Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 20:45 Post subject: FAST NAT QCA SFE ( similiar to CTF) coming soon
FYI, BS just added Qualcomms opensource shortcut forwrding engine to our kernels. First test looks ok, but as usual with those techniques it has issues with qos.
Upcoming builds will enable this feature if qos is turned off.
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:17 Post subject:
hmm. this is a good news....
by the way Kong as you stated Qualcomm , and R7000 is a Broadcom does that mean they will see the light too..
Also any comment about security... ?? _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
Sounds great. My internet will soon be upgraded to 500/500mbit and I was afraid I needed to get rid of my R7000 to handle the speed. _________________ Internet Router: Edgerouter ER-X v.1.10
Acces Point: R7000 v. Latest Kong
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:17 Post subject: Re: FAST NAT QCA SFE ( similiar to CTF) coming soon
<Kong> wrote:
Speeds with SFE on a R7000 with default cpu clk:
650Mbps incoming
900Mbps outgoing
thus is a huge improvement.
sorry but i got confused.... so finally R7800 or R7000 ???
Also i wonder what will be pulled out from build size in order to fit this new SFE implementation? _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 12:58 Post subject: Re: FAST NAT QCA SFE ( similiar to CTF) coming soon
Alozaros wrote:
<Kong> wrote:
Speeds with SFE on a R7000 with default cpu clk:
650Mbps incoming
900Mbps outgoing
thus is a huge improvement.
sorry but i got confused.... so finally R7800 or R7000 ???
Also i wonder what will be pulled out from build size in order to fit this new SFE implementation?
I was first confused at this as well, but reading some of info it would appear this implementation supports all hardware and as this thread was posted in the Broadcom section, in theory R7000 is accurate?! _________________ James
Main router:
Netgear R7000 overclocked to 1.2GHz - DD-WRT v3.0-r35965M kongac
IPv6 6in4 (HE.net), OpenVPN (with PBR and split tunnelling), Entware, dnsmasq with ipset
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 14:54 Post subject: Re: FAST NAT QCA SFE ( similiar to CTF) coming soon
James2k wrote:
I was first confused at this as well, but reading some of info it would appear this implementation supports all hardware and as this thread was posted in the Broadcom section, in theory R7000 is accurate?!
Yes, R7000. Sorry I thought it was more clear in the ticket, but it was kind of mentioned in passing:
Ticket 5875 wrote:
There is an open source Qualcomm driver called Shortcut Forwarding Engine that works on top of kernel network stack and thus on all architectures.
Will this also improve VPN speeds? Or not related at all... _________________ R6400v2 (boardID:30) - Kong 36480 running since 03/09/18 - (AP - DNSMasq - AdBlocking - QoS) R7800 - BS 31924 running since 05/26/17 - (AP - OpenVPN Client - DNSMasq - AdBlocking - QoS) R7000 - BS 30771 running since 12/16/16 - (AP - NAS - FTP - SMB - OpenVPN Server - Transmission - DDNS - DNSMasq - AdBlocking - QoS) R6250 - BS 29193 running since 03/20/16 - (AP - NAS - FTP - SMB - DNSMasq - AdBlocking)
CTF or H/W NAT is probably the only trick stock f/w has up it's sleeve over DD-WRT. Even when on stock f/w with my N66U it still gets disabled when using certain router modes/features.
Hoping this improvement can filter down to at least some of the better 'N' models which are still in circulation without causing havoc.
On a different note, it's slightly disquieting to see that certain newly released routers have locked down firmware preventing the use of DD-WRT.
Whilst my N66U mostly still does what I need, I've been half tempted recently to grab a used R7000 for cheap and tinker with it
Perhaps I should make my next router a Qualcomm model like the R7800 instead if they're more open source friendly
CTF or H/W NAT is probably the only trick stock f/w has up it's sleeve over DD-WRT. Even when on stock f/w with my N66U it still gets disabled when using certain router modes/features.
Hoping this improvement can filter down to at least some of the better 'N' models which are still in circulation without causing havoc.
On a different note, it's slightly disquieting to see that certain newly released routers have locked down firmware preventing the use of DD-WRT.
Whilst my N66U mostly still does what I need, I've been half tempted recently to grab a used R7000 for cheap and tinker with it
Perhaps I should make my next router a Qualcomm model like the R7800 instead if they're more open source friendly
I have got both, unless you need raw power then go with R7000. It has been rock solid for years now, check the R7800 thread and you will see dozens of problems still with it. Plus Atheros section is a mess, badly organised thread, no one cares about new build threads, etc. _________________ R6400v2 (boardID:30) - Kong 36480 running since 03/09/18 - (AP - DNSMasq - AdBlocking - QoS) R7800 - BS 31924 running since 05/26/17 - (AP - OpenVPN Client - DNSMasq - AdBlocking - QoS) R7000 - BS 30771 running since 12/16/16 - (AP - NAS - FTP - SMB - OpenVPN Server - Transmission - DDNS - DNSMasq - AdBlocking - QoS) R6250 - BS 29193 running since 03/20/16 - (AP - NAS - FTP - SMB - DNSMasq - AdBlocking)
I can see what you both mean about the R7800 - both here and elsewhere
For some silly reason I expected the #5 SMB ranked router and the natural successor to the R7000 to be solid despite containing completely different circuitry!
jwh7 wrote:
It is 'accelerated NAT', via a s/w driver. Same as Qualcomm's SFE, where DD's new driver is from.
But ya we're all excited...
So thanks to some clever people it's only a matter of time before SFE is further improved and the R7000 could hit similar WAN->LAN/LAN->WAN speeds as mentioned in the SmallNetBuilder review.
I wonder how Broadcom squeezed an extra 300Mb out of it?!?
Sounds like it could be well worth picking one up at the right price
Newer isn't necessarily better.
Transformed an old WN2000RPTv2 into something actually usable the other day.