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      tjs4ever @WN1X
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      @WN1X The WAN interface IPv4 IP is the same IP address that I get when I visit https://whatismyipaddress.com/ using any of my (Nord exempt) client devices, so I take this to be correct then.

      There's also the Gateway IPv4 address but it is a different value and I cannot ping it. I think this is yet another quirk with my ISP. A while back I had to change my gateway monitoring to use quad-8 for the monitoring IP - it just didn't ping one day.

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        WN1X @tjs4ever
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        @tjs4ever No double-nat there. You should be good now.

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            You might be able to get more performance by tweaking the power/thermal management settings in the BIOS. Check the threads for N100 devices.

            Since you're using PPPoE you should also get better performance by using the new if_pppoe driver in 2.8-beta.

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              tjs4ever
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              So my first order of business this morning was to run some new speedtests and I am back to gigabit speeds on the WAN.

              I checked ifconfig and the interface is connected as 1000baseT

              It looks like I'm back to square 1. I'm going to swap out the cable that connects the modem to my pfSense to rule out a bad cable.

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                What NIC type are you using to connect the WAN?

                You can probably set to negotiate the link at 2.5G only.

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                  tjs4ever @stephenw10
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                  @stephenw10 the beelink is using dual Intel I225-V

                  Where can I hard-code the link speed for the WAN interface? I see that option under LAN but not under WAN settings.

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                    WN1X @tjs4ever
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                    @tjs4ever Interfaces->PORT1WAN Speed & Duplex.

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                      tjs4ever @WN1X
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                      @WN1X no such setting available under WAN, is it because it's PPPOE?

                      LAN has it.

                      The other interfaces : WAN and the two interfaces setup for my Nord have no such option.

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                        Assign the parent NIC as a new interface and set it there. You can leave it as IP types none or set it to the modem/ONT subnet if you want to access that.

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                          WN1X @tjs4ever
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                          @tjs4ever Someone using PPPOE will need to assist you.

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                            tjs4ever @stephenw10
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                            @stephenw10 thanks, I think I figured it out. I assigned a new interface, kept the default name of OPT3. I had to enable it though, when disabling I lost WAN immediately. I left the IP type as none and hard-coded the speed to 2500base-T. I guess I need to just wait another day or two and see what happens.

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