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    • F
      firefox
      last edited by

      I know I understood it the first time
      My questions were just to rule out a network card problem

      What could it be
      why is the  latency go crazy
      from 10 to 300
      why all internet browsing so slow
      Except from the upgrades i did not changed anything

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        OK. I just wanted to be sure I hadn't mislead anyone.
        Your interfaces all appear to be older cards, 2 fxp NICs and one dc. Are you seeing latency problems across all of them?
        The driver changes I was talking about were for the newer Intel drivers (em. igb, ixgb) for gigabit NICs and they went into 2.1.1. I don't beleive there were any driver changes between 2.1.1 and 2.1.2.

        @firefox:

        The temperature of the CPU is also higher than normal

        This would indicate that the CPU is working hard on something which could be causing the latency. What do you see if you run 'top -SH'?

        Steve

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          firefox
          last edited by

          top -SH
          

          here

          $ top -SH
          last pid: 62178;  load averages:  0.07,  0.14,  0.10  up 8+11:39:44    19:01:24
          269 processes: 3 running, 248 sleeping, 18 waiting
          
          Mem: 463M Active, 52M Inact, 143M Wired, 16M Cache, 84M Buf, 50M Free
          Swap: 2048M Total, 49M Used, 1999M Free, 2% Inuse
          
            PID USERNAME      PRI NICE   SIZE    RES STATE    TIME   WCPU COMMAND
             11 root          171 ki31     0K     8K RUN    166.9H 96.39% idle
          80016 root           44    0 58740K 13392K piperd   0:06  0.39% php
             12 root          -68    -     0K   144K WAIT   132:21  0.00% intr{irq20: fxp0 fxp1}
              0 root          -68    0     0K    88K -      109:12  0.00% kernel{ath0 taskq}
             12 root          -32    -     0K   144K WAIT    96:06  0.00% intr{swi4: clock}
              0 root          -68    0     0K    88K -       40:43  0.00% kernel{dummynet}
          79394 root           44    0   262M   230M select  17:08  0.00% clamd{clamd}
          56758 root           44    0  8004K  4616K kqread   8:06  0.00% lighttpd
             12 root          -44    -     0K   144K WAIT     7:06  0.00% intr{swi1: netisr 0}
            257 root           76   20  3352K     0K kqread   6:50  0.00% <check_reload_stat>
             14 root          -16    -     0K     8K -        5:03  0.00% yarrow
           9389 proxy          44    0 43124K 36700K kqread   3:57  0.00% squid
          23208 root           64   20  3264K  1104K select   3:43  0.00% apinger
             22 root           20    -     0K     8K syncer   3:42  0.00% syncer
          75378 root           44    0  3264K   804K piperd   3:24  0.00% logger
             12 root          -68    -     0K   144K WAIT     2:48  0.00% intr{irq22: dc0}
          68925 root           44    0  3416K  1144K select   2:35  0.00% syslogd
              0 root          -68    0     0K    88K -        2:33  0.00% kernel{ath0 taskq}</check_reload_stat>
          

          Currently the temperature is about 53 ° C
          and latency 18
          It reached 56 ° C

          Before the upgrade it was from 30 to 36 maybe 40 in an exceptional case
          And the latency Was up to 30 maximum

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            If you run it from the console you will see the line detailing how the usage breaks down, like this:

            [2.1.2-RELEASE][root@pfsense.fire.box]/root(1): top -SH
            
            last pid: 99751;  load averages:  0.02,  0.02,  0.00    up 2+08:39:49  01:57:30
            107 processes: 3 running, 88 sleeping, 16 waiting
            CPU:  0.0% user,  0.0% nice,  0.0% system,  0.0% interrupt,  100% idle
            Mem: 61M Active, 47M Inact, 103M Wired, 1248K Cache, 59M Buf, 269M Free
            Swap: 
            
              PID USERNAME PRI NICE   SIZE    RES STATE    TIME   WCPU COMMAND
               10 root     171 ki31     0K     8K RUN     55.1H 100.00% idle
               11 root     -32    -     0K   128K WAIT     8:00  0.00% intr{swi4: clock}
              286 root      76   20  3352K  1192K kqread   6:55  0.00% check_reload_status
               11 root     -68    -     0K   128K WAIT     5:46  0.00% intr{irq18: em0 ath0
               11 root     -68    -     0K   128K WAIT     4:54  0.00% intr{irq17: fxp2 fxp
            

            You have more than twice the processes I do, though I'm not running many packages on the above box.

            A couple of things that have caused similar symptoms in the past come to mind. If you have any sort of CPU frequency scaling enabled and it's not quick enough responding to the load it cam start to appear like a large load. Doesn't really explain why it's running hot though.
            The other thing is ASPM which can cause problems similar to this. Not sure if that's PCIe only though. Worth checking if it's an option in your BIOS and disabling it if it's there.

            Steve

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              adam65535
              last edited by

              @ESPNSTI:

              pciconf -lv
              

              It won't spell out the nic brand or model, you'll probably need to Google the chip number.

