Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 13:32 Post subject: Huge speed drop after enabling QoS
Hello
I setup Guest network 172.16.0.x on my E3000 running 23919 K3.x dd-wrt firmware. I try to limit the speed for Guest network, so I enable the Qos, see below setting:
The speed test before Qos enable is as following:
And after Qos enabled, the speed is only 40% for 192.168.10.x network.
or did you try to do this by hand?
What type of wan connection do you have?
Did you enable access restrictions?
Did you watch the cpu load while doing the speed test. To do this logon to the router and run top, look at the idle value. _________________ KONG PB's: http://www.desipro.de/ddwrt/
KONG Info: http://tips.desipro.de/
The guest network works fine. I am using Comcast cable. There are some access restriction rules applied for my private network 192.168.10.x only, but no restrict on the computer I did the test. The CPU load is not high: 0.48, 0.27, 0.28.
Looks like there is a speed bottleneck(23Mbps)after enable Qos for 192.168.10.x network.
or did you try to do this by hand?
What type of wan connection do you have?
Did you enable access restrictions?
Did you watch the cpu load while doing the speed test. To do this logon to the router and run top, look at the idle value.
The guest network works fine. I am using Comcast cable. There are some access restriction rules applied for my private network 192.168.10.x only, but no restrict on the computer I did the test. The CPU load is not high: 0.48, 0.27, 0.28.
Looks like there is a speed bottleneck(23Mbps)after enable Qos for 192.168.10.x network.
or did you try to do this by hand?
What type of wan connection do you have?
Did you enable access restrictions?
Did you watch the cpu load while doing the speed test. To do this logon to the router and run top, look at the idle value.
This tutorial is outdated, not secure, does not tell you how to have internet access on the guest wireless.
Regarding load, you have to check the idle value while doing the speedtest everything else is bullshit, load value is accumulated value over time thus if you had 5 min no load and then 5 min speedtest at 100% cpu it would show 0.5 _________________ KONG PB's: http://www.desipro.de/ddwrt/
KONG Info: http://tips.desipro.de/
The CPU idle is 0.0 during speed test on both Qos enabled and disabled condition.
The 23919 K3.x dd-wrt firmware I am using has only 3 options under virtual WLAN setup. see the snapshot "virtualWlan.png". Not the same as the link you posted. I did not mention in my previous post that I have added firewall rules for guest internet:
The guest network works fine. I am using Comcast cable. There are some access restriction rules applied for my private network 192.168.10.x only, but no restrict on the computer I did the test. The CPU load is not high: 0.48, 0.27, 0.28.
Looks like there is a speed bottleneck(23Mbps)after enable Qos for 192.168.10.x network.
or did you try to do this by hand?
What type of wan connection do you have?
Did you enable access restrictions?
Did you watch the cpu load while doing the speed test. To do this logon to the router and run top, look at the idle value.
This tutorial is outdated, not secure, does not tell you how to have internet access on the guest wireless.
Regarding load, you have to check the idle value while doing the speedtest everything else is bullshit, load value is accumulated value over time thus if you had 5 min no load and then 5 min speedtest at 100% cpu it would show 0.5
The CPU idle is 0.0 during speed test on both Qos enabled and disabled condition.
That is exactly the problem, this means, 100% CPU Load -> the CPU is too weak.
QOS is quite cpu intensive and access restrictions too.
If you turn on access restrictions, then we cannot optimize iptables rules anymore, each packet has to be processed.
The CPU idle is 0.0 during speed test on both Qos enabled and disabled condition.
That is exactly the problem, this means, 100% CPU Load -> the CPU is too weak.
QOS is quite cpu intensive and access restrictions too.
If you turn on access restrictions, then we cannot optimize iptables rules anymore, each packet has to be processed.
Solution: faster router e.g. dual arm
Thanks for your help. Is the Virtual interface configuration GUI you introduced only available on your build? or it will be implemented to all dd-wrt build?
The CPU idle is 0.0 during speed test on both Qos enabled and disabled condition.
That is exactly the problem, this means, 100% CPU Load -> the CPU is too weak.
QOS is quite cpu intensive and access restrictions too.
If you turn on access restrictions, then we cannot optimize iptables rules anymore, each packet has to be processed.
Solution: faster router e.g. dual arm
Thanks for your help. Is the Virtual interface configuration GUI you introduced only available on your build? or it will be implemented to all dd-wrt build?
