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    WAN & LAN @ Gigabit but Limited to Sub 100Mbps

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    • JKnottJ
      JKnott @viragomann
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      @viragomann

      I guess your's is similar to mine (see sig). I also tried to measure the power, using apcupsd and concluded it was only a few watts. However, I installed only pfsense on it, as I don't think firewalls should be doing anything else.

      PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
      i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
      UniFi AC-Lite access point

      I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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        viragomann @JKnott
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        @jknott said in WAN & LAN @ Gigabit but Limited to Sub 100Mbps:

        I guess your's is similar to mine (see sig).

        i5-4200U, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB SSD, 2 TB HDD. The i5 is really powerful enough for all my home use and on the other hand, the U models are very energy-efficient. However, they might have a small delay to throttle up.
        I have the operating systems on the SSD and the HDD is for data store. So the HDD can go to sleep when no data are requested, which additionally saves power.

        Yes, you're right. I know the risk of running a firewall virtualized alongside other VMs. But this is for home use, I'm well familiar with virtualization and the host and VM are well maintained. And I like to have the things compact and tidy. 😊

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          samyboyz
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          I just installed the Qotom i3, only had a 2GB memory module so threw it in, getting same speed as the old HP, 95Mbps while getting 115/120 at the Model, connection says 1000 for WAN & LAN so still wondering what might be causing the loss

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            How are you actually testing the speed?

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              samyboyz @stephenw10
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              @stephenw10 with Fast.com or Speedtest.net

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                Still no errors shown on WAN or LAN? Links show as autoselect 1G-full duplex?

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                  samyboyz @stephenw10
                  last edited by samyboyz

                  @stephenw10 2022-02-19_19-02-26.jpg2022-02-19_19-04-33.jpg

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                    Hmm, I assume CPU usage is minimal during this test?

                    Try running at the CLI during the test: top -aSH

                    Can you see the expected throughput between internal interfaces?

                    Steve

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