Re: [pfSense] What might be throttling my wireless?
> On May 15, 2016, at 7:19 PM, Moshe Katzwrote: > > When I had problems with throughput through Unifi Access Points with > pfSense, I replaced every network component, including the pfSense box and > the access points. In the end, my problem turned out to be an issue in how > some of the VLANs were handled by the (defective) switch. Possible but unlikely. This switch was in my apartment working fine but not processing VLANs over SSIDs. > Can you test to see what happens if you hook up a computer directly in the > place of one of the access points and see how the speed is there? I was previously on one of the ports working at 500mbps through the internet but I didn’t try that today before I left. > Also, have you tried doing iperf from Wi-Fi clients to each of your pfSense > machines (real and virtual) as opposed to doing an online speed test? That I didn’t. Because I was using mobile platforms to test. I was hoping to get another laptop but was not able. That said - the mobile devices are not the issue; they will process 3x that speed easily and have in my experience. The switch, for those who may want to know, is a Cisco Small Business SG300-28P > On May 15, 2016 5:09 PM, "Ryan Coleman" wrote: > >> I have a bit of an odd setup, but it is working thus far. >> >> I have fiber -> GbE service from USInternet in Minneapolis >> >> That goes into my 28-port GbE managed switch. >> >> That is VLAN'd for safety and feeds my SuperMicro ESXi box (not the >> FiberVLAN) and my SuperMicro 1U firewall (FiberVLAN) which then feeds back >> into the switch for servicing the ESXi and LAN. >> >> I get speed tests from Windows 7 through the default/global VLAN of >> 600x300 (below rated but not the worry right now) from my management PC - >> this is my benchmark test location. >> >> I have a pfSense VM running that is routing through the real pfSense >> server and is getting the rated speed through the firewall on the VLAN. >> When I isolate a PC VM to the VLAN601/602 networks it gets speeds similar >> to that of the Management PC (different computer). >> >> For radios I have just installed Ubiquiti UniFi AC LITEs (just installed). >> They are the ones giving between 30mbps and 60mbps rated performance. This >> is well below 50% of their link speed (1000mbps), and about 10% of the >> confirmed throughput speed from both the isolated VM. >> >> Items of note: >>• They are linked to the switch at 1000mbps >>• There is no listed throttling on them >>• TrendNET 653APs I had before (100mbps links) were similarly >> underperforming HOWEVER I attributed that to 300mbps wireless over 100mbps >> wired connections. >> >> I'm a little lost on where I might have a hangup. I have to go the >> double-firewall route for sanity purposes. >> >> If I was having issues solely in the second firewall then I might have an >> idea as to what is going on but instead I'm flabbergasted. I'd like to tell >> the customer that it's OK to start pushing customers over to the new >> network but without this piece working at the speed I am attempting to >> provide it's proving difficult. >> >> Thoughts? >> ___ >> pfSense mailing list >> https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list >> Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold > ___ > pfSense mailing list > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold ___ pfSense mailing list https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold
Re: [pfSense] What might be throttling my wireless?
