Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:48:50 +0200 From: Evilham <contact@evilham.com> To: driesm.michiels@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Performance of PPPOE in FreeBSD Message-ID: <088518bd664aa2e73bb75b9fdb304cbd3988@yggdrasil.evilham.com> In-Reply-To: <001001d7ae56$3c204fd0$b460ef70$@gmail.com> References: <001001d7ae56$3c204fd0$b460ef70$@gmail.com>
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On dl., set. 20 2021, driesm.michiels@gmail.com wrote: > Hi net mailing list, > > > > Currently at my parrents house we have just a cable modem where > I use DHCPv6 > and DHCP to get a IPv6 prefix and IPv4 address respectivelly. > > For this config everything is done in the kernel regarding > routing. The ISP > is Telenet and they give me 300 down / 20 up (mbps). > > > > But I really want a higher upload in my future appartment where > I will be > moving is *soonTm*. > > So looking for ISP's in Belgium, Proximus seems to provide a > fibre plan (if > fibre is available, but it should be) that does 500 down / 50 up > (mbps). > > They use PPPOE and was wondering what the max troughput looks > like with the > in-base PPPOE client? > > I have also found some mentions of net/mpd5, is this a better > implementation? > > > > Thanks > > Dries I wrote my experience with PPPoE for a dual-stack FreeBSD router back in very late 2019 here: https://evilham.com/en/blog/2019-FreeBSD-eXO-router/ it might save you some trouble. Not much has changed since I wrote that, just as others mentioned: mpd5 is kind of a must, performance gets much better just by using mpd5. FWIW my home fiber runs at 600Mbps without any issues (only limited by the wholesale provider). Cheers, -- Evilham
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