              I always add the file that pciconf can use to translate device ids to descriptive device names on all my pfsense installs so that the list is much easier to read.  I really wish pfsense would include that file by default.  It is very useful but it is about 400 KBytes.

              /usr/share/misc/pci_vendors

              I just do a search for that file for whatever version of freebsd pfsense is running and manually put it in place.  pciconf is so much easier to read after that.

              This…

              
              em2@pci0:4:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x060a15d9 chip=0x10d38086 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
                  class      = network
                  subclass   = ethernet
              
              

              becomes this…

              
              em2@pci0:4:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x060a15d9 chip=0x10d38086 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
                  vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                  device     = 'Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controller (82574L)'
                  class      = network
                  subclass   = ethernet
              
              
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              • F
                firefox
                last edited by

                The other thing is ASPM which can cause problems similar to this

                I do not have this Option
                I checked

                now the latency in 325
                Heat 50 °

                Could be something on the network makes this
                Perhaps improper connection of the network jack
                Or improper cable

                Do not know what to check

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  If it were a hardware problem I would expect to see a load of errors in Ststus: Interfaces:

                  You aren't seeing a high interrupt load then if you run 'top -SH' at the console (or via ssh)?

                  Steve

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                    firefox
                    last edited by

                    What came out of this command
                    I posted earlier post

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      If you look at my output from top -SH above I have an extra line the breaks down the usage by type. If you run it fro the console, rather then via the webgui, and allow it to go a few cycles you'll see that. It probably doesn't contain anything useful but at this point it's worth checking anything.  :)

                      Steve

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                        firefox
                        last edited by

                        Here is the output of a command through ssh
                        But for some reason been a day and a half that it works well
                        Besides high CPU temperature

                        *** Welcome to pfSense 2.1.2-RELEASE-pfSense (i386) on home ***
                        
                         WAN1 (wan)      -> pppoe0     -> v4/PPPoE: 5.144.62.30/32
                         LAN (lan)       -> fxp1       -> v4: 192.168.0.1/24
                         WIFI (opt1)     -> dc0        -> 0.26,  0.32,  0.18   up 13+00:14:24  07:36:04
                         WAN2 (opt2)     -> ath0_wlan0 -> 
                              0.0                     0.0           0.0              100
                         0) Logout (SSH only)                  8) Shell
                         1) Assign Interfaces                  9) pfTop
                         2) Set interface(s) IP address       10) Filter Logs
                         3) Reset webConfigurator password    11) Restart webConfigurator
                         4) Reset to factory defaults         12) pfSense Develope7.98ell
                         5) Reboot system                     13) Upgrade from conso25
                         6) Halt system                       14) Disable Secure She6l (sshd)
                           12ing host       -68    -     0K   144K WAIT   150:39  1.17% intr{irq20: fxp
                         9929                45    0   370M   148M bpf      5:14        snort{snort}
                                                                   -   
                         nter an option: 8
                        
                        72.1.2-RELEASE][admin@home.plex]/root(1): top -SH
                        
                        last pid: 25296;  load averages:  0.26,  0.32,  0.18   up 13+00:14:23  07:36:03
                        188 processes: 2 running, 168 sleeping, 18 waiting
                         PU: 23.6% user,  0.0% nice, 16.1% system,  2.2% interrupt, 58.1% idle
                         em: 483M Active, 45M Inact, 142M Wired, 18M Cache, 84M Buf, 36M Free
                        Swap: 2048M Total, 60M Used, 1988M Free, 2% Inuse
                        
                          PID USERNAME      PRI NICE   SIZE    RES STATE    TIME   WCPU COMMAND
                           11 root          171 ki31     0K     8K RUN    266.7H 76.07% idle
                        72612 root           76    0 57716K 11728K accept   0:04  8.50% php
                        65865 root           52    0 58740K 12240K accept   0:16  3.76% php
                         9929 root           45    0   370M   148M bpf      5:14  1.27% snort{snort}
                           12 root          -68    -     0K   144K WAIT   150:39  1.17% intr{irq20: fxp
                            0 root          -68    0     0K    88K scan   167:37  0.00% kernel{ath0 tas
                           12 root          -32    -     0K   144K WAIT   140:35  0.00% intr{swi4: cloc
                            0 root          -68    0     0K    88K -       57:49  0.00% kernel{dummynet
                        79394 root           44    0   265M   239M select  24:03  0.00% clamd{clamd}
                        56758 root           44    0  8004K  4852K kqread  14:38  0.00% lighttpd
                         9389 proxy          44    0 44148K 36372K kqread  14:19  0.00% squid
                           12 root          -44    -     0K   144K WAIT    10:32  0.00% intr{swi1: neti
                          257 root           76   20  3352K   708K kqread   9:34  0.00% check_reload_st
                           14 root          -16    -     0K     8K -        6:15  0.00% yarrow
                           22 root           20    -     0K     8K syncer   6:15  0.00% syncer
                        23208 root           64   20  3264K  1136K select   5:47  0.00% apinger
                            0 root          -68    0     0K    88K -        3:46  0.00% kernel{ath0 tas
                        last pid: 50139;  load averages:  0.42,  0.52,  0.39                                                  up 13+00:26:52  07:48:32
                        187 processes: 2 running, 167 sleeping, 18 waiting
                        CPU:  6.2% user,  0.0% nice,  1.5% system,  4.6% interrupt, 87.7% idle
                        Mem: 436M Active, 60M Inact, 140M Wired, 18M Cache, 84M Buf, 71M Free
                        Swap: 2048M Total, 64M Used, 1984M Free, 3% Inuse
                        