> On May 15, 2016, at 7:32 PM, WebDawgwrote: > > So much information and I still do not think we know enough! > > Do you have a UniFi controller installed somewhere? Are the units > upgraded fully? Are you using VLAN networks on the unifi devices to > do more then one network. Controlled from the second Windows VM mentioned. Yes, 2 VLANs, no more. > You could start by not doing the internet speed test first. I would > go from unifi to closest server first...something on the same unifi > network (like the mangement server) and do an iperf test as suggested > to that. I’ll look into it the next time I’m at the shop. > I would then move closer and closer to the outside of your internal > network and test all connection points utilizing iperf the entire time. In all honesty it could be RFI or signal collision. There is a fair amount (but not too much, IME) noise in the air for the tests. The difference on that being, of course, the AC Apple Airport Extreme they have on cable right now pushes 400mbps easily on its own but I’m not plugging it into my network to play with (yet). > > > On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Ryan Coleman wrote: >> I have a bit of an odd setup, but it is working thus far. >> >> I have fiber -> GbE service from USInternet in Minneapolis >> >> That goes into my 28-port GbE managed switch. >> >> That is VLAN'd for safety and feeds my SuperMicro ESXi box (not the >> FiberVLAN) and my SuperMicro 1U firewall (FiberVLAN) which then feeds back >> into the switch for servicing the ESXi and LAN. >> >> I get speed tests from Windows 7 through the default/global VLAN of 600x300 >> (below rated but not the worry right now) from my management PC - this is my >> benchmark test location. >> >> I have a pfSense VM running that is routing through the real pfSense server >> and is getting the rated speed through the firewall on the VLAN. When I >> isolate a PC VM to the VLAN601/602 networks it gets speeds similar to that >> of the Management PC (different computer). >> >> For radios I have just installed Ubiquiti UniFi AC LITEs (just installed). >> They are the ones giving between 30mbps and 60mbps rated performance. This >> is well below 50% of their link speed (1000mbps), and about 10% of the >> confirmed throughput speed from both the isolated VM. >> >> Items of note: >> • They are linked to the switch at 1000mbps >> • There is no listed throttling on them >> • TrendNET 653APs I had before (100mbps links) were similarly >> underperforming HOWEVER I attributed that to 300mbps wireless over 100mbps >> wired connections. >> >> I'm a little lost on where I might have a hangup. I have to go the >> double-firewall route for sanity purposes. >> >> If I was having issues solely in the second firewall then I might have an >> idea as to what is going on but instead I'm flabbergasted. I'd like to tell >> the customer that it's OK to start pushing customers over to the new network >> but without this piece working at the speed I am attempting to provide it's >> proving difficult. >> >> Thoughts? >> ___ >> pfSense mailing list >> https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list >> Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold > ___ > pfSense mailing list > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold ___ pfSense mailing list https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold
Re: [pfSense] What might be throttling my wireless?
So much information and I still do not think we know enough! Do you have a UniFi controller installed somewhere? Are the units upgraded fully? Are you using VLAN networks on the unifi devices to do more then one network. You could start by not doing the internet speed test first. I would go from unifi to closest server first...something on the same unifi network (like the mangement server) and do an iperf test as suggested to that. I would then move closer and closer to the outside of your internal network and test all connection points utilizing iperf the entire time. On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Ryan Colemanwrote: > I have a bit of an odd setup, but it is working thus far. > > I have fiber -> GbE service from USInternet in Minneapolis > > That goes into my 28-port GbE managed switch. > > That is VLAN'd for safety and feeds my SuperMicro ESXi box (not the > FiberVLAN) and my SuperMicro 1U firewall (FiberVLAN) which then feeds back > into the switch for servicing the ESXi and LAN. > > I get speed tests from Windows 7 through the default/global VLAN of 600x300 > (below rated but not the worry right now) from my management PC - this is my > benchmark test location. > > I have a pfSense VM running that is routing through the real pfSense server > and is getting the rated speed through the firewall on the VLAN. When I > isolate a PC VM to the VLAN601/602 networks it gets speeds similar to that of > the Management PC (different computer). > > For radios I have just installed Ubiquiti UniFi AC LITEs (just installed). > They are the ones giving between 30mbps and 60mbps rated performance. This is > well below 50% of their link speed (1000mbps), and about 10% of the confirmed > throughput speed from both the isolated VM. > > Items of note: > • They are linked to the switch at 1000mbps > • There is no listed throttling on them > • TrendNET 653APs I had before (100mbps links) were similarly > underperforming HOWEVER I attributed that to 300mbps wireless over 100mbps > wired connections. > > I'm a little lost on where I might have a hangup. I have to go the > double-firewall route for sanity purposes. > > If I was having issues solely in the second firewall then I might have an > idea as to what is going on but instead I'm flabbergasted. I'd like to tell > the customer that it's OK to start pushing customers over to the new network > but without this piece working at the speed I am attempting to provide it's > proving difficult. > > Thoughts? > ___ > pfSense mailing list > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold ___ pfSense mailing list https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold
Re: [pfSense] What might be throttling my wireless?
