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2927ax hardware acceleration not working
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06 Jun 2024 21:21 #7
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Replied by markhawkin on topic Re: 2927ax hardware acceleration not working
Thanks for the suggestions.
It will be a week or so before I can "mess about" with a system that is basically working.
I'll come back once I've been able to experiment further.
It will be a week or so before I can "mess about" with a system that is basically working.
I'll come back once I've been able to experiment further.
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14 Jun 2024 09:07 #8
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I've now been able to try the service provider's (rather basic) Linksys. 945Mb/s download (so as expected with a 1Gb/s interface).
> ppa -x
WAN1 status : Enable
WAN1 phy_type : ETHERNET
WAN1 session check = hw_acc_general
WAN2 status : Enable
WAN2 phy_type : ETHERNET
WAN2 session check = hw_acc_general
WAN3 status : Disable
WAN3 phy_type : WIRELESS
WAN3 session check = NULL
WAN4 status : Disable
WAN4 phy_type : WIRELESS
WAN4 session check = NULL
WAN5 status : Enable
WAN5 phy_type : USB
WAN5 session check = NULL
A quite respectable 733Mb/s with hardware accelleration off (or 685Mb/s with it on) so perhaps I'll leave it at that for now.
I'm sure that it will be something about my (fairly simple) configuration that stops it working but I can't see what.
Thanks for all the help.
> ppa -x
WAN1 status : Enable
WAN1 phy_type : ETHERNET
WAN1 session check = hw_acc_general
WAN2 status : Enable
WAN2 phy_type : ETHERNET
WAN2 session check = hw_acc_general
WAN3 status : Disable
WAN3 phy_type : WIRELESS
WAN3 session check = NULL
WAN4 status : Disable
WAN4 phy_type : WIRELESS
WAN4 session check = NULL
WAN5 status : Enable
WAN5 phy_type : USB
WAN5 session check = NULL
A quite respectable 733Mb/s with hardware accelleration off (or 685Mb/s with it on) so perhaps I'll leave it at that for now.
I'm sure that it will be something about my (fairly simple) configuration that stops it working but I can't see what.
Thanks for all the help.
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14 Jun 2024 09:51 #9
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Replied by HodgesanDY on topic Re: 2927ax hardware acceleration not working
Do check this chart out though, for the conditions needed to enable 'Hardware Acceleration' on specific models of router:
https://www.draytek.co.uk/support/guides/kb-hardware-acceleration-tips
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15 Jun 2024 10:23 #10
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Thanks for the suggestion.
I may have got somewhere with this.
I have 2 WANs and a Load-Balance/Route Policy so that certain clients go out of a given WAN. There are 9 rules in the table. My test PC was set to go out of the 1Gb/s connection.
Turning the relevant Load-Balance/Route Policies off has given me an 840Mb/s speed test result and shows accelerated sessions.
> ppa -v
%PPA is enabled
%PPA NAT is enabled
% PPA mode is Manual (traffic)
%PPA Protocol TCP 1, UDP 1
%PPA WLAN to LAN is disabled
%PPA WLAN to WAN is disabled
%PPA Multicast is enabled
%PPA IPSec is enabled
%PPA IPSec Protocol TCP enabled
%PPA IPSec Protocol UDP enabled
%PPA two way enable
%PPA time is 10
%PPA range is 8000
%PAE range is 2048
%MPE range is 5952
%PPA LAN entries 8, working 2
%PPA WAN entries 8, working 2
%PPA statistics interval: 5 sec
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The disadvantage is that with load balancing off there is a tendancy to pick the (slower) WAN1 for speed tests (and I guess general connections) so I won't be leaving it like that but at least I've found that Load-Balance seems to disable the hardware acceleration.
The one remaining puzzle is not quite making the 945Mb/s seen with the Linksys but the practical impact is only on speed tests.
I may have got somewhere with this.
I have 2 WANs and a Load-Balance/Route Policy so that certain clients go out of a given WAN. There are 9 rules in the table. My test PC was set to go out of the 1Gb/s connection.
Turning the relevant Load-Balance/Route Policies off has given me an 840Mb/s speed test result and shows accelerated sessions.
> ppa -v
%PPA is enabled
%PPA NAT is enabled
% PPA mode is Manual (traffic)
%PPA Protocol TCP 1, UDP 1
%PPA WLAN to LAN is disabled
%PPA WLAN to WAN is disabled
%PPA Multicast is enabled
%PPA IPSec is enabled
%PPA IPSec Protocol TCP enabled
%PPA IPSec Protocol UDP enabled
%PPA two way enable
%PPA time is 10
%PPA range is 8000
%PAE range is 2048
%MPE range is 5952
%PPA LAN entries 8, working 2
%PPA WAN entries 8, working 2
%PPA statistics interval: 5 sec
>
The disadvantage is that with load balancing off there is a tendancy to pick the (slower) WAN1 for speed tests (and I guess general connections) so I won't be leaving it like that but at least I've found that Load-Balance seems to disable the hardware acceleration.
The one remaining puzzle is not quite making the 945Mb/s seen with the Linksys but the practical impact is only on speed tests.
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16 Jun 2024 20:58 #11
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Replied by tgold on topic Re: 2927ax hardware acceleration not working
VIP - ensure your have Data Flow Monitor (under Diagnostics) disabled!
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17 Jun 2024 10:41 #12
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Replied by ianfretwell on topic Re: 2927ax hardware acceleration not working
Shouldn't matter on a 2927 (or 2865/2866) - read HodgesanDY's link above...
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