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    • W
      Wijet
      last edited by

      That’s the thing, we’ve had these network speed issues in the past, and purchased this 10g package, with a pretty high price tag. thinking it would dramatically improve things, but it hasn’t, so now were want to improve things on the hardware end more. Yes, we defiantly have these speeds. Speedtest.net shows the same.

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        What speeds do you see when you test?

        What specs is the hardware you are currently running pfSense on?

        I would confirm you can get the expected speeds when connected directly before investing in 10Gbps capable hardware.

        Steve

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          x2rl @Wijet
          last edited by x2rl

          @Wijet said in Planning a New upgraded pfsense build:

          That’s the thing, we’ve had these network speed issues in the past, and purchased this 10g package, with a pretty high price tag. thinking it would dramatically improve things, but it hasn’t, so now were want to improve things on the hardware end more. Yes, we defiantly have these speeds. Speedtest.net shows the same.

          Can you show your speed? 10gbps down? thats nuts. 4gbps up is even more crazy. Im with steve on this one are you sure its not 10mbps ? and 4mbps? even if they was playing up the speed would be crazy

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          • bmeeksB
            bmeeks
            last edited by bmeeks

            EDIT: initially misread the timeline on this thread and thought it was current ... never mind ... ☺ .

            Here in the U.S., from what limited research I conducted on Google, the cost of a 10 gigabits/sec Internet connection is $6,000 US dollars per month or more, and that rate requires a long-term contract commitment and dedicated fiber optic infrastructure to your facility. Also, no ISP I am aware of offers a 10 gigabits/sec connection to customers outside of a data center COLO. In other words, nobody here is offering 10 gigabit service to homes or mainstreet businesses.

            I think most of us here think you have your data rate multiples confused. Maybe you mean 10 megabits/sec or 100 megabits/sec. The fastest speed generally offered in the U.S. to homes and mainstreet businesses is 1 gigabit/sec (or 1000 megabits/sec).

            It takes specialized hardware to handle a 10 gigabits/sec network connection.

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by stephenw10

              Mmm, there's a lot weird about this! I still find it very hard to believe.

              A 10GB data allowance maybe...
              Though that seems low.

              Steve

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              • johnpozJ
                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                last edited by johnpoz

                If you look at the IP he came from - he is using a ISP in CA, that offers a SAT 10 plan, which is

                up 10 Mbps download²
                100 GB monthly data
                plus a one-time installation fee of $99 + applicable taxes

                Even their business lines that says runs on their 10 gig fiber network only offer
                "Symmetrical speeds from 5Mbps to 100Mbps"

                If you look at his other IPs, also from CA it has a gig connection plan that says its 940/940... Which would be a sweet connection for sure!

                So no he not on on some 10gbps connection ;)

                Curious minds may never know - since he hasn't been back since his last post on jun 28th

                We have a couple of 10g lines into our DC into hou, and no they are not freaking cheap - and no you wouldn't use them for 7 PCs ;)

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                • W
                  Wijet
                  last edited by

                  Yes. It’s a 10mb connection, as y’all seem to have figured out, sorry, my bad got it up and running fixed all my previous speed issues

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                  • johnpozJ
                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                    last edited by johnpoz

                    10mbps - yeah you prob handle that with a fitbit watch if it had interfaces and could run pfsense ;) hehehehe

                    10mbps - wouldn't it just be faster for users to use their own LTE connections on their phones? Not sure why anyone would want to use internet, especially if shared on a 10mbps that was heavily filtered.

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                    • W
                      Wijet
                      last edited by

                      @johnpoz lol what’s a LTE?😂... kind of in a rural area here, just outside of fibre and LTE connections. That 10mb connection costs a fortune as well.

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                      • johnpozJ
                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Well yeah depending where your at - guess 10mbps could be screaming ;) I would go insane...

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Thanks for coming back and clearing that up. ☺

                          Steve

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