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Should've connected directly from modem to PC before I called Comcast. It turns out the issue was in my router <facepalm> I'm running PFSense, and had configured the QOS back when I was running at 20Mbps. This meant that the QOS limited the system throughput. So, disabling QOS, I saw full...

Just got off the phone with Comcast. They acknowledged that they'd never correctly added my new SB6121 to my account (I installed it a year ago). They weren't sure how I was getting internet :) Unfortunately, even after that, the speeds haven't changed. Good news is that they see the...

Good questions! All tests were run in the following configuration: HP Gen6 Proliant Server->1GB Switch->PFSense router->Motorola Surfboard (SB6121) I tested against servers from Seattle to Houston, and results were similar (huge on Comcast, slower on others). Additionally, internet speed...

I'm paying for 50 Mbps from Comcast. I've run the following speed tests, three times a day, for the last week. These are the average results: http://www.speedtest.net/ (16/7) https://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ (16/6) http://speedtest.comcast.net/ (54/7) Additionally, when I...

Current setup: Basement: Cable Modem pfsense router 24 port gigabit switch Main floor: D-link DAP-2553 (running on POE) Top floor: 8 port switch + POE injector (connected to basement by two trunk lines) I have lots of client devices (Windows Phones, iPad, iPhone...

Do Mikrotic or ER-Lite have consumer grade features? I'm looking for commercial-class routing ability with consumer-class ease-of-use and features.

Gotcha. My guess is that if I go with a modern consumer router, it'll have the features that I care about (easy UPnP, content filtering, parental controls, ZeroConf, etc.), so I wouldn't need a UTM at that point. My primary concern is if a consumer router can keep up with my my (moderately?)...

I get that adding a UTM would give me content filtering and parental control, but I'll still be fighting pfsense on ZeroConf and UPnP. Not to mention my pfsense is currently running on baremetal which means I'd either need another box or switch to a VM architecture. Sadly, it sounds like a UTM...

A couple years ago I moved from a DGL-4500 to pfsense running on an old Core 2 Duo laptop. I've been pleased with the throughput and QOS of the pfsense, simultaneously managing multiple netflix streams, bittorrent, VPN, browsing, online gaming, and so on without a hiccup. I feel like I'm...