They are included in all broadcom dd-wrt builds, since I commit directly to dd-wrt, someone just needs to add the option in the wireless webif section for atheros, since I don't have an atheros I can't test it, so I leave that to BS. _________________ KONG PB's: http://www.desipro.de/ddwrt/
KONG Info: http://tips.desipro.de/
They are included in all broadcom dd-wrt builds, since I commit directly to dd-wrt, someone just needs to add the option in the wireless webif section for atheros, since I don't have an atheros I can't test it, so I leave that to BS.
well, I am using Broadcom version 23919 (E3000) but I did not see the GUI option for guest network. You can see what I have on the screenshot attached to my previous post.
They are included in all broadcom dd-wrt builds, since I commit directly to dd-wrt, someone just needs to add the option in the wireless webif section for atheros, since I don't have an atheros I can't test it, so I leave that to BS.
well, I am using Broadcom version 23919 (E3000) but I did not see the GUI option for guest network. You can see what I have on the screenshot attached to my previous post.
Because your Network Configuration is Bridged, if you set it to Unbridged you will see the Net Isolation.
If you bridge a network you connect a few interfaces e.g. wireless wired etc. you don't want to connect your guest wireless to the rest of your network, thus in bridged mode you don't see options, that make no sense. _________________ KONG PB's: http://www.desipro.de/ddwrt/
KONG Info: http://tips.desipro.de/
Because your Network Configuration is Bridged, if you set it to Unbridged you will see the Net Isolation.
If you bridge a network you connect a few interfaces e.g. wireless wired etc. you don't want to connect your guest wireless to the rest of your network, thus in bridged mode you don't see options, that make no sense.
The new method makes much easier to setup guest network! I removed old configuration and firewall rules, re-created guest network by GUI, works perfect. Thanks for your great job.
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 8:29 Post subject: Re: Huge speed drop after enabling QoS
newnews wrote:
Hello
I setup Guest network 172.16.0.x on my E3000 running 23919 K3.x dd-wrt firmware. I try to limit the speed for Guest network, so I enable the Qos, see below setting:
The speed test before Qos enable is as following:
And after Qos enabled, the speed is only 40% for 192.168.10.x network.
What is the problem. I tested 3-4 times on both.
as said the e3000 cpu is too slow to take qos at those speeds, short of getting a new router some things you can do are:
-"overclock" the cpu to 533mhz, according to broadcom the rated speed for it's cpu is 533mhz & was downclocked to 480mhz for whatever reason, most say heat as the e3000 runs hot, though mine didnt it ran cool as my other units do & did fine at 533mhz(it was a converted wrt610n v2)
-remove the qos downlink global limit on the top of the page, dont enter 0(if you enter 0 then the netmask rate limits WONT work for downlink!) just literally leave the field blank for downlink. as most lines have minimal latency increase when downlink is saturated it should be fine, but if you do this you MUST keep using htb, hfsc panics with a blank global downlink & prevents ALL internet from working. while having it set like so it will/should still work for netmask limitations. dont know if its a bug or not that netmask rate limits still work with blank global downlink w/e it is i hope it dont get changed cause i use it just like that, to somewhat work around a different qos bug with a certain modem. remove the priorities & use the kbps limits instead, 0/0 for your subnet & whatever slower values for the guest, as you said you want to "limit" the guest network, giving it only priority is hardly "limiting" it.
nice to see e3000 finally has kbps control..for the longest time before it only had priority qos along with most other units
newnews wrote:
QoS does not work at all. Whatever I set "Manual, standard", the max download speed I can get is about 23. By now I disabled QoS.
you cant enter a kbps rate limit WITH priority, currently its one or the other, hopefully someday that can be changed to set a priority while X subnet/device within said priority, will have "up to" the rate limit you specify instead of the entire line.
MongooseProXC wrote:
The bulk class was really slowed down at some point during development. I bet the web browsing is noticeably hindered on the guest network as well.
If it bothers you, try an older build in the 19000s. Personally, I'm running 18946 with my guest network in bulk. It works extremely well.
bulk is 1% - 100%, only goes down to 1% if multiple other users/classes are demanding bandwidth, even a single maximum priority user wont push bulk down to 1% as maximum guarantees a minimum of 60%. there was a lot of work on qos around the r21000 mark especially to htb, you'd be better off using a modern build..
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 17:54 Post subject: Re: Huge speed drop after enabling QoS
tatsuya46 wrote:
as said the e3000 cpu is too slow to take qos at those speeds, short of getting a new router some things you can do are:
I tried all the method above, seems I am able to get speed up to 30M+ only. It is better but still not fully utilize my cable bandwidth. I consider to get more powerful router in the future. Thanks
