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      bobbenheim @Jimbohello
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      @Jimbohello The problem is that traffic shaping isn't a one size fits all kinda setup. Default settings is more likely to be something that works with bandwidths likely to be 100 Mb/s or below because that is what general use cases were, when the settings were chosen. These settings doesn't take other factors, like different types of hardware setup used or what type of internet connection is used (COAX, xDSL, PTP fiber, GPON fiber), into consideration.
      This also means that the above 900 Mb/s, like in your case, doesn't show the expected performance because the default settings just doesn't work well for that kinda of bandwidth. So this means that tuning is necessary to either obtain the maximum performance which is possible or what is expected as set by the limiter. Once done tuning you can leave it alone and don't bother with it again.

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        Jimbohello @bobbenheim
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        @bobbenheim

        thank’s for the explaination!
        verry appreciate
        👍👍👍

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          Jimbohello @bobbenheim
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          @bobbenheim said in Wrong limiter speed:

          top -aSH - speddtest.net

          last pid: 33530; load averages: 0.07, 0.06, 0.01 up 19+18:28:36 12:05:35
          181 processes: 5 running, 149 sleeping, 27 waiting

          Mem: 11M Active, 135M Inact, 189M Wired, 19M Buf, 7474M Free
          Swap: 3979M Total, 3979M Free

          PID USERNAME PRI NICE SIZE RES STATE C TIME WCPU COMMAND
          11 root 155 ki31 0K 64K CPU1 1 474.2H 100.00% [idle{idle: cpu1}]
          11 root 155 ki31 0K 64K CPU3 3 474.2H 100.00% [idle{idle: cpu3}]
          11 root 155 ki31 0K 64K CPU2 2 474.2H 100.00% [idle{idle: cpu2}]
          11 root 155 ki31 0K 64K RUN 0 468.6H 100.00% [idle{idle: cpu0}]
          12 root -92 - 0K 432K WAIT 2 1:48 4.59% [intr{irq269: em1:rx0}]
          12 root -92 - 0K 432K WAIT 0 2:44 3.96% [intr{irq264: em0:rx0}]
          346 root 26 0 99704K 39460K piperd 3 0:06 1.17% php-fpm: pool nginx (php-fpm){php-fpm}
          12 root -92 - 0K 432K WAIT 1 0:11 0.20% [intr{irq265: em0:tx0}]
          347 root 52 0 95092K 36704K accept 3 0:05 0.20% php-fpm: pool nginx (php-fpm)
          0 root -92 - 0K 624K - 2 334:57 0.00% [kernel{dummynet}]
          12 root -60 - 0K 432K WAIT 1 10:59 0.00% [intr{swi4: clock (0)}]
          23 root -16 - 0K 16K - 2 1:02 0.00% [rand_harvestq]
          84645 root 52 20 6976K 2752K wait 2 1:00 0.00% /bin/sh /var/db/rrd/updaterrd.sh
          20 root -16 - 0K 16K pftm 2 0:41 0.00% [pf purge]
          46951 unbound 20 0 60368K 37608K kqread 3 0:28 0.00% /usr/local/sbin/unbound -c /var/unbound/unbound.conf{unbound}
          28775 root 20 0 6904K 2340K nanslp 2 0:23 0.00% /usr/local/bin/dpinger -S -r 0 -i WAN_PPPOE -B 65.94.26.33 -p /var/run/dpinger_WAN_PPPOE~65.94.26.33~10.11.16.17.pid -u /var/ru
          0 root -16 - 0K 624K swapin 1 0:20 0.00% [kernel{swapper}]
          70389 root 20 0 12464K 5760K select 3 0:16 0.00% /usr/local/sbin/ntpd -g -c /var/etc/ntpd.conf -p /var/run/ntpd.pid{ntpd}

          sysctl: unknown oid 'hw.em.enable_aim'
          sysctl: unknown oid hw.em.flow_control
          sysctl: unknown oid hw.em.tx_process_limit
          hw.em.rx_process_limit: 100
          hw.em.rx_process_limit: 100
          hw.em.rxd: 1024
          hw.em.txd: 1024
          sysctl: unknown oid 'hw.em.max_interrupt_rate'
          net.link.ifqmaxlen: 128

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            Jimbohello @Stewart
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            @Stewart in.zip in-queue.zip

            same for the out queue except sources/adress

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              bobbenheim @Jimbohello
              last edited by bobbenheim

              @Jimbohello can you please run "sysctl hw.em" and "sysctl dev.em" in the command prompt and paste the result.

