsense

unregistered00

I've been posting questions here quite a bit in the past few months and I have finally deduced after replacing the UTP cable that Pfsense is slowing down our internet connection by around 30%.

I have connected the modem directly to the switch and have experienced a boost (30%) in speed. When I connect the switch to Pfsense, my speed diminishes greatly.

The test setup is as follows:

Modem>Pfsense>Switch>SingleComputer will bite around 30% of the speed.
Modem>Switch>SingleComputer has the real (+30%) bandwidth.

The only package that is installed is squid.

The interfaces are only WAN and LAN. No OPT1. Only 1 ISP.

Kindly guide me through this. Thanks.

Guest

Squid is your problem. Please read some threads in the Packages forum about how Squid can slow down your internet connection if improperly configured.

unregistered00

Will disabling Squid fix the slow Internet problem?

I have checked the configuration at Services>Proxy Server and it's the same as the instructions in the Online documentation of pfsense.

I have also read the thread at http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,7186.msg59302.html#msg59302 regarding Squid. How can I edit the /boot/loader.conf in the Pfsense box using a Windows XP computer via LAN? I'm no good with Linux btw.

Metu69salemi

first this is freebsd based, not a linux
second you can use webui (Diagnostics:Execute Command:Command) or putty to ssh to box
third if you want to save changes that those exists after updates create /boot/loader.conf.local where you made those changes

unregistered00

I have uninstalled squid and there are no changes in the bandwidth.

Any other advice?

dnky_bones

What sort of hardware are you running PFS on, and how fast is your internet connection supposed to be?

unregistered00

I'm getting around 4.3mbps when I do this setup:

pppoe modem>switch>windows xp box>winxp pppoe dialer

However, I'm only getting around 3.5mbps when I do this setup:

pppoe modem>standalone pfsense 1.2.3>windows xp box >winxp ppoe dialer

I have tried the following:

Services>Proxy Server>General Settings>Checked and UncheckedTransparent Proxy
Services>Proxy Server>General Settings>Checked and UncheckedAllow Users on Interface
Uninstalled Squid
Reinstalled Squid
Disabled Squid
Changed the DNS for both pfsense and the client PCs

There were no changes in the seemingly "capped" Internet bandwidth of pfsense.

Metu69salemi

What hardware you're using?

Wendo

Also, have you run the traffic shaper wizard in pfSense or are you doing any traffic shaping at all?