Poor speeds from my home server
So I am trying to track down what is possibly slowing down my download connection from my Debian server to my devices (streaming box, laptop, other servers, etc).
First let me go over my network infrastructure: OPNsense Firewall (Intel C3558R) <-10gb SFP+ DAC-> Managed Switch <-2.5gb RJ45-> Clients, 2.5gb AX Access Point, and Debian Server (Intel N100).
Under a 5 minute stress test between my laptop (2.5gb adapter plugged into switch) and the Debian Server (2.5gb Intel I226-V NIC), I get the full bandwidth when uploading however when downloading it tops out around 300-400mbps. The download speed does not fair any better when connecting to the AX access point, with upload dropping to around 500mbps. File transfers between the server and my laptop are also approximately 300mbps. And yes, I manually disabled the wifi card when testing over ethernet. Speed tests to the outside servers reflect approximately 800/20mbps (on an 800mbps plan).
Fearing that the traffic may be running through OPNsense and that my firewall was struggling to handle the traffic, I disconnected the DAC cable and reran the test just through the switch. No change in results.
Identified speeds per device:
<span style="color:#323232;">Server: 2500 Mb/s
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Laptop: 2500Base-T
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Switch: 2,500Mbps
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Firewall: 10Gbase-Twinax
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Operating Systems per device:
<span style="color:#323232;">Server: Debian Bookworm
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Laptop: macOS Sonoma (works well for my use case)
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Switch: some sort of embedded software
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Firewall: OPNsense 24.1.4-amd64
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Network Interface per device:
<span style="color:#323232;">Server: Intel I226-V
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Laptop: UGreen Type C to 2.5gb Adapter
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Switch: RTL8224-CG
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Firewall: Intel X553
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The speed test is hosted through Docker on my server.
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