ALIX 2D13 THROUGHPUT PERFORMANCE ISSUES UNDER PFSENSE
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I have a 2.1 pfsense alix 2d13 box that I can now only get about a megabit download rate with. Looks like something has happened with the configuration, can't figure out what.
By disabling Hardware Checksum Offloading, TCP Segmentation Offloading, and Hardware Large Receive Offloading, I get about 2 -3 Megabits.
I've tried uninstalling all modules - just running with a proxy now. With or without the proxy the throughput is the same. Baffled as to what it is, I've tried a long list of things already.
If I restore the exact configuration onto my backup hardware - same performance.
Any thoughts on what to try - I'm considering a factory default reset..
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Resetting the config to factory defaults completely cures the throughput problem. :o
Besides just manually rebuilding things - any ideas on how to isolate what config item is causing the throughput degredation?
Thanks in advance!
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When you say you're running with a proxy, do you mean Squid?
Check the logs for any errors.
Steve
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Did it ever perform to expectations? We've seen some modems that for whatever reason don't play nicely with the ALIX, resulting in performance issues. Putting a switch in between the ALIX and the modem fixes. It's an unusual case though, maybe heard of or seen it a half dozen times and there are many thousands of ALIX systems out there running pfSense.
