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#1113599 22-Aug-2014 17:49

TimA: Find a $20 machine on trademe enough to run PF sense and see if it runs better when straight on the host.

i wouldnt be too tight on a machine to run my 200/50 + TV smoothly...

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#1113603 22-Aug-2014 17:52

Something core2duo and better with 2gb of ram will be sweet with 3 INIC's

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#1113604 22-Aug-2014 17:55

TimA: Find a $20 machine on trademe enough to run PF sense and see if it runs better when straight on the host.

Have another machine but will need another network card; not the issue though I get similar issues on base metal.

I'm trying to figure out whether VFTV uses VLANs or anything as is done with similar IPTV setups overseas.

EDIT: Besides I have my soldering iron out already and am in the process of butchering by TP-Link switch...much more fun!

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#1113606 22-Aug-2014 17:56

TimA: Something core2duo and better with 2gb of ram will be sweet with 3 INIC's

ASRock C2750D4I would be my pick..

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#1113607 22-Aug-2014 18:01

kenkeniff:
TimA: Find a $20 machine on trademe enough to run PF sense and see if it runs better when straight on the host.

Have another machine but will need another network card; not the issue though I get similar issues on base metal.

I'm trying to figure out whether VFTV uses VLANs or anything as is done with similar IPTV setups overseas.

EDIT: Besides I have my soldering iron out already and am in the process of butchering by TP-Link switch...much more fun!

Nothing special. Just multicast. No separate VLANS.

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#1113609 22-Aug-2014 18:03

TimA:
kenkeniff:
TimA: Find a $20 machine on trademe enough to run PF sense and see if it runs better when straight on the host.

Have another machine but will need another network card; not the issue though I get similar issues on base metal.

I'm trying to figure out whether VFTV uses VLANs or anything as is done with similar IPTV setups overseas.

EDIT: Besides I have my soldering iron out already and am in the process of butchering by TP-Link switch...much more fun!

Nothing special. Just multicast. No separate VLANS.

Why do the test streams / STB consume bandwidth when routed through pfSense (VM) or Windows (bare metal) but not HG659 (what causes this traffic to be segregated)?

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#1113618 22-Aug-2014 18:24

kenkeniff:
TimA:
kenkeniff:
TimA: Find a $20 machine on trademe enough to run PF sense and see if it runs better when straight on the host.

Have another machine but will need another network card; not the issue though I get similar issues on base metal.

I'm trying to figure out whether VFTV uses VLANs or anything as is done with similar IPTV setups overseas.

EDIT: Besides I have my soldering iron out already and am in the process of butchering by TP-Link switch...much more fun!

Nothing special. Just multicast. No separate VLANS.

Why do the test streams / STB consume bandwidth when routed through pfSense (VM) or Windows (bare metal) but not HG659 (what causes this traffic to be segregated)?

if not vlans, must be thoses damnd pixies!

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#1113632 22-Aug-2014 18:35

I thought all traffic goes through the PF Sense server???

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#1113633 22-Aug-2014 18:39

TimA: I thought all traffic goes through the PF Sense server???

Are you a disinformation agent? Who are you working for? And give back my Mbps!..

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#1113634 22-Aug-2014 18:40

TimA: Find a $20 machine on trademe enough to run PF sense and see if it runs better when straight on the host.

Or use the router it came with and save all the hassle. ;-)

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#1113635 22-Aug-2014 18:40

hio77:
kenkeniff:
TimA:
kenkeniff:
TimA: Find a $20 machine on trademe enough to run PF sense and see if it runs better when straight on the host.

Have another machine but will need another network card; not the issue though I get similar issues on base metal.

I'm trying to figure out whether VFTV uses VLANs or anything as is done with similar IPTV setups overseas.

EDIT: Besides I have my soldering iron out already and am in the process of butchering by TP-Link switch...much more fun!

Nothing special. Just multicast. No separate VLANS.

Why do the test streams / STB consume bandwidth when routed through pfSense (VM) or Windows (bare metal) but not HG659 (what causes this traffic to be segregated)?

if not vlans, must be thoses damnd pixies!

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#1113637 22-Aug-2014 18:43

kenkeniff:
TimA:
kenkeniff:
TimA: Find a $20 machine on trademe enough to run PF sense and see if it runs better when straight on the host.

Have another machine but will need another network card; not the issue though I get similar issues on base metal.

I'm trying to figure out whether VFTV uses VLANs or anything as is done with similar IPTV setups overseas.

EDIT: Besides I have my soldering iron out already and am in the process of butchering by TP-Link switch...much more fun!

Nothing special. Just multicast. No separate VLANS.

Why do the test streams / STB consume bandwidth when routed through pfSense (VM) or Windows (bare metal) but not HG659 (what causes this traffic to be segregated)?

Pondering here:

Could it be that the STB (or HG659) is applying a QoS tag, i.e. is VF over provisioning (i.e. say 300Mbps instead of 200/250Mbps or whatever it is), but set a particular tag to have say 30% of the total bandwidth, with anything untagged no more than 70% of the provisioned speed? The multicast traffic going down the non-QoS/DSCP tagged route is capping the maximum speed of general traffic.

It's just a random thought, I have no experience with Vodafone's fibre deployment..

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#1113638 22-Aug-2014 18:44

kenkeniff:
TimA: I thought all traffic goes through the PF Sense server???

Are you a disinformation agent? Who are you working for? And give back my Mbps!..

ELI5

Ill get some Mb/s from outram and shift them to your connection.

Im a little lost on how your connection has gone.
Can you download cisco packet tracer and make a map of your network with everything in terms of the TV.

Cheers

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#1113639 22-Aug-2014 18:45

nigelj:
kenkeniff:
TimA:
kenkeniff:
TimA: Find a $20 machine on trademe enough to run PF sense and see if it runs better when straight on the host.

Have another machine but will need another network card; not the issue though I get similar issues on base metal.

I'm trying to figure out whether VFTV uses VLANs or anything as is done with similar IPTV setups overseas.

EDIT: Besides I have my soldering iron out already and am in the process of butchering by TP-Link switch...much more fun!

Nothing special. Just multicast. No separate VLANS.

Why do the test streams / STB consume bandwidth when routed through pfSense (VM) or Windows (bare metal) but not HG659 (what causes this traffic to be segregated)?

Pondering here:

Could it be that the STB (or HG659) is applying a QoS tag, i.e. is VF over provisioning (i.e. say 300Mbps instead of 200/250Mbps or whatever it is), but set a particular tag to have say 30% of the total bandwidth, with anything untagged no more than 70% of the provisioned speed? The multicast traffic going down the non-QoS/DSCP tagged route is capping the maximum speed of general traffic.

It's just a random thought, I have no experience with Vodafone's fibre deployment..

Vodafone provision like this: 200Mb/s (download) 50Mb/s (Upload) 72Mb/s (Multicast for Vodafone TV)

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#1113641 22-Aug-2014 18:47

TimA:

Ill get some Mb/s from outram and shift them to your connection.

Im a little lost on how your connection has gone.
Can you download cisco packet tracer and make a map of your network with everything in terms of the TV.

Cheers

You just wait..

I'm in the middle of soldering up my little network tap doohickey.

Then I'm gonna log some stuff that I don't know how to interpret..

Then I'm gonna be back on here for more help...ok..

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