| | 171 | - Open a browser from your pc and go to: http://beta.speedtest.net |
| | 172 | you are going to test your link speed. |
| | 173 | - In the web page note down the testing host (eg: LIMRAS EONET/ Madurai) |
| | 174 | - click the '''GO''' button. It will run the link speed test. After the test note down the parameters (Better if you can run this two or three times) |
| | 175 | - Now go back to your pfSense web interface. Go to menu and click '''Firewall'''. Select '''traffic shaper''' from the drop down list |
| | 176 | - In the '''limiter''' click '''new limiter''' |
| | 177 | - Add these in the following webpage |
| | 178 | * Enable : '''tick the checkbox''' |
| | 179 | * Name : '''upload''' |
| | 180 | * Bandwidth : Bandwidth : '''1''', Bw type : '''Mbit/s''', Schedule : '''none''' |
| | 181 | * Description : '''Upload badwidth limiter''' |
| | 182 | * Click '''Save''' and click '''Apply changes''' |
| | 183 | - Again click '''new limiter''' and add these in the following |
| | 184 | * Enable : '''tick the checkbox''' |
| | 185 | * Name : '''download''' |
| | 186 | * Bandwidth : Bandwidth : '''1''', Bw type : '''Mbit/s''', Schedule : '''none''' |
| | 187 | * Description : '''Upload badwidth limiter''' |
| | 188 | * Click '''Save''' and click '''Apply changes''' |
| | 189 | - Go to menu and click '''Firewall''', In the drop down list select '''Rules''' go to '''LAN''' tab |
| | 190 | - Edit the rule (by clicking the pencil icon) with the description '''Default allow LAN to any rule''' |
| | 191 | - Click '''Display Advanced''' button |
| | 192 | - Find the '''In/Out pipe''' section. It has drop down boxes. |
| | 193 | Left side drop down box is for Inbound traffic to the LAN port, Right side drop down box is for Outbound traffic of the LAN port |
| | 194 | - In the left side box select upload |
| | 195 | - In the right side box select download |
| | 196 | - '''Save''' and '''Apply changes''' |
| | 197 | - Go to speedtest website again. Repeat the test. Any Changes? |
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| | 201 | - Go to '''Menu''' and Select '''System'''. From the drop down list select '''Packet Manager''' |
| | 202 | - Click on '''available Packages''' |
| | 203 | You will see lot of packages. All these packages can be easily installed with !pfSense. You can also configure them within the firewall. But If you are Using these packages, You might need more hardware requirements. For this instance you will install '''ntopng'''. You can find a description about ntopng in the '''available Packages'''. |
| | 204 | - Find '''ntopng''' and click the '''install''' button. and '''Confirm''' the installation |
| | 205 | It will take some time to install. After the instantiation it will give you a message '''installation successfully completed''' |
| | 206 | - Now go to '''menu''' select '''Diagnostics'''. From the drop down list select '''ntopng settings''' |
| | 207 | - Set the parameter as follows |
| | 208 | * Enable ntopng : '''tick the checkbox''' |
| | 209 | * Keep Data/Settings : '''tick the checkbox''' |
| | 210 | * ntopng Admin Password : Give a password and Confirm it |
| | 211 | * Interface : '''LAN''' |
| | 212 | * Do not change DNS Mode |
| | 213 | * Local Network : '''Consider only LAN interface local''' |
| | 214 | * Historical Data Storage : '''Untick the chack box''' (In Actual environment You can enable this, If you have Good amount of Disk space) |
| | 215 | * Click '''Save''' |
| | 216 | - Now go to '''menu''' select '''Diagnostics'''. From the drop down list select '''ntopng''' |
| | 217 | You will directed to the ntopng login page. |
| | 218 | - Give user name as '''admin''' give your password |
| | 219 | Currently you have a single LAN device connected. There it will only show communications on that device. |
| | 220 | - Go to '''Flows''' tab, You will see all the flows going through the firewall. |
| | 221 | - Ping some known sites and see the changes |
| | 222 | - Browse some web site and see the changes |
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