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wordswords
Tuning in
3 years ago
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Can't wait for the HUB 5 on my 10Gb/sec home network

Virgin Media's currently available hub/router/modems only offer up to 1 gigabit internet access due to the hardware, and often less than that, even though their 1GIG broadband package offers 1100mbp...
  • wordswords's avatar
    wordswords
    3 years ago

    I bit the bullet, and used my existing Miktrotik router to bond two 1gb/sec ports to enable >1gb/sec speeds as per the article above.

    I am getting just above 1000mb/sec speeds now, which is great, and shows the bonding is working and my 10GB/sec network infrastructure is doing what it should. I presume that the mismatch between the expected average speed of 1100mb/sec and what I'm getting is a result of local VM network contention or other things I can't do much about.

    This type of connection bonding uses the Linux kernel's balance-rr mode, which is load balancing per connection using round-robin. So for a single connection it will still cap at 1gb/sec but for multiple simultaneous connections, not just from the local machine but anywhere on the network, it will balance those out between the two network ports. That is why the graph shows multiple outgoing connections going over 1000mb/sec in aggregate bandwidth.

    https://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/1657247318392829455

wordswords's avatar
wordswords
Tuning in
3 years ago

I bit the bullet, and used my existing Miktrotik router to bond two 1gb/sec ports to enable >1gb/sec speeds as per the article above.

I am getting just above 1000mb/sec speeds now, which is great, and shows the bonding is working and my 10GB/sec network infrastructure is doing what it should. I presume that the mismatch between the expected average speed of 1100mb/sec and what I'm getting is a result of local VM network contention or other things I can't do much about.

This type of connection bonding uses the Linux kernel's balance-rr mode, which is load balancing per connection using round-robin. So for a single connection it will still cap at 1gb/sec but for multiple simultaneous connections, not just from the local machine but anywhere on the network, it will balance those out between the two network ports. That is why the graph shows multiple outgoing connections going over 1000mb/sec in aggregate bandwidth.

https://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/1657247318392829455

  • Guybrush85's avatar
    Guybrush85
    Rising star
    3 years ago

    For what it's worth, this is a hub 5 on a gig connection into an Asus router (2.5G port) and the speed test performed directly from the router.

    Results will vary depending on the time of day and which server I use (Exa Networks seems to be pretty good most of the time).

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      3 years ago

      I find it embarrassing that with all of VM 1gbps boasting they still ONLY supply a measly 50-75mbps Upload speed!

      I mentioned previously of B4RN who supplied 900mbps UP and down at a cost similar to virgins lower tier offerings.

      Of course all this 'speed' is useless without the Customer Service to back it up

      5G will be a game changer, plug it in - boom, rapid 

      • carl_pearce's avatar
        carl_pearce
        Superstar
        3 years ago
        Anonymous wrote:

        I find it embarrassing that with all of VM 1gbps boasting they still ONLY supply a measly 50-75mbps Upload speed!

        I mentioned previously of B4RN who supplied 900mbps UP and down at a cost similar to virgins lower tier offerings.

        Of course all this 'speed' is useless without the Customer Service to back it up

        5G will be a game changer, plug it in - boom, rapid 

        I find this post very confusing.

        5G won't supply a great upload speed.