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    is it normal to loose WAN speed to compared to to Pfsense?

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    • stephenw10S Offline
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      On a faster connection 400kbps would be a negligible difference.

      It's not clear if you're even testing against the same server here and that alone could easily account for it.

      Better to run a test like iperf where you can set the server you're testing against and then try that from both pfSense and a client behind it.

      A PPPoE connection from pfSense will default to 1492 anyway. Which is how you should have this setup.
      You mentioned double NAT though....

      And yeah if you're testing over VPN that changes everything so a difference like that would be expected.

      Steve

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        comet424 @AKEGEC
        last edited by stephenw10

        sorry for the delay
        @AKEGEC

        no i dont have 2nd line.. was looking at getting one ad go with different internet provider.. as i pay 90+ for 5mbp download 600k(ish up)
        how can i double it

        @chrcoluk
        didnt disclose it as desktop as it doesnt use VPN never through of it.. doesnt matter.. Desktop like i mentioned still gets slow speed with OpenVPn client and Site to Site is turned off at pfsense.. so its still slow

        @stephenw10
        so how do i test it with iperf .. not at home to test it.. and ok so i changed that to 1492 as it said in video change it to it.. and pfsense said it defaults to 1500 if you down change... what does it actually do.

        ya Windows is Double natting. desktop isnt behind the VPN its supposed to be open.. but i usually have to click the FIX button under xbox gaming. but ya wasnt testing at vpn this computer supposed to be free no vpn.. its supposed to be setup just like my xboxs where they open

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        • stephenw10S Offline
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          There are public iperf servers you can test against, find one close to you. Doing so means you can use the same server from pfSense and the client behind it for a much closer test.

          Steve

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            comet424
            last edited by

            @stephenw10
            ok ill look it up and try when i get home
            then post results. havent been home and just checking emails today... borrowed internet.. damn pandemic has ruining lot of things

            i appreciate the help from you and the others.. and ill give it a try hopefully today or tomorrow (:

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              AKEGEC @comet424
              last edited by

              @comet424 said in is it normal to loose WAN speed to compared to to Pfsense?:

              sorry for the delay
              @AKEGEC

              no i dont have 2nd line.. was looking at getting one ad go with different internet provider.. as i pay 90+ for 5mbp download 600k(ish up)
              how can i double it

              Well it is very easy actually, you need to know your ISP (latest)modem network card (whitelisted)chip model. But I see you don't have 2 active lines so there is no use.

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                negate1
                last edited by

                Yes, you can use both to speed up the process of the speed. Make sure that you have both lines active.

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                • stephenw10S Offline
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Both what? Unclear what you're referring to here.

                  Steve

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                  • Raffi_R Offline
                    Raffi_ @stephenw10
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10 said in is it normal to loose WAN speed to compared to to Pfsense?:

                    Both what? Unclear what you're referring to here.

                    Steve

                    lol on the next episode of "to catch a bot"....

                    My guess is bot, what do I win if I'm right?

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                    • stephenw10S Offline
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Hmm, I'll have to work on a prize. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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                          comet424
                          last edited by

                          sorry for the delay had family issues I had to deal with and with this covid issues has made family issues harder to deal with

                          but I finally home and I just ran the iperf
                          so left side Pfsense box right side is the windows Desktop no vpn no nothing

                          I had issues getting servers to work.. this one I using that worked was a Moscow one I couldn't get the usa public one I found and none in Canada I found all the servers were busy it said

                          iperf3.PNG

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                          • stephenw10S Offline
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            Hmm, well I would retry until you are able to connect to something closer to you. iperf.scottlinux.com works for me (although that's actually no-where near me ๐Ÿ˜‰ )

                            You should run the test in both directions and use multiple streams so:
                            iperf3 -c iperf.scottlinux.com -P 4
                            and
                            iperf3 -c iperf.scottlinux.com -R -P 4

                            Steve

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