RAM is horrendously cheap. I think my home one has 4GB...just because 'it can'

Realtek and anything is a nightmare.

Open Solaris also has issues, I had to swap it with an Intel PRO 1000 CT to fix my fileserver access issues.

I had nothing but problems using realtek nics so I went over to Intel PRO 1000CT NICS (£23 each)

FML.

I had my Killer E2100 NIC set to 10Mbps.

 Monowall - same symptons.

What the hell is going on here!

Maybe someone running ESXI can post their example configs?

I am going to try ipcop/smoothwall or something tonight and see if I can get that working at full speed.

They are all surprisingly more difficult to install compared to pfsense though.

ESXI sounds like what you want.

Bump!

Help save the environment and fix this with me! Saves another dedicated box!

Traffic shaping is not enabled by default within pfSense. Though, have you installed the VMWare software/tool from the packages?

Yes I have installed VMWare Tools using the package and the vmxnet_load thing is in loader.conf

Maybe if I install it from the CD?

Edit; But I get the problem using vt-d passthrough of the NIC as well, so I can't see it being that.

On what kind of device did you run speed test on?

My host, an Intel Core i7 920 D0 stepping.

I also ran a download direct from the PfSense shell (check the OP, its the bottom line of the output)

Edit: Unless packet shaping is enabled by default on the LAN interface?

Change it to autonegotiation instead on the PPPoE NIC...

It was previously on auto negotiation, I set it to 100MB FULL just in case.

There are no collisions or anything to indicate mismatch.

Pass through gives me the same problem.

I'd have to agree with heper on this but here are some other possibilities and suggestions:
What hardware platform are you using for ESXi?
Are you using Intel NICs?
Stick with E1000 it won't do you any harm if your WAN speed is 40Mb/s.
Have you changed the cable between the modem and ESXi?
Did you lock the speed of the WAN NIC to 100Mb/s or is it autonegotiate?  A mismatch between that NIC and the modem could be slowing you right down to 10Mb/s.
Anything strange in the ESXi or pfSense logs?

Hardware is:
Intel DQ67SW (with onboard Intel 8275LM NIC)
Intel Xeon 1230
5TB passthrough on onboard controller (Intel)
1.25TB datastores for VM's on SIL3114
2x Intel 10/100/1000CT adapter (8279L or something - 1 for LAN, 1 for WAN)

One vSwitch is PPPoE only with a straight cable to the modem.
If I plug a dedicated MaxTerm 8300B terminal PC into it, I sync fine at 40Mbit.

One vSwitch is for management traffic and LAN traffic.

E1000 and VNXNET2 Enhanced both have the same performance (identical).

I have locked the vSwitch configuration to 100Mbit FULL - I'm not sure if that controls the NIC, but I assume so.

Traffic shaping I have configured nothing, but likewise it can't be this because I get the same results even if I passthrough the adapter using vt-d.

I have tried a fresh VM, 32bit and 64bit flavours.

I have tried with e1000 and VMXNET2 (Enhanced).

Both times I get the problem. My vswitch config:



It also does it when I pass through the NIC completely, i.e. no VMXNET driver at all.

Hi guys,

Started a new thread as the last one was regarding PPPoE specifically.

- I have phoned my ISP. I am syncing at 40Mbit definitely.
- I have a vswitch for WAN with a dedicated NIC for it - there is a cable going from the modem to this. It works great and syncs at 40Mbit when I plug directly in to it with a dedicated PfSense box.
- I have a vswitch for LAN, which works great for everything else.
- I am using VMXNET2 Enhanced adapters.

However I hit a brick wall at 9Mbps WAN/internet traffic.

Images:


Second:


Help? Please!

Just configured it through a vSwitch, and it's still only downloading at 9Mbps.

Thought i'd try the e1000 adapter for the LAN but same issue...