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      q54e3w
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      I just couldnt get past 6.5gbps on 2.1.4….but 2.2 flies :)

      this is as fast as my little fileserver can go....

      and iperf from laptop<–>FS (my laptop struggles to get > 9gbps due to using a thunderbolt to PCIe adapter which daisy chains a monitor which consumes some bandwidth)

      All the above at circa 60% utilisation on one core of a 8 core rangeley 2758 board.

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        jasonlitka
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        @irj972:

        I just couldnt get past 6.5gbps on 2.1.4….but 2.2 flies :)

        this is as fast as my little fileserver can go....

        and iperf from laptop<-->FS (my laptop struggles to get > 9gbps due to using a thunderbolt to PCIe adapter which daisy chains a monitor which consumes some bandwidth)

        All the above at circa 60% utilisation on one core of a 8 core rangeley 2758 board.

        Very nice. Intel X520 adapter?

        I can break anything.

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          Guest
          last edited by

          I've been saying for nearly a year that the c2000 SoC is a huge win for pfsense.

          Just wait to see what we do with it.

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            q54e3w
            last edited by

            @Jason:

            Very nice. Intel X520 adapter?

            yup….I'm planning on building a little stripe of SSDs and seeing what bonded 10gig interfaces can do...
            I still want to get a test on one of the chinese knocks off to see what they can do too....too much fun stuff to try and not enough time.

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              @irj972:

              ….too much fun stuff to try and not enough time.

              Ha! First world problem if ever I saw it.  ;)
              Thanks for sharing your results.

              Steve

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                kenshirothefist
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                Anybody has any experience with pfSense 2.1.x and Intel 10GbE network controller 82599ES? Supermicro AOC-STGN-i2S is based on this controller, therefore I would like to know weather 82599ES is supported under pfSense 2.1.x? Does it work out-of-the-box or does it require some manual drivers installation?

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                  jasonlitka
                  last edited by

                  The Intel X520 cards with the same chip work great so I would assume that SuperMicro's card also works, though I do not know for sure.

                  I can break anything.

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                    kenshirothefist
                    last edited by

                    @Jason:

                    The Intel X520 cards with the same chip work great so I would assume that SuperMicro's card also works, though I do not know for sure.

                    Intel x520 uses 82599 and 82599ES chips … are there any essential differences between those two chips?

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                      jasonlitka
                      last edited by

                      82599 is the family.  82599ES is the actual chip.

                      If you want a feature comparison between the chips in that family then take a look at the link below.

                      http://ark.intel.com/compare/66004,32207,41282

                      I can break anything.

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                        shms
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                        What fiber sfp+ modules are you guys using for the intel x520?

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                          jasonlitka
                          last edited by

                          @shms:

                          What fiber sfp+ modules are you guys using for the intel x520?

                          I use mostly Direct Attach cables, not optics, but when I do use fiber it's either genuine Intel modules or knockoffs from approvedoptics.com.

                          I can break anything.

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                            shms
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                            @Jason:

                            @shms:

                            What fiber sfp+ modules are you guys using for the intel x520?

                            I use mostly Direct Attach cables, not optics, but when I do use fiber it's either genuine Intel modules or knockoffs from approvedoptics.com.

                            Nice, regular 8431 cables like http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-XDACBL5M-Twinaxial-Netwrk-Cable-Twinaxial-Netwrk-16-40ft-SFF-8431-Male-/311114486894?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item486fde546e or? And this card is 2x10gbit full duplex? if so, possible lacp @ 2x10gbit?

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                              jasonlitka
                              last edited by

                              @shms:

                              @Jason:

                              @shms:

                              What fiber sfp+ modules are you guys using for the intel x520?

                              I use mostly Direct Attach cables, not optics, but when I do use fiber it's either genuine Intel modules or knockoffs from approvedoptics.com.

                              Nice, regular 8431 cables like http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-XDACBL5M-Twinaxial-Netwrk-Cable-Twinaxial-Netwrk-16-40ft-SFF-8431-Male-/311114486894?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item486fde546e or? And this card is 2x10gbit full duplex? if so, possible lacp @ 2x10gbit?

                              Yes, cables like that.

                              Theoretically, yes, you could put two links together for 2x10Gbit/s.

                              I can break anything.

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                                Guest
                                last edited by

                                @Jason:

                                @shms:

                                @Jason:

                                @shms:

                                What fiber sfp+ modules are you guys using for the intel x520?

                                I use mostly Direct Attach cables, not optics, but when I do use fiber it's either genuine Intel modules or knockoffs from approvedoptics.com.

                                Nice, regular 8431 cables like http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-XDACBL5M-Twinaxial-Netwrk-Cable-Twinaxial-Netwrk-16-40ft-SFF-8431-Male-/311114486894?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item486fde546e or? And this card is 2x10gbit full duplex? if so, possible lacp @ 2x10gbit?

                                Yes, cables like that.

                                Theoretically, yes, you could put two links together for 2x10Gbit/s.

                                Now do the math on 40Gbps NICs and a $99 break-out cable.  :-)

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                                  nikkon
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                                  on my actual setup - J1900 + ssd + 8gb ram and 2xIntel i210T
                                  For PPPoE i got verry low speed. Around 346.96 Mbit/s. connection is 1000 Mbit/s.I'm not expecting to get 1000 but @least 50%
                                  dev.igb.0.%desc: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection version - 2.4.0

                                  pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

                                  Happy PfSense user :)

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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                    last edited by

                                    What CPU usage are you seeing?

                                    Steve

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                                      nikkon
                                      last edited by

                                      @stephenw10:

                                      What CPU usage are you seeing?

                                      Steve

                                      not more than 60% and that's a spyke

                                      pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

                                      Happy PfSense user :)

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        How does that divide across the cores? I imagine you have one core at 100%

                                        Steve

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                                          nikkon
                                          last edited by

                                          one core is reaching 100% yeah…rest of them are low in load.

                                          pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

                                          Happy PfSense user :)

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                                            Guest
                                            last edited by

                                            one core is reaching 100% yeah…rest of them are low in load.

                                            Are you able to adjust this over the PowerD function perhaps?

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