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    • ?
      A Former User
      last edited by

      i dont understand the LAN Bytes Out number

      example:

      –------------WAN-------LAN

      bytes in----5gb-------628mb

      bytes out--960mb-----5gb

      WAN, 5gb, i get that, 5gb downloaded and 960mb uploaded

      LAN, 628mb in?  i dont get that.  in this case, the LAN downloaded 5gb (had to go through the WAN to get it), why is it showing as bytes out?  out to where?

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        Traffic that is downloaded to a client behind pfSense has to pass IN to the WAN interface and then OUT of the LAN interface. It's recorded on both interfaces. Uploads are also recorded on both interfaces but in the opposite direction.

        Perhaps a better question would be why has the pfSense box sent out more data over the WAN than it has received from the LAN?  ;) More than one internal interface perhaps.

        Steve

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        • ?
          A Former User
          last edited by

          ok, makes sense, it is leaving the lan interface OUT to the lan PC/client like you said.

          yes, there is a vlan interface that i didnt add the statistics for since it is rarely used.

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