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Title: internet speed
Post by: lonew0265 on August 24, 2026, 07:50:55 AM
i have installed proxmox on my laptop which has one interface and an additional usb to ethernet adapter.and opnsense on the proxmox.the inbuilt ethernet adapter is configured as LAN and usb adapter as WAN.currently i am able to get only 9Mbps internet speed.my isp plan in 250Mbps.any suggestion what i am doing wrong.i am using pppoe.
Title: Re: internet speed
Post by: meyergru on August 24, 2026, 09:23:07 AM
Configured like what? There are bazillions of possibilites, like pass-through or virtio andy many more.

See:

https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=42985.0

and:

https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=44159.0
Title: Re: internet speed
Post by: lonew0265 on August 24, 2026, 11:38:20 AM
yes it is configured as virtio.
Title: Re: internet speed
Post by: meyergru on August 24, 2026, 12:19:47 PM
Did you work through the network "hardware" section in the guide?

Does the USB network adapter show full link speed? 9 Mbit/s could either be 10 Mbit/s on the ethernet side or an inferior USB link, like with USB 1.1.