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Date:      Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:32:56 +0300
From:      Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>
To:        Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: bhyve VM not getting as much upload bandwidth as the host
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My host machine is in a Data Center.
Where I live, we do not have access to so much bandwidth because it costs
money. However, it's not a mobile connection :-)
I also do not run a DHCP service on the host so I assign VMs static Ip
based on the tap device they are attached to.


On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 12:19 PM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Which kind of connection do you have ? It seems like a mobile connection.
> I have a fiber connection,FTTC,I don't have your ifconfig parameters. I
> have ifconfig_em0="DHCP".
>
> On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 10:49 AM Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I had the following in sysctl.conf:
>> net.link.tap.up_on_open=1
>> net.link.bridge.pfil_member=0
>> net.link.bridge.pfil_bridge=0
>> net.link.bridge.pfil_local_phys=1
>>
>> So I only did:
>> sysctl -w net.link.bridge.pfil_onlyip=0
>> sysctl -w net.link.bridge.pfil_local_phys=0
>>
>> Nothing has changed for the linux VM.
>>
>> Windows11 VM is getting download/upload speed of 40Mbps/37Mbps while a
>> Debian12 VM is getting download/upload of 37Mbps/45Kbps.
>> Maybe there is an issue with the Linux itself?
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 9:29 PM Wouter Snels <ofloo@h4ck.io> wrote:
>>
>>> sysctl these to
>>>
>>>
>>> net.link.bridge.pfil_local_phys=0
>>> net.link.bridge.pfil_member=0
>>> net.link.bridge.pfil_bridge=0
>>> net.link.bridge.pfil_onlyip=0
>>>
>>> Op 13/08/2023 om 18:04 schreef Odhiambo Washington:
>>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I am still new to virtualization (using bhyve) and wanted to see if I
>>> can get some help towards making headway with certain aspects.
>>>
>>> I am running a Debian12 VM under bhyve and I am wondering why it doesn't
>>> get as much upload bandwidth as the main host when I run speedtest:
>>>
>>> From inside the VM:
>>>
>>> wash@debian12$ speedtest-cli
>>> Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
>>> Testing from XXXXXX (x.x.x.x)...
>>> Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
>>> Selecting best server based on ping...
>>> Hosted by Zuku (Nairobi) [0.16 km]: 6.798 ms
>>> Testing download
>>> speed................................................................................
>>> Download: 48.31 Mbit/s
>>> Testing upload
>>> speed......................................................................................................
>>> Upload: 0.42 Mbit/s
>>>
>>> From the Host:
>>> [16:03 ~ ]$ speedtest-cli
>>> Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
>>> Testing from XXXXXXXX (x.x.x.x)...
>>> Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
>>> Selecting best server based on ping...
>>> Hosted by Zuku (Nairobi) [0.16 km]: 2.493 ms
>>> Testing download
>>> speed................................................................................
>>> Download: 47.91 Mbit/s
>>> Testing upload
>>> speed......................................................................................................
>>> Upload: 48.38 Mbit/s
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best regards,
>>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
>>> Nairobi,KE
>>> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223
>>> "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-)
>>> [How to ask smart questions:
>>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html]
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
>> Nairobi,KE
>> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223
>> "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-)
>> [How to ask smart questions:
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html]
>>
>
>
> --
> Mario.
>


-- 
Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223
"Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-)
[How to ask smart questions:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html]