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                Jimbohello @bobbenheim
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                @bobbenheim said in Wrong limiter speed:

                sysctl hw.em

                hw.em.eee_setting: 1
                hw.em.rx_process_limit: 100
                hw.em.enable_msix: 1
                hw.em.sbp: 0
                hw.em.smart_pwr_down: 0
                hw.em.txd: 1024
                hw.em.rxd: 1024
                hw.em.rx_abs_int_delay: 66
                hw.em.tx_abs_int_delay: 66
                hw.em.rx_int_delay: 0
                hw.em.tx_int_delay: 66
                hw.em.disable_crc_stripping: 0

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                  noplan
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                  OK
                  I m Readin and learning

                  A Lot
                  Thank you!!!

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                    bobbenheim @Jimbohello
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                    @Jimbohello I just assume you haven't tried this before so i will list the following out in simple steps:

                    • go to Diagnostics / Edit File

                    • press browse and find boot/loader.conf

                    • add .local so you get the string "/boot/loader.conf.local" and press save

                    • press browse then find and click on loader.conf.local

                    • delete the commands within loader.conf.local and add the following:
                      hw.em.eee_setting="0"
                      hw.em.rx_process_limit="-1"
                      hw.em.txd="2048"
                      hw.em.rxd="2048"
                      net.link.ifqmaxlen="4096"

                    • hit save and reboot

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                      Jimbohello @bobbenheim
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                      @bobbenheim

                      WOW thank's for your precious help
                      on a limiter of 799 i can same as yesterday so close to 735
                      so no change !
                      up to date the queue lenght 100 was the best tunning
                      can you please provide fast explanation on these Tuning you provide !
                      i know that *.local usually will load the *.conf and override.
                      But what are these tunning ??
                      THANK'S

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                        Jimbohello @bobbenheim
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                        @bobbenheim
                        1 came close to 760 !
                        i can easy live with that.
                        that's the best setting so far ! it's almost the limiter setting 799 ! the accuracy bettewn 760/799 is damw better !
                        BRAVO !
                        explaination on your tunning steel be please ! GRACIAS

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                          bobbenheim
                          last edited by

                          Try and keep a download running for some minutes and check monitoring you might have the correct limitation but the speedtest are not taking overhead into consideration.
                          Need to get back to you on those settings, it's time for some sleep :)

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                            bobbenheim
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                            Found a couple of links that explains what the following does:

                            hw.em.eee_setting
                            https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?em(4)

                            hw.em.rx_process_limit
                            hw.em.rxd
                            hw.em.txd
                            net.link.ifqmaxlen
                            https://calomel.org/freebsd_network_tuning.html
                            look under local.conf and just ignore that he uses an Intel nic which uses the igb driver instead of the em driver.

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                              Jimbohello @bobbenheim
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                              @bobbenheim
                              i look at the link you send me
                              hw.em.eee_setting="0"
                              mean that energy is enabled
                              to be at full (no Energy Efficient Ethernet) always should it be disable =1
                              to force the nic to be at maximum !??

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                                bobbenheim @Jimbohello
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                                @Jimbohello Didn't take notice of that, but you can give it a try and change it back to see if it makes a difference. But so far it seems that a lot of people have misunderstood that one if "1" is disable, i wouldn't know since i don't use the em driver and therefore haven't tested it.

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                                  Jimbohello @bobbenheim
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                                  @bobbenheim
                                  because i'm french
                                  correct me if i'm wrong

                                  https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?em(4)

                                   hw.em.eee_setting
                                       Disable or	enable Energy Efficient	Ethernet.  Default 1 (dis-
                                       abled).
                                  

                                  so 1 = disabled
                                  wright ??

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                                    bobbenheim @Jimbohello
                                    last edited by

                                    @Jimbohello yes i would interpret it that way

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                                      Jimbohello @bobbenheim
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                                      @bobbenheim
                                      What's up BOB !
                                      /boot/loader.conf.local - final - best result ever !
                                      if_em_load="YES"
                                      cc_htcp_load="YES"
                                      hw.em.eee_setting="0"
                                      hw.em.rx_process_limit="-1"
                                      hw.em.txd="2048"
                                      hw.em.rxd="2048"
                                      net.link.ifqmaxlen="4096"

                                      4 computer downloading debian iso 4.4 gig
                                      RTT never moved 0.6ms
                                      RTTsd never moved 0.2ms
                                      Lost 0.0 %

                                      this is far the best config ever
                                      limiter config Download
                                      Codel
                                      FQ_codel
                                      queue lenght 100
                                      ecn enable

                                      limiter Queue Download
                                      Mask / Destination Adresse /32
                                      Codel

                                      limiter config Upload
                                      Codel
                                      FQ_codel
                                      queue lenght 100
                                      ecn enable

                                      limiter Queue Upload
                                      Mask / Source Adresse /32
                                      Codel

                                      limiter on lan rules
                                      in= upload-queue
                                      out=download-queue

                                      with all helps ! all people sharing knoledge ! everything's possible!
                                      Thank you so muck

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