When I had problems with throughput through Unifi Access Points with pfSense, I replaced every network component, including the pfSense box and the access points. In the end, my problem turned out to be an issue in how some of the VLANs were handled by the (defective) switch. Can you test to see what happens if you hook up a computer directly in the place of one of the access points and see how the speed is there? Also, have you tried doing iperf from Wi-Fi clients to each of your pfSense machines (real and virtual) as opposed to doing an online speed test? On May 15, 2016 5:09 PM, "Ryan Coleman"wrote: > I have a bit of an odd setup, but it is working thus far. > > I have fiber -> GbE service from USInternet in Minneapolis > > That goes into my 28-port GbE managed switch. > > That is VLAN'd for safety and feeds my SuperMicro ESXi box (not the > FiberVLAN) and my SuperMicro 1U firewall (FiberVLAN) which then feeds back > into the switch for servicing the ESXi and LAN. > > I get speed tests from Windows 7 through the default/global VLAN of > 600x300 (below rated but not the worry right now) from my management PC - > this is my benchmark test location. > > I have a pfSense VM running that is routing through the real pfSense > server and is getting the rated speed through the firewall on the VLAN. > When I isolate a PC VM to the VLAN601/602 networks it gets speeds similar > to that of the Management PC (different computer). > > For radios I have just installed Ubiquiti UniFi AC LITEs (just installed). > They are the ones giving between 30mbps and 60mbps rated performance. This > is well below 50% of their link speed (1000mbps), and about 10% of the > confirmed throughput speed from both the isolated VM. > > Items of note: > • They are linked to the switch at 1000mbps > • There is no listed throttling on them > • TrendNET 653APs I had before (100mbps links) were similarly > underperforming HOWEVER I attributed that to 300mbps wireless over 100mbps > wired connections. > > I'm a little lost on where I might have a hangup. I have to go the > double-firewall route for sanity purposes. > > If I was having issues solely in the second firewall then I might have an > idea as to what is going on but instead I'm flabbergasted. I'd like to tell > the customer that it's OK to start pushing customers over to the new > network but without this piece working at the speed I am attempting to > provide it's proving difficult. > > Thoughts? > ___ > pfSense mailing list > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold ___ pfSense mailing list https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold
[pfSense] What might be throttling my wireless?
I have a bit of an odd setup, but it is working thus far. I have fiber -> GbE service from USInternet in Minneapolis That goes into my 28-port GbE managed switch. That is VLAN'd for safety and feeds my SuperMicro ESXi box (not the FiberVLAN) and my SuperMicro 1U firewall (FiberVLAN) which then feeds back into the switch for servicing the ESXi and LAN. I get speed tests from Windows 7 through the default/global VLAN of 600x300 (below rated but not the worry right now) from my management PC - this is my benchmark test location. I have a pfSense VM running that is routing through the real pfSense server and is getting the rated speed through the firewall on the VLAN. When I isolate a PC VM to the VLAN601/602 networks it gets speeds similar to that of the Management PC (different computer). For radios I have just installed Ubiquiti UniFi AC LITEs (just installed). They are the ones giving between 30mbps and 60mbps rated performance. This is well below 50% of their link speed (1000mbps), and about 10% of the confirmed throughput speed from both the isolated VM. Items of note: • They are linked to the switch at 1000mbps • There is no listed throttling on them • TrendNET 653APs I had before (100mbps links) were similarly underperforming HOWEVER I attributed that to 300mbps wireless over 100mbps wired connections. I'm a little lost on where I might have a hangup. I have to go the double-firewall route for sanity purposes. If I was having issues solely in the second firewall then I might have an idea as to what is going on but instead I'm flabbergasted. I'd like to tell the customer that it's OK to start pushing customers over to the new network but without this piece working at the speed I am attempting to provide it's proving difficult. Thoughts? ___ pfSense mailing list https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold