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      propeto13
      last edited by

      Recently upgraded to FIOS, and i can't make sense of it anymore need a hand here.

      -FIOS > ONT > G3100 (verizon router) = subscription speed 500/500 is all there.
      -FIOS > ONT > pfSense box = 300/9
      -FIOS > ONT > Client PC = 500/500
      -FIOS > ONT > G3100 > pfSense box = 300/9

      pfSense box = Dell R210II
      CPU Type Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31240 @ 3.30GHz
      Current: 3300 MHz, Max: 3301 MHz
      8 CPUs: 1 package(s) x 4 core(s) x 2 hardware threads
      AES-NI CPU Crypto: Yes (active)
      QAT Crypto: No

      Please advise

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        A Former User
        last edited by

        -FIOS > ONT > pfSense box = 300/9

        You are Xeon E3 based and my small APU4D4 is doing without any tunings and pimping something around
        480 MBit/s plus TCP/IP overheat ~500 MBit/s

        You are way of with your Xeon E3-12xx @3,xGHz it must be able routing a full GBit/s in my eyes. Is it bare metal or in VM?

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          A limit at 9Mbps like that indicates some low level issue like a speed/duplex mismatch or a bad cable

          Check the Status > Interfaces page for errors or collisions on the WAN and LAN.

          Steve

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            propeto13 @A Former User
            last edited by

            @dobby_

            bare metal.

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              propeto13 @stephenw10
              last edited by

              @stephenw10

              WAN Interface (wan, bce0)
              In/out errors
              0/0
              Collisions
              0

              LAN Interface (lan, lagg0)
              LAGG Protocol
              lacp lagghash l2,l3,l4
              LAGG Ports
              em2 (ACTIVE,COLLECTING,DISTRIBUTING), em3 (ACTIVE,COLLECTING,DISTRIBUTING)
              In/out errors
              0/421
              Collisions
              0

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                Hmm, well bce can be problematic. I assume it shows as linked at 1G auto?

                I would try running a test from the firewall itself using the speedtest-cli pkg. That way you are only testing the WAN.

                A LAGG of two em NICs should be fine but to be sure I would probably try assigning WAN and LAN as simply single em NICs. That should always work.

                Steve

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                  propeto13 @stephenw10
                  last edited by

                  @stephenw10

                  Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
                  
                  Selecting best server based on ping...
                  
                  Hosted by Hosted Backbone, LLC (Ashburn, VA) [72.52 km]: 3.803 ms
                  
                  Testing download speed................................................................................
                  
                  Download: 282.25 Mbit/s
                  
                  Testing upload speed......................................................................................................
                  
                  Upload: 9.63 Mbit/s
                  
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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    Hmm, so appears to be a WAN side problem.

                    I would try swapping the bce NIC for one of the ems if you can.

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                      propeto13 @stephenw10
                      last edited by

                      @stephenw10

                      yup, EM1 is now WAN

                      speed results are similar

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Hmm, and it is linking as expected at 1G (auto)? With no errors/collisions?

                        Do you have any traffic shaping applied?

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                          A Former User
                          last edited by A Former User

                          @propeto13

                          My Internet speed is Down50 and Up10 but it is a little bit more coming over the line (63 Down and ~13 Upload)
                          and my speedtest server is ~180 Kilometer (1k = 1000 meter) away. Test is done under a pimped and tuned APU4D4, but it has only some tuneable´s and the cpu
                          is not anymore on 600MHz - 1000MHz, it is now on
                          1000MHz - 1400MHz. But this is ways under your
                          Xeon E3-12xx @3,0GHz CPU! You should be able
                          to route one pure GBit/s up and down with your
                          cpu in my eyes. Perhaps it has something to do
                          with your rules set and/or iDS/IPS or perhaps
                          pfblocker-NG could be involved? I am running here a
                          pfSesen that is turned into a full UTM, with mSATA, modem and WiFi card, plus snort, ClamAV & Squid & SquidGuard & pfBlocker-NG, so with your hardware
                          you should be able to serve a small company as I see it.

                          [22.05-RELEASE][root@home.arpa]/root: speedtest-cli
                          Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
                          Testing from Deutsche Telekom AG (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.)...
                          Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
                          Selecting best server based on ping...
                          Hosted by Spacken.net (Hagen) [179.48 km]: 39.099 ms
                          Testing download speed................................................................................
                          Download: 57.90 Mbit/s
                          Testing upload speed......................................................................................................
                          Upload: 11.27 Mbit/s
                          
                          
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                            propeto13 @stephenw10
                            last edited by

                            @stephenw10

                            link is normal 1G auto there are some errors on the LAN interface.
                            no traffic shaping.

                            reseat the NIC, pfblocker/snort disable all yields the same results.

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                              propeto13
                              last edited by

                              buffer bloat limiter was the issue.
                              -limiter adjusted for the new connection.

                              resolved.

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                                A Former User @propeto13
                                last edited by

                                @propeto13 said in FIOS > ONT > pfSense = nojoy:

                                buffer bloat limiter was the issue.
                                -limiter adjusted for the new connection.

                                resolved.

                                Perhaps you will be so friendly and say exactly what and where you were setting up? Only for other find later that threat here over google or the forum search.

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by stephenw10

                                  You have to set the expected available bandwidth on the WAN when configuring Limiters for buffer bloat because in order to control it you need the Limiter to be the throttling point in the link.
                                  So if you then change the WAN to some higher bandwidth you have to reconfigure the Limiter to match that or you will be stuck at the previous values. As OP found. 😉

                                  Steve

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                                    A Former User @stephenw10
                                    last edited by

                                    @stephenw10
                                    Well said, thank you for clarifying this to me.

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                                      propeto13 @A Former User
                                      last edited by

                                      @dobby_

                                      Firewall > Traffic Shaper > Limiters

                                      LW has a video explaining this also link text

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