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TalmageHolt
Mar 11, 2014Guide
SRX5308 Throughput Reduced with Firewall Rules
I will narrate the issue just so that it can be documented. I hope it can be passed along as far as it needs to be fully resolved. My Gigabit Fiber WAN is very stable and does not fluctuate. SRX5...
TalmageHolt
Nov 07, 2014Guide
The workaround still works for me. Netgear has not fixed anything...
I'm moving away from Netgear to SonicWall because of their lack of enterprise support. Especially the worthless "experts" that fill them with nonsense...
Workaround: Disable *all* firewall rules, both incoming and outgoing. Use the select all option and then disable. Reboot router. Enable all firewall rules.
I have 1 Gb fiber and when the problem is present router has between 80 - 95 Mbps throughput up and down. After using workaround 900 - 950 Mbps both up and down.
I'm moving away from Netgear to SonicWall because of their lack of enterprise support. Especially the worthless "experts" that fill them with nonsense...
Workaround: Disable *all* firewall rules, both incoming and outgoing. Use the select all option and then disable. Reboot router. Enable all firewall rules.
I have 1 Gb fiber and when the problem is present router has between 80 - 95 Mbps throughput up and down. After using workaround 900 - 950 Mbps both up and down.
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