                          PID USERNAME      PRI NICE   SIZE    RES STATE    TIME   WCPU COMMAND
                           11 root          171 ki31     0K     8K RUN    266.9H 79.39% idle
                        75084 root           55    0 57716K 12028K accept   0:12  8.40% php
                        63656 root           76    0 57716K 11812K accept   0:05  2.49% php
                           12 root          -68    -     0K   144K WAIT   150:55  2.10% intr{irq20: fxp0 fxp1}
                         9929 root           45    0   370M   149M bpf      5:35  1.86% snort{snort}
                            0 root          -68    0     0K    88K -      167:44  0.00% kernel{ath0 taskq}
                           12 root          -32    -     0K   144K WAIT   140:41  0.00% intr{swi4: clock}
                            0 root          -68    0     0K    88K -       57:52  0.00% kernel{dummynet}
                        79394 root           44    0   264M   237M select  24:03  0.00% clamd{clamd}
                        56758 root           44    0  8004K  4808K kqread  14:42  0.00% lighttpd
                         9389 proxy          44    0 44148K 33280K kqread  14:21  0.00% squid
                           12 root          -44    -     0K   144K WAIT    10:33  0.00% intr{swi1: netisr 0}
                          257 root           76   20  3352K   708K kqread  10:01  0.00% check_reload_status
                           14 root          -16    -     0K     8K -        6:16  0.00% yarrow
                           22 root           20    -     0K     8K syncer   6:15  0.00% syncer
                        23208 root           64   20  3264K  1136K select   5:47  0.00% apinger
                            0 root          -68    0     0K    88K -        3:46  0.00% kernel{ath0 taskq}
                        75378 root           44    0  3264K   804K piperd   3:40  0.00% logger
                        68925 root           44    0  3416K  1160K select   3:07  0.00% syslogd
                           12 root          -68    -     0K   144K WAIT     3:03  0.00% intr{irq21: ath0}
                           12 root          -68    -     0K   144K WAIT     2:58  0.00% intr{irq22: dc0}
                        60635 nobody         44    0  5512K  1664K select   2:35  0.00% dnsmasq
                        90715 root           76   20  3644K   592K wait     2:33  0.00% sh
                           13 root          -16    -     0K     8K sleep    2:12  0.00% ng_queue
                            3 root           -8    -     0K     8K -        1:48  0.00% g_up
                        74905 root           44    0 14060K  9176K bpf      1:40  0.00% tcpdump
                            4 root           -8    -     0K     8K -        1:39  0.00% g_down
                            8 root          -16    -     0K     8K pftm     1:18  0.00% pfpurge
                        48583 root           64   20  7200K  7220K select   1:14  0.00% ntpd{ntpd}
                         9935 root           44    0  7876K  1436K select   1:02  0.00% mpd5{mpd5}
                           16 root          -16    -     0K     8K tzpoll   0:57  0.00% acpi_thermal
                            0 root          -16    0     0K    88K sched    0:50  0.00% kernel{swapper}
                           12 root          -64    -     0K   144K WAIT     0:41  0.00% intr{irq14: ata0}
                        [2.1.2-RELEASE][admin@home.plex]/root(2): 
                        
                        
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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Nothing much there.
                          Kind of out of ideas here but I did notice that you are using some swap. That can cause serious performance issues. I wonder if a Snort rule update has pushed you over the limit of RAM and started swapping. Check your memory RRD graph to see if ran out of free memory at any point.

                          Steve

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                            firefox
                            last edited by

                            I will check this with the snort Off
                            But i do not think that is the problem
                            it worked fine until now includes updates once a month

                            Maybe the new version a bit heavy for this computer

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                              yogesh.sharma
                              last edited by

                              Hi,

                              I have configured Pfsense+Squid 2.3.1-RELEASE-p1 (amd64) for 90 users in our company.
                              now problem is pfsense is working fine without squid but when i install and configure squid+squidGuard Transparent then it's given very slow browsing so please tell me the best configuration of squid for 90 users.
                              My System configuration is i5 4 core, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD. Squid configuration below mentioned.

                              Cache Replacement Policy–-Heap LFUDA
                              Low-Water Mark in %--------85
                              High-Water Mark in %-------88
                              Enable Offline Mode----------checked
                              Hard Disk Cache Size--------102400
                              Hard Disk Cache System----ufs
                              Level 1 Directories-----------16
                              Hard Disk Cache Location---/squid_cache
                              Minimum Object Size--------0
                              Maximum Object Size    -------20
                              Memory Cache Size---------4096
                              Maximum Object Size in RAM-256
                              Memory Replacement Policy--Heap GDSF

                              I's Very Urgent please help

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