General • Where's my bottleneck?

I'm running 7.14 stable on an RB5009, wired to an AX3 (also running 7.14). Most local clients connect via wifi to the AX3.

I'm experiencing less than desirable performance and trying to figure out why.

Speed test from the AX3 to the 5009 results in: 265us / 360us / 515us

Bandwidth test average: 956.4 Mbps/942.5 Mbps

Running a speed test from speedtest.net from a wifi-connected Windows laptop:
155Mb/s down
154Mb/s up

This laptop's connection to the AX3 shows 210tx/433rx Mbps

Running a speed test from speedtest.net from a Windows desktop PC wired directly to the 5009:
765Mb/s down
720Mb/s up

I then ran the following BW tests to a hEX at another location (connected via Wireguard over the public Internet):
From the 5009: 180tx Mbps /10.5Mbps rx total average
From the AX3: 124 Mbps tx / 700kbps rx total average

The AX3 does not have a direct wireguard connection to the hEX -- it routes to the 5009. Still seems like a major degradation in performance.

So I think I have reached the extent of my capability:

BW test between 5009 and AX3 show great results
BW test between 5009 and WG-connected remote hEX are good
BW test between AX3 and same remote hEX are dismal

Routing on AX3 is 'everything to 5009':

/ip route add disabled=no distance=1 dst-address=0.0.0.0/0 gateway=192.168.2.2 pref-src="" \
routing-table=main scope=30 suppress-hw-offload=no target-scope=10

What am I missing?

Is there a way of running an Internet speed test directly from a RouterOS device (so I can do away with having to use a WG-connected remote device)?

Thank you.

Statistics: Posted by Josephny — Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:55 pm

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