Can you provide details of your setup please?

Sure thing... the hardware is as follows

• Router is a Mikrotik RB5009UG+S+IN, it's connected to the Hyperfibre ONT on the 2.5G copper interface "Ether1" using a Cat6A FTP cable.
• The router is connected to a cheap Aliexpress Horaco 2.5G 6 port switch (Model ZX-SWTG015AS) via a 10G SFP+ copper DAC pigtail
• The host running the speedtest, is a headless bare metal Linux box running Debian and has a 2.5G PCIe ethernet card in it which is connected to the above switch via Cat6A FTP cable.

Tweaks?

• Kernel tweaks on the box, using bbr congestion control with fq_codel queuing and expanded local ports (allows more connections if you want).. sysctl's are as follows:
  
  net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control = bbr
  net.core.default_qdisc = fq_codel
  net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 1024 64999
  
  
• For the router, nothing special here, just a simple fq_codel queue tree on the ether1 interface to prevent bufferbloat/hitting Chorus's policers. I'm still playing with this, but currently haven't settled on an optimum config.

Shopping list if you're interested :)

• Mikrotik RB5009UG+S+IN: https://www.gowifi.co.nz/routers/rb5009ug-s-in.html
• Horaco ZX-SWTG015AS: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005423909745.html
• SFP+ Copper DAC Cable: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006118860005.html
• PCIe 2.5G Ethernet Card: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006363096344.html

For WiFi, I'm currently running a Grandstream GWN7665 (WiFi6e AP) that's connected to the cheap and nasty Horaco switch at 2.5G. My 2 year old Dell which has a 6e card in it only seems to do 700mbps max over wifi, but the wife's Microsoft Surface Pro did 1200mbps over wifi last night which I thought was impressive. The bits I got for the WiFi setup are as follows:

• Grandstream GWN7665: https://www.gowifi.co.nz/indoor-access-points/gwn7665.html
• 48V PoE Injector: https://www.gowifi.co.nz/indoor-access-points/gspoe.html

net.core.default_qdisc = fq_codel
net.core.default_qdisc = fq

The second line there will overwrite the first.

muppet:

 

net.core.default_qdisc = fq_codel
net.core.default_qdisc = fq

 

 

 

The second line there will overwrite the first.

 

Yeah that's my bad.. I was pasting the bits in line by line and messed it up. I'll go back and edit it :)

This is the missing line I was meant to post: net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 1024 64999

Add extra ephemeral ports for more connections. My ADHD brain got distracted :P

schmoogol: How are you finding real world download speeds? I never seem to be able to manage more than about 12 MB/s from Microsoft or Apple despite having nice Speedtest.net results.

Here's something real world. A download off Usenet.. 11.2GB in 1 minute, 4 seconds

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Thanks for the awesome feedback @3l3m3nt 🧡

Great example of removing all barriers and lifting throughput all the way from the internet through to your LAN, and reaping the benefits of it! Nice work.

I am getting my ONT upgrade tomorrow morning. Interested to see if it will improve international speeds, but I doubt it. Even on 950/500 now I barely get over 15MB/s as @schmoogol pointed out above. Usenet is quick for me too, but not normal downloads from big companies.

I realise too many variables to determine who what where, but end result is slow international downloads.

Thanks @quic! You guys are awesome! thanks for the great service 😊

cychronz:

 

I am getting my ONT upgrade tomorrow morning. Interested to see if it will improve international speeds, but I doubt it. Even on 950/500 now I barely get over 15MB/s as @schmoogol pointed out above. Usenet is quick for me too, but not normal downloads from big companies.

 

I realise too many variables to determine who what where, but end result is slow international downloads.

 

That's the internet tho. Once you leave the confines of your ISP, you're mixed with the general populous and contention kicks in.

That being said, just did some speed tests:

• Windstream, Los Angeles, California: https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/da55bd07-30d2-4fdc-bce9-564b1f88c7b8
• Vocus, Sydney, Australia: https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/10463668-73ac-4f51-8c64-027b46f8eaaf
• Vodafone, London, UK: https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/221eb738-9276-456e-84aa-4d8288be60a0

Thanks for the speedtests, I am looking forward to ONT install tomorrow, the process with Quic was a breeze thus far...

Yeah it went pretty smoothly for me too. Chorus were good too, they ended up doing it a week earlier than initially scheduled :)

3l3m3nt:

That being said, just did some speed tests:

Maybe try the official speedtest CLI?

Other than that, I am running various other kernel tweaks including some memory buffers