Protectli FW2B Upload Speeds Slow

[nodakbarnes]

So my connection is not PPPoE (I connect DHCP to the ISP ONT).

I did go down a rabbit hole last night by installing VyOS on the FW2B.

The issue persists even with that Debian-based firewall (and what a nightmare to setup!)

So I now have OPNSense 23.7 installed with the interfaces swapped (so igb0 is LAN & igb1 is WAN) and the speeds are both 930 Mbps.

Tonight once the family goes to bed I will begin the upgrade iterations and see if it stays good with the interfaces swapped.

What does that tell us if swapping the interfaces fixes the issue?

Why would that even be a thing?

[Seimus]

Did the Vendor specify or said what is the reason why they advised to switch the ports?

Regards,
S.

[nodakbarnes]

No, the vendor did not give a reason why switching the ports should help.

I'm happy to report though that after going through the upgrade iterations to 24.7.8 I am fully updated and still testing 930 Mbps UP/DOWN for WAN now.

It is definitely not an OPNSense or FreeBSD issue as the same occurs with Linux firewall variants.

Very strange indeed, just happy that I'm in a good configuration now.

The FW2B has been a workhorse through the years and has served my home gateway needs superbly.

May consider a modest upgrade to their V1210 now which is at a sweet price point of $199.

[Drunkenfetus]

Well i just got the new Cable Modem from Spectrum, and replace it and i still get that delicious 900 down / 5 up..lol

I do not know what else to try....WAN is at em0 and LAN is at em1...not sure what the deal is at this point or what else to try...

any ideas?

Like look at these speeds:
1089.7 Mbps download
 0.06 Mbps upload
 Latency: 5 ms


LOL ive never received 1G down like this lol

[nodakbarnes]

How are you connecting to the service provider?

Do you have FTTH which terminates in an ONT?