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    • G Offline
      gator17
      last edited by

      Ok, I have a new netgate 2440, clean install of pfsense no add-ons. When I connect my laptop up to test it. my download speeds are are 3mb and my upload speed is 90 mb. my internet conenction is 100mb up and down. When I disconnect from the netgate and direct connect my internet to the laptop the speeds are 90 down and up. What am i missing here. I have to shaping on or anything like that.

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      • jimpJ Offline
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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        Not enough info to go by, check the output of "ifconfig -a", "netstat -ni", and look at the link speed and if there are any interface errors.

        Could be any number of factors though.

        What type of WAN is it? PPPoE? DHCP? Static IP address?  Is it cable, DSL, fiber, or what?

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