On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 6:02 AM, Paul Mansfield <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Ugo Bellavance <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm running pfsense 1.2.2 on a pentium 4, 3.0 ghz, 1 GB RAM. HDD install. >> >> When I start a download from a nearby centos mirror, directly from the >> firewall (using fetch), I get the full bandwith available from my ISP (60 >> mbps). However, If I try to download the same file from the same server, >> but from a linux server behind the firewall, using wget, I only get about 20 >> mbps. If I start multiple download, I can reach 60mbps. Is there an >> explanation? > > could it be something simple like the LAN network card of pfsense not > being particularly good, so that this degrades the performance of the > internet as seen by the linux box? >
If that were the case, multiple downloads wouldn't hit the total speed of the connection, which is why it's likely something related to TCP windows. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
