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    SG-3100 OpenVPN Download slow (and it is SG slowing it)

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      bubbletop
      last edited by

      @bcruze:

      i don't use that provider.  but 2 things you can try.

      1.  change your ncp algorithm to CBC 128 and 256.  remove what you have.
      2.  change compression to LZO compression

      i use PIA.  and i get i would say 95% of my full download speed.

      i am no expert at OpenVPN.  but i have been tinkering with it on and off for about 2 years now on my sg 2200 router

      also.  have you downloaded the configuration files here: https://protonvpn.com/support/linux-vpn-setup/  ?  open the file and match your openvpn configuration

      Unfortunately this does not change the speed. Maybe I will give PIA a try for non essential VPN stuff

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        Do you have 'BSD Crypto Device' selected in System > Advanced > Miscellaneous.
        And also in the OpenVPN client settings?

        Steve

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          mhertzfeld
          last edited by

          I am running Proton VPN but on a custom built pfsense box.

          On my box I can get a little over 300mbps.

          I know this isn't exactly what you were looking for but it at least proves out that pfsense\openvpn is capable of the faster speeds.

          I am curious to see what the max speed the 3100 will do on proton vpn.

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            It won't do 300Mbps OpenVPN, I would expect to see the full 85Mbps here though. I have tested it at 95-100Mbps. It will do far more using IPSec if the VPN service supports that.

            However in the above log we can see:

            Mar 11 07:22:01    openvpn    59802    Outgoing Data Channel: Cipher 'AES-256-GCM' initialized with 256 bit key
Mar 11 07:22:01    openvpn    59802    Incoming Data Channel: Cipher 'AES-256-GCM' initialized with 256 bit key

            It's using the NCP Algorithms as they take priority over the specified algorithms. However the cesa hardware crypto in the SG-3100 only accelerates AES-CBC so those should be set in NCP as suggested above by bcruze.

            Steve

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              gsmornot
              last edited by

              @stephenw10:

              It won't do 300Mbps OpenVPN, I would expect to see the full 85Mbps here though. I have tested it at 95-100Mbps. It will do far more using IPSec if the VPN service supports that.

              However in the above log we can see:

              Mar 11 07:22:01    openvpn    59802    Outgoing Data Channel: Cipher 'AES-256-GCM' initialized with 256 bit key
Mar 11 07:22:01    openvpn    59802    Incoming Data Channel: Cipher 'AES-256-GCM' initialized with 256 bit key

              It's using the NCP Algorithms as they take priority over the specified algorithms. However the cesa hardware crypto in the SG-3100 only accelerates AES-CBC so those should be set in NCP as suggested above by bcruze.

              Steve

              I'm learning here but -GCM on my SG-3100 provides about 145Mbps on average. Compared to hardware acceleration with -CBC I think I come out ahead. I have tested both and see about 95Mbps with -CBC as well.

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                Hmm, that's an interesting result. I'll have to retest.

                Steve

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                  bcruze
                  last edited by

                  A question not asked

                  Are you paying for the service or using the free one?

                  The free service has limited speeds it appears

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                    bubbletop
                    last edited by

                    sorry for beeing quite but did not have the time to test. I now bought PIA and tested several of their nodes and was able to get full 100 Mbit download with the tipps from above but only when disabeling hardware crypto. If I could post something to help development please drop me a message!

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Disabling it in OpenVPN or in System > Advanced > Misc?

                      Did you end up using AES-CBC or -GCM?

                      Steve

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                        gsmornot
                        last edited by

                        I should add that my comments above with CBC vs GCM are my experience running the OpenVPN server on my SG-3100. I do use PIA as well but do not use it via config within the 3100. That said, when I connect to PIA I am using their OpenVPN option and it does now look like they are using GCM but so far as I know I have no control or option to decide what is used. Its certificate based. Is there a choice? A different server maybe based on the settings I want?

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                          bcruze
                          last edited by

                          i've always followed the directions and use CBC:

                          Mar 24 21:08:24 openvpn 15361 Outgoing Data Channel: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
                          Mar 24 21:08:24 openvpn 15361 Outgoing Data Channel: Using 256 bit message hash 'SHA256' for HMAC authentication
                          Mar 24 21:08:24 openvpn 15361 Incoming Data Channel: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key

                          OK so a line above i do see this: Control Channel: TLSv1.2, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384, 4096 bit RSA

                          but i enabled 128 and 256 GCM for NCP Algorithms and it still connected as CBC

                          shrug

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                            bubbletop
                            last edited by

                            @stephenw10:

                            Disabling it in OpenVPN or in System > Advanced > Misc?

                            In the OpenVPN client settings

                            @stephenw10:

                            Did you end up using AES-CBC or -GCM?

                            I can use both in the settings and get full speed (10,5 MB/s) as long as I do NOT enable Hardware Crypto. If I enable it I do not get more the 7 to 8 MB/s

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