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w1000n

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#242298 20-Oct-2018 16:51
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Hello everyone,

 

Today I've got fiber installed. It's a 1Gbps ufb from skinny.

 

With the router they provided, I do get the expected bandwidth values (around 900mbps down, 400mbps up).

 

I tried configuring my Cisco c867VAE router to work with the UFB connection. it does work, but is way slower. If I connect the WAN port to the ONT, I get about 160Mbps down/up. When I use the skinny router + put the cisco behind it, I achieve 200mbps down/up.

 

I suspect it could be something related to the MTU, but I am not sure. I may have another setting that make my router slow, but just can't figure out what.

 

I have a vlan1 I use myself on gigabitethernet0, when I route through gigabitethernet2 (WAN port), I can't get anything near the gigabit speed I can get with the supplied huawei router.

 

I really can't believe this router cannot be as fast as an ISP hardware.

 

My config looks like this: (Configuration removed)

 

I can see the interface are gigabit speed:

 

RT-c867VAE-K9#show interfaces gigabitEthernet 2
GigabitEthernet2 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is Gigabit Ethernet, address is 28c7.ceae.eef5 (bia 28c7.ceae.eef5)
Internet address is 192.168.1.2/24
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit/sec, DLY 10 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
Keepalive set (10 sec)
Full Duplex, 1Gbps, media type is RJ45
output flow-control is XON, input flow-control is XON
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last input 00:00:00, output 00:00:00, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Input queue: 0/150/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
Queueing strategy: fifo
Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
5 minute input rate 2644000 bits/sec, 246 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 498000 bits/sec, 127 packets/sec
9855393 packets input, 1759012491 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 14139 broadcasts (91 IP multicasts)
0 runts, 221601 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
0 watchdog, 0 multicast, 0 pause input
7433513 packets output, 1418095595 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 4 interface resets
0 unknown protocol drops
0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred
3 lost carrier, 0 no carrier, 143532 pause output
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
RT-c867VAE-K9#

 

 


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  #2111471 20-Oct-2018 17:08
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Sounds like you're getting about the right throughput for that router, especially with NAT. You're getting better performance when you run the Cisco behind the Huawei as you've taken PPPoE out of the equation.

 

The Huawei has been built to run gigabit speeds

 

You're also missing an inbound access list on your WAN interface





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  #2111473 20-Oct-2018 17:20
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Check your "show proc cpu" when you're doing your speed tests - you'll see it sitting at 100%. Suggest something like a edgerouter if your not satisfied with the ISP supplied device.





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  #2111659 20-Oct-2018 22:19
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Save your money and just go with the Edgerouter X for a start. It can route Gigabit with HW-NAT enabled.

 

Or if you've already got UniFi access points then consider a USG-3 along with an UniFi switch to complete your setup. If you need extra ports then Gigabit switches are incredibly cheap.

 

Just remember - whilst you can use a third party router with Skinny the reason costs are kept low is because they only provide support if you're using the HG659. Keep it around in-case you have any problems so you can switch back if required.





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