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      naiw
      last edited by naiw

      Hi everyone. I am having some issues with pfSense's internet speed performance.

      I have from my ISP a Gig connection but only seem to get 300Mbps down and 30Mbps up.

      Of course my ISP blames my non ISP device. Below are the specs of what I have. and a speed test I did from the pfSense.

      Is this hardware I/O and I just need to upgrade my pfSense box?

      ![pf1.JPG

      pf2.JPG

      pf3.JPG

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      • swinnS
        swinn
        last edited by

        That's a pretty weak CPU. I'd first eliminate pfSense and connect a computer straight to the ISP connection and do a speed test and see if you get close to a gig.

        Also, what kind of results do you get if you do a speed test on a computer behind your pfSense? What packages are you running?

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          naiw
          last edited by

          Thanks and I'll be testing this tonight.

          It really hasn't been an issue till they upgraded me from a 150Mbps connection to a Gig link and now I'm seeing this issue.

          So bottom line this device most likely has to go.

          Would something like this box be a better solution?

          https://www.amazon.ca/Q190g4-S02-barebone-J1900-Quad-Core-puissance-industrielle-Qotom-q190g4-s02/dp/B06ZZ2YB76/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=qotom&qid=1593719422&sr=8-6

          or an i3 or an i5 processor

          Resisting a Champaign taste with a beer budget ;)

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            naiw
            last edited by

            Also I have no additional plugins installed and my CPU has never gone over 10% utilization.

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              AWeidner @swinn
              last edited by AWeidner

              @swinn said in Internet Speed and Performance:

              That's a pretty weak CPU. [...]

              I am using the same CPU in my setup with a 400MBit symmetrical line and it peaks at 25 percent usage, averaging at less than 5 percent.

              RE0 is the WAN interface, em0 is LAN.

              re0@pci0:1:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0xd6258086 chip=0x816810ec rev=0x06 hdr=0x00
                  vendor     = 'Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.'
                  device     = 'RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller'
                  class      = network
                  subclass   = ethernet
              em0@pci0:5:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x11078086 chip=0x10088086 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
                  vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                  device     = '82544EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)'
                  class      = network
                  subclass   = ethernet
              

              I'd first eliminate pfSense and connect a computer straight to the ISP connection and do a speed test and see if you get close to a gig.

              A good idea nonetheless ☺

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                Yeah, testing from pfSense itself is not a good test. Always test through the firewall if you can.

                The D525 will not pass 1Gbps but it should do ~500Mbps given the correct test conditions, ~650Mbps if it has Intel NICs.

                If your WAN is PPPoE you will be restricted by that additionally.

                Steve

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                  naiw @stephenw10
                  last edited by

                  @stephenw10

                  Thanks and sorry for the late response.

                  I’ve tried EVERYTHING possible(I think).
                  One interesting thing:

                  • I installed pfSense on my Xeon thinkstation/32GB RAM. I put an intel I350 4-port nic in my Thinkstation and tested. I got the SAME slow results.

                  • Next, I tested my internet connection thru my Thinkstation without pfSense and directly connected to my ISP modem. Speed was averaging 925Mbps.

                  This makes no sense 😕

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    I assume some relatively high powered Xeon? Almost anything is high powered compared to a D525. 😉

                    If that also only passed 300Mbps then something else is throttling it.

                    Steve

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