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I have had this issue since upgrading my internet connection to 2.0Gbps
I have had this issue since upgrading my internet connection to 2.0Gbps. Performance across the router from WAN to LAN (download) is 200-300Mbps. After trying many settings, enabling QoS without enab...
- Test was still running this AM without perf /QoS issue so static ip on RAX200 "fixed" the issue.
I had similar problems and in the end, the problem was the switches that did not have the logic and/or buffer to handle the different port speeds. I had to purchase a higher-end switch. There was no problem with the RAX200. Can you please add a drawing of the devices in the mix here and the port speed configured or negotiated speed?.
In my case, I had:
Wireless Device ------RAX200 AP mode --2.5G--Port ---2.5G port 1st GS110EMX--10Gbps port---10Gbps port--2nd GS110EMX ---1Gbps port ----1Gbps port Speed Test Server (internal speed test server)
My download and upload speeds were 300-500 Mbps - If I changed the port connections on the RAX 200 from 2.5Gbps to 1 Gbps my dl/ul speeds were 1 Gbps.
This is when I realized that the switches could not buffer/handle the different speeds between the devices RAX200 connected using 2.5 Gbps but the Speed Test server on a 1 Gbps port.
Solution: I replaced the GS110EMX with a better/higher-end switch with buffer capabilities and problem solved.
Not all switches have the logic and buffer capabilities to handle these different speeds. I can share the brand and model if you DM me.
What speed is the Pi File server connected to the swtich?
Is it correct to assume that the device connected on the LAN of the RAX200 is connected at 1Gbps ?
The Pi 4B is connected to the WAN side 2.5Gb switch (MS108EUP) with a 2.5Gb USB 3.0 dongle and is running samba, and ntopng (it's primary function). It's a little slow, but I can tell the difference when the RAX200 disconnects and looses QoS or whatever it is that is happening. I don't suppose there is a way to get verbose logs? or a shell on the RAX200?
Can you do a quick test?
Force the Pi / USB Dongle to connect or negotiate up to 1Gbps only and then run the test again from the 1Gbps port (LAN side) of the RAX200.
Now you will have 2 devices communicating end-to-end at 1 Gbps and check the file transfer throughput (speed). if the problem is the switch you should see a better speed for the file transfer.
As for the RAX200, you can assign a static IP address in the range of the subnet on the WAN port and then RAX200 will not have to renew the ip address ( You will need to reserve this ip address in the DHCP server or assign the DHCP server scope outside the ip address but still in the range of the subnet.
I made the RAX200 WAN static, so far no disconnects and stable QoS. I will leave it to run overnight. I would like to see a network capture when DHCP fails. I have previously measured around 800Mbps on the LAN. I think the Pi4 is slow because it's also monitoring all the traffic (ntopng) on the WAN port via port mirror on the MS108EUP. I should turn all that off to make sure that's not causing the DHCP issue.
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