Are you NATing thru this connection? If so, when you stop Shorewall you stop sharing the connection.
Bill On 3/3/2016 1:37 PM, Eddie wrote: > Hi, > > While investigating a streaming issue in my network, I was surprised to see a > run of Speedtest showing my download speed at > around 85Mbps, which is less than half the speed I am supposed to get from my > ISP, 200Mbps. Running a few tests, it appears > (on the surface) that Shorewall is throttling this down, because if I turn it > off, then I get my advertised 200Mbps. > > This is running on a Nethserver install connected directly to my cable modem. > Nethserver is based on CentOS 6.7 and runs > Shorewall 4.6.4.3. The Traffic Shaping option offered by Nethserver is > disabled. > > Here is the console log of my Speedtest runs, plus I have attached the output > from "shorewall dump". > > |[root@NethServer ~]# ./speedtest_cli.py Retrieving speedtest.net > configuration... Retrieving speedtest.net server list... > Testing from Time Warner Cable (76.91.205.244)... Selecting best server based > on latency... Hosted by Time Warner Cable (Los > Angeles, CA) [17.74 km]: 9.372 ms Testing download > speed........................................ Download: 83.91 Mbit/s > Testing upload speed.................................................. > Upload: 23.16 Mbit/s [root@NethServer ~]# shorewall > stop > /dev/null [root@NethServer ~]# ./speedtest_cli.py Retrieving > speedtest.net configuration... Retrieving speedtest.net > server list... Testing from Time Warner Cable (76.91.205.244)... Selecting > best server based on latency... Hosted by Time > Warner Cable (Los Angeles, CA) [17.74 km]: 9.508 ms Testing download > speed........................................ Download: > 229.21 Mbit/s Testing upload > speed.................................................. Upload: 22.14 Mbit/s > [root@NethServer ~]# > ./speedtest_cli.py Retrieving speedtest.net configuration... Retrieving > speedtest.net server list... Testing from Time Warner > Cable (76.91.205.244)... Selecting best server based on latency... Hosted by > Time Warner Cable (Los Angeles, CA) [17.74 km]: > 10.578 ms Testing download speed........................................ > Download: 230.89 Mbit/s Testing upload > speed.................................................. Upload: 23.26 Mbit/s > [root@NethServer ~]# shorewall start > /dev/null > [root@NethServer ~]# ./speedtest_cli.py Retrieving speedtest.net > configuration... Retrieving speedtest.net server list... > Testing from Time Warner Cable (76.91.205.244)... Selecting best server based > on latency... Hosted by Time Warner Cable (Los > Angeles, CA) [17.74 km]: 9.778 ms Testing download > speed........................................ Download: 80.58 Mbit/s > Testing upload speed.................................................. > Upload: 23.16 Mbit/s [root@NethServer ~]#| > > Any ideas ?? > > Cheers. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance > APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month > Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now > Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 > > > _______________________________________________ > Shorewall-users mailing list > Shorewall-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list Shorewall-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users