Mesh network - bad performance

Your latest results are looking fine, as I pointed out in our private messages. The TCP tests continued to show a fairly high retry rate (mean 331 over the three tests) but it's nothing to be too worried about. The UDP tests indicate that your mesh network is performing very well throughput-wise.

...both machines are wired up with CAT5 (3-6ft cables) because my ISP is only 150 Mbit/s so I didn't care as I can barely hit 100 Mbit/s with VPN's, short runs can hit 1 Gbps (?), etc.. I have CAT6 / could redo some tests with full CAT6, (CAT6 < 150ft can do 10Gbps allegedly).

I think you meant CAT5e. That's totally fine.

Thanks for sharing the data. Very interesting indeed. Now waiting for @samba2 .

*same as before except new machine 1

Retest

-Swap out machine 1 (Aspire) → X131e , i3-3227U CPU @ 1.90GHz, 8GB SODIMM DDR3) Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns), 256GB SSD

-Machine 2: T420, i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz, 2 x 4GB SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns), 256 GB SSD

-both running ubuntu 20.04, w/ 10/100/1000 NIC

-short runs of CAT5 unchanged, pretty sure its not enhanced


*same as before except new machine 1

Retest

-Swap out machine 1 (Aspire) →  X131e , i3-3227U CPU @ 1.90GHz, 8GB SODIMM DDR3) Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns)

-Machine 2: T420, i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz, 2 x 4GB SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns)

