Slow download but upload is fine
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Hello all, long time user of pfSense originally coming from m0n0wall. I have 50/25 cable internet for some reason I am only getting ~15mbps on the download however I am getting the advertised/purchased upload speed at ~29mbps. Plugging directly to the modem I get the ~59/~29.
My pfSense 2.2 install is pretty much default, no packages (squid, etc). I do have 4 VLANs but I do not think that has anything to do with it. I verified all duplex/speed settings on all connected ports. Swapped all my network cables. I have tried using tweaks from https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Tuning_and_Troubleshooting_Network_Cards site related to my hardware. Disabled all checksum and offload. I do not see anything in the logs that might indicate an issue. I also do not see any interface errors/collisions within pfsense or the cisco switch.
cable modem–->(em0)pfSense(em1)--->TRUNK(4 vlans)--->cisco switch--->devices
pfSense is running on http://www.mini-box.com/Intel-D2500CCE-Mini-ITX-Motherboard .
Any ideas where I could start pinpointing the problem?
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What's your system load during the speed test? Check system activity.
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Id look at ruling out your cable node as being overloaded first. Your issue is a classic symptom of such.
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Thank you all for your reply. When doing the speedtest there is not much in system activity. It's barely taxing the system.
I just received a switch I ordered recently (Mikrotik RB250GS) and configured it for my network. I happen to do another speedtest while connected to this switch and voila I am getting what I am supposed to be getting. So I am inclined to think that I may have a cisco switch issue.