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<div dir="ltr"><div>My host machine is in a Data Center.<br>Where I live, we do not have access to so much bandwidth because it costs money. However, it&#39;s not a mobile connection :-)</div><div>I also do not run a DHCP service on the host so I assign VMs static Ip based on the tap device they are attached to.</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 12:19 PM Mario Marietto &lt;<a href="mailto:marietto2008@gmail.com">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Which kind of connection do you have ? It seems like a mobile connection. I have a fiber connection,FTTC,I don&#39;t have your ifconfig parameters. I have ifconfig_em0=&quot;DHCP&quot;. <br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 10:49 AM Odhiambo Washington &lt;<a href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com" target="_blank">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>I had the following in sysctl.conf:</div><div>net.link.tap.up_on_open=1<br>net.link.bridge.pfil_member=0<br>net.link.bridge.pfil_bridge=0<br>net.link.bridge.pfil_local_phys=1<br></div><div><br></div><div>So I only did:</div><div>sysctl -w net.link.bridge.pfil_onlyip=0<br></div><div>sysctl -w net.link.bridge.pfil_local_phys=0<br></div><div><br></div><div>Nothing has changed for the linux VM.</div><div><br></div><div>Windows11 VM is getting download/upload speed of 40Mbps/37Mbps while a Debian12 VM is getting download/upload of 37Mbps/45Kbps.</div><div>Maybe there is an issue with the Linux itself?</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 9:29 PM Wouter Snels &lt;<a href="mailto:ofloo@h4ck.io" target="_blank">ofloo@h4ck.io</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
  <div>
    <p>sysctl these to <br>
    </p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <p>net.link.bridge.pfil_local_phys=0<br>
      net.link.bridge.pfil_member=0<br>
      net.link.bridge.pfil_bridge=0<br>
      net.link.bridge.pfil_onlyip=0<br>
      <br>
    </p>
    <div>Op 13/08/2023 om 18:04 schreef Odhiambo
      Washington:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite">
      
      <div dir="ltr">Hello all,
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>I am still new to virtualization (using bhyve) and wanted
          to see if I can get some help towards making headway with
          certain aspects.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>I am running a Debian12 VM under bhyve and I am wondering
          why it doesn&#39;t get as much upload bandwidth as the main host
          when I run speedtest:
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>From inside the VM:<br>
            <br>
            wash@debian12$ speedtest-cli<br>
            Retrieving <a href="http://speedtest.net/" target="_blank">speedtest.net</a> configuration...<br>
            Testing from XXXXXX (x.x.x.x)...<br>
            Retrieving <a href="http://speedtest.net/" target="_blank">speedtest.net</a> server list...<br>
            Selecting best server based on ping...<br>
            Hosted by Zuku (Nairobi) [0.16 km]: 6.798 ms<br>
            Testing download
speed................................................................................<br>
            Download: 48.31 Mbit/s<br>
            Testing upload
speed......................................................................................................<br>
            Upload: 0.42 Mbit/s<br>
            <br>
            From the Host:<br>
            [16:03 ~ ]$ speedtest-cli<br>
            Retrieving <a href="http://speedtest.net/" target="_blank">speedtest.net</a> configuration...<br>
            Testing from XXXXXXXX (x.x.x.x)...<br>
            Retrieving <a href="http://speedtest.net/" target="_blank">speedtest.net</a> server list...<br>
            Selecting best server based on ping...<br>
            Hosted by Zuku (Nairobi) [0.16 km]: 2.493 ms<br>
            Testing download
speed................................................................................<br>
            Download: 47.91 Mbit/s<br>
            Testing upload
speed......................................................................................................<br>
            Upload: 48.38 Mbit/s<font color="#888888"><br clear="all">
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
            </font></div>
          <span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br>
          <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">
            <div dir="ltr">
              <div dir="ltr">
                <div>Best regards,<br>
                  Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>
                  Nairobi,KE<br>
                  +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223<br>
                  &quot;<span style="font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">&quot;, </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">egrep -v &#39;^$|^.*#&#39; </span><span>¯\_(ツ)_/¯</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> :-)</span></div>
                <div><span style="font-size:12.8px">[How to ask smart
                    questions: </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target="_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a>]</span></div>;
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </blockquote>
  </div>

</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223<br>&quot;<span style="font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">&quot;, </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">egrep -v &#39;^$|^.*#&#39; </span><span style="background-color:rgb(34,34,34);color:rgb(238,238,238);font-family:&quot;Lucida Console&quot;,Consolas,&quot;Courier New&quot;,monospace;font-size:13.6px">¯\_(ツ)_/¯</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">[How to ask smart questions: </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target="_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a>]</span></div></div></div></div></div>;
</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Mario.<br></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223<br>&quot;<span style="font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">&quot;, </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">egrep -v &#39;^$|^.*#&#39; </span><span style="background-color:rgb(34,34,34);color:rgb(238,238,238);font-family:&quot;Lucida Console&quot;,Consolas,&quot;Courier New&quot;,monospace;font-size:13.6px">¯\_(ツ)_/¯</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">[How to ask smart questions: </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target="_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a>]</span></div></div></div></div></div>;

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