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Hardware and Performance / Re: Testing bitrate of Gigabit ports of my PC Engines APU2E4

« on: November 02, 2020, 04:56:03 am »

So I updated to the latest edition launched today and got the same speed. I noticed on one of the other threads that the disabled LRO.  So the family dogpiled backon so my test didn't finish, but it was showing higher downloads with them on than not.

So disabling LRO got me faster!

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Hardware and Performance / Testing bitrate of Gigabit ports of my PC Engines APU2E4

« on: October 23, 2020, 03:06:42 pm »

So going through this thread of interest again I noticed a few hardware settings I will try this weekend.  (Work deadlines have been kicking in this week and the kids have been tele-schooling so I try to avoid down time during the week).  If that and what has been suggested here fails I will try loading IPFire.  If that fails I will probably just smash an easy button and install a Omada Cloud key and router (my WAP is already an Omada)

More to come over the next few days.


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Hardware and Performance / Re: Testing bitrate of Gigabit ports of my PC Engines APU2E4

« on: October 19, 2020, 12:30:18 pm »

My CPU is practically at idle constantly


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Hardware and Performance / Re: Testing bitrate of Gigabit ports of my PC Engines APU2E4

« on: October 19, 2020, 12:11:58 pm »

I can give it a shot.  I tried https://teklager.se/en/knowledge-base/opnsense-performance-optimization/


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Hardware and Performance / Re: Testing bitrate of Gigabit ports of my PC Engines APU2E4

« on: October 19, 2020, 11:49:46 am »

The dual NIC only is connected on one port.  The WAN is through the motherboard and the LAN is on one port of the dual NIC.  When I went to set this up I was warned that trying to run the WAN through the NIC would be an issue. 


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Hardware and Performance / Re: Testing bitrate of Gigabit ports of my PC Engines APU2E4

« on: October 19, 2020, 11:24:54 am »

all features are disabled, Opnsense is doing nothing but routing.

Whats funny, is my "outdated hardware" would clock over 1Gbps on Windows 10 when connected directly to my ONT.  I get it isn't the newest, but that is one thing the opnsense is advertised for

Yeah, you blasted me, hence the quote. 

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Hardware and Performance / Re: Testing bitrate of Gigabit ports of my PC Engines APU2E4

« on: October 19, 2020, 10:59:12 am »

Support? This forum is community driven. Did you pay something for the software or the support?

Do you think those COTS products hold what their shiny product sheets promise?

Both of you are not telling what you are testing and what features are enabled on your boxes.

Thanks for the reinforcement of my opinion of the support here.  No I do not expect COTS to match their spec sheets, but I do trust COTS third party reviewers.

For the record I have my own thread with all the information you asked.  I was just searching and came across this thread with similar issues.

Before you blast people looking for solutions and making a comment about their observation on support, do a search for gigabit and see how many posts there are with no/minimal responses.
The best post out there is almost a full page of the OPs own research before another person comments.


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Hardware and Performance / Re: Poor Throughput (Even On Same Network Segment)

« on: October 19, 2020, 10:42:26 am »

How did you set your NIC to do that?

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Hardware and Performance / Re: Testing bitrate of Gigabit ports of my PC Engines APU2E4

« on: October 19, 2020, 10:34:20 am »

I am having issues obtaining full speed as well.  I am maxing out at around 600 down.  I am surprised at how little support these speed posts get.

I have to say, from a support and performance point of view.  I am thinking of shelving my opnsense unit and moving to a COTS one.

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20.7 Legacy Series / Re: Optimize network for Fios - settings, switches and WAP

« on: October 12, 2020, 05:34:55 am »

Testing finished (through speedtest.verizon.com)

Connecting directly to the modem (ONT): 910 down 886 up
New cable through router and switch: 614 down 784 up (Cat 5e 3ft long)
Old cable through router and switch:  640 down 815 up (Cat 6 1ft long)

I am currently ruling out the switch as the issue as I had a different switch previously and obtained similar results.  Also there was only the input and the one testing PC attached during testing.

so all I can figure is there is something in my router that is not allowing full throughput. 

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20.7 Legacy Series / Re: Optimize network for Fios - settings, switches and WAP

« on: October 11, 2020, 09:33:25 pm »

Your settings match mine now.  I’m am gonna run some speed tests tonight.


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20.7 Legacy Series / Re: Optimize network for Fios - settings, switches and WAP

« on: October 11, 2020, 09:16:14 pm »

I can double check but it is a Cat 6.  Although you are technically correct Verizon refers to it as a modem if you call them.


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20.7 Legacy Series / Re: Optimize network for Fios - settings, switches and WAP

« on: October 08, 2020, 02:45:11 pm »

I am roughly 5 miles from their data center and 3 miles from there to the main internet backbone. 
I am going to do some comparison tests this weekend late between going through the router and straight modem connection and try to give more accurate 1 to 1 comparison. 

I have never seen the processor exceed 20% load. 

Given my upload is significantly faster than my download, do you think I am saturating the PCI lane on the router?


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20.7 Legacy Series / Re: Optimize network for Fios - settings, switches and WAP

« on: October 07, 2020, 04:09:32 pm »

So after everyone’s advice I am still seeing the same ~600mb/s down and ~800mb/s up as before.  Anyone have any other ideas?   


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20.7 Legacy Series / Optimize network for Fios - settings, switches and WAP

« on: October 06, 2020, 07:17:45 pm »

The one time I was seeing full gigabit speeds was when I connected directly to their modem with my laptop.  I have never seen that through any router.  Also I have never seen that speed more than once and that was with Fios on the phone.  Now I have seen uploads massively outpace what they say with a direct connection.  (1.3 gb up).  I mentioned 1.1 gb because that is the max a PCI lane (remember I am running a PCI NIC not a PCI-e) is rated to hold.  Testing to their servers (which is another asterisk on their service) I have seen through other routers a stable 800. 

What’s interesting is they say if I use their router they say my speed will increase.  That was a fun conversation when I asked how that worked.

And I’m not using either of those services. 

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