topic What kind of speed should I expect from client VPN connections? in General Topics

What kind of speed should I expect from client VPN connections?

dlazzaro — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 04:46:46 GMT

We are looking at a new PA 5250. We currently have a PA 5050 for testing. Last night I was getting about 70mbit/sec on my home cable modem. I can get 300mbit/sec without the VPN. A really old Cisco ASA was giving me about 30mbit/sec.

Any thoughts on the above performance? Can it be turned to be better? This was on a brand new MacBook with Sierra.

Thanks

Re: What kind of speed should I expect from client VPN connections?

mmclimans — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 01:25:22 GMT

Tough to say, some things to consider/try below:

Are you routing all traffic through the VPN? It might impact performance
For comparision, Try testing out the MAC built-in VPN instead of GlobalProtect.
- On Mac, go to System Preferences
- Click Network
- Click +
  - Interface: VPN
  - VPN Type: Cisco IPSec
  - Service Name: VPN Test
- Enter the Server Address, Account Name, and Password
  - Click "Authentication settings"
  - Put XAuth settings in the Shared Secret and Group Name fields.