-both running ubuntu 20.04

-short runs of CAT5 unchanged

$ iperf3 -u -t 180 -w 80K -b 1G -c 192.168.1.125 - R
Connecting to host 192.168.1.125, port 5201
[  5] local 192.168.1.111 port 56896 connected to 192.168.1.125 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Total Datagrams
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   108 MBytes   909 Mbits/sec  78473  
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   111 MBytes   930 Mbits/sec  80297  
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80381  
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec  81588  
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80416  
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   111 MBytes   933 Mbits/sec  80552  
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec   112 MBytes   941 Mbits/sec  81212  
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec  81620  
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec   113 MBytes   948 Mbits/sec  81805  
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec  81541  
[  5]  10.00-11.00  sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80422  
[  5]  11.00-12.00  sec   111 MBytes   930 Mbits/sec  80325  
[  5]  12.00-13.00  sec   112 MBytes   943 Mbits/sec  81368  
[  5]  13.00-14.00  sec   114 MBytes   956 Mbits/sec  82548  
[  5]  14.00-15.00  sec   112 MBytes   939 Mbits/sec  81019  
[  5]  15.00-16.00  sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80481  
[  5]  16.00-17.00  sec   111 MBytes   930 Mbits/sec  80315  
[  5]  17.00-18.00  sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80462  
[  5]  18.00-19.00  sec   113 MBytes   946 Mbits/sec  81697  
[  5]  19.00-20.00  sec   112 MBytes   937 Mbits/sec  80903  
[  5]  20.00-21.00  sec   114 MBytes   956 Mbits/sec  82554  
[  5]  21.00-22.00  sec   112 MBytes   938 Mbits/sec  80932  
[  5]  22.00-23.00  sec   112 MBytes   937 Mbits/sec  80857  
[  5]  23.00-24.00  sec   112 MBytes   943 Mbits/sec  81414  
[  5]  24.00-25.00  sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80353  
[  5]  25.00-26.00  sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec  81603  
[  5]  26.00-27.00  sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80446  
[  5]  27.00-28.00  sec   114 MBytes   954 Mbits/sec  82383  
[  5]  28.00-29.00  sec   112 MBytes   939 Mbits/sec  81042  
[  5]  29.00-30.00  sec   114 MBytes   952 Mbits/sec  82199  
[  5]  30.00-31.00  sec   112 MBytes   943 Mbits/sec  81373  
[  5]  31.00-32.00  sec   111 MBytes   935 Mbits/sec  80708  
[  5]  32.00-33.00  sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80351  
[  5]  33.00-34.00  sec   111 MBytes   930 Mbits/sec  80309  
[  5]  34.00-35.00  sec   112 MBytes   939 Mbits/sec  81064  
[  5]  35.00-36.00  sec   112 MBytes   937 Mbits/sec  80907  
[  5]  36.00-37.00  sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80433  
[  5]  37.00-38.00  sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80380  
[  5]  38.00-39.00  sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec  81571  
[  5]  39.00-40.00  sec   112 MBytes   937 Mbits/sec  80863  
[  5]  40.00-41.00  sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80458  
[  5]  41.00-42.00  sec   112 MBytes   941 Mbits/sec  81235  
[  5]  42.00-43.00  sec   112 MBytes   942 Mbits/sec  81327  
[  5]  43.00-44.00  sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80441  
[  5]  44.00-45.00  sec   111 MBytes   933 Mbits/sec  80535  
[  5]  45.00-46.00  sec   111 MBytes   934 Mbits/sec  80633  
[  5]  46.00-47.00  sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80393  
[  5]  47.00-48.00  sec   113 MBytes   944 Mbits/sec  81501  
[  5]  48.00-49.00  sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80466  
[  5]  49.00-50.00  sec   113 MBytes   948 Mbits/sec  81825  
[  5]  50.00-51.00  sec   111 MBytes   929 Mbits/sec  80220  
[  5]  51.00-52.00  sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec  81906  
[  5]  52.00-53.00  sec   112 MBytes   941 Mbits/sec  81193  
[  5]  53.00-54.00  sec   113 MBytes   948 Mbits/sec  81865  
[  5]  54.00-55.00  sec   114 MBytes   956 Mbits/sec  82534  
[  5]  55.00-56.00  sec   113 MBytes   947 Mbits/sec  81714  
[  5]  56.00-57.00  sec   113 MBytes   946 Mbits/sec  81641  
[  5]  57.00-58.00  sec   113 MBytes   944 Mbits/sec  81480  
[  5]  58.00-59.00  sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec  81616  
[  5]  59.00-60.00  sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80444  
[  5]  60.00-61.00  sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec  81909  
[  5]  61.00-62.00  sec   113 MBytes   950 Mbits/sec  82044  
[  5]  62.00-63.00  sec   112 MBytes   937 Mbits/sec  80912  
[  5]  63.00-64.00  sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80375  
[  5]  64.00-65.00  sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec  81551  
[  5]  65.00-66.00  sec   111 MBytes   935 Mbits/sec  80711  
[  5]  66.00-67.00  sec   112 MBytes   942 Mbits/sec  81354  
[  5]  67.00-68.00  sec   112 MBytes   939 Mbits/sec  81076  
[  5]  68.00-69.00  sec   114 MBytes   956 Mbits/sec  82554  
[  5]  69.00-70.00  sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80471  
[  5]  70.00-71.00  sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec  81618  
[  5]  71.00-72.00  sec   112 MBytes   939 Mbits/sec  81090  
[  5]  72.00-73.00  sec   111 MBytes   930 Mbits/sec  80300  
[  5]  73.00-74.00  sec   113 MBytes   948 Mbits/sec  81822  
[  5]  74.00-75.00  sec   114 MBytes   954 Mbits/sec  82372  
[  5]  75.00-76.00  sec   113 MBytes   946 Mbits/sec  81659  
[  5]  76.00-77.00  sec   111 MBytes   933 Mbits/sec  80525  
[  5]  77.00-78.00  sec   114 MBytes   954 Mbits/sec  82365  
[  5]  78.00-79.00  sec   113 MBytes   950 Mbits/sec  81989  
[  5]  79.00-80.00  sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80413  
[  5]  80.00-81.00  sec   113 MBytes   952 Mbits/sec  82150  
[  5]  81.00-82.00  sec   111 MBytes   933 Mbits/sec  80533  
[  5]  82.00-83.00  sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80406  
[  5]  83.00-84.00  sec   112 MBytes   939 Mbits/sec  81081  
[  5]  84.00-85.00  sec   113 MBytes   946 Mbits/sec  81663  
[  5]  85.00-86.00  sec   111 MBytes   930 Mbits/sec  80319  
[  5]  86.00-87.00  sec   113 MBytes   947 Mbits/sec  81782  
[  5]  87.00-88.00  sec   113 MBytes   948 Mbits/sec  81817  
[  5]  88.00-89.00  sec   112 MBytes   936 Mbits/sec  80798  
[  5]  89.00-90.00  sec   111 MBytes   933 Mbits/sec  80544  
[  5]  90.00-91.00  sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec  81535  
[  5]  91.00-92.00  sec   112 MBytes   937 Mbits/sec  80919  
[  5]  92.00-93.00  sec   111 MBytes   933 Mbits/sec  80571  
[  5]  93.00-94.00  sec   111 MBytes   930 Mbits/sec  80279  
[  5]  94.00-95.00  sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec  81118  
[  5]  95.00-96.00  sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80452  
[  5]  96.00-97.00  sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80489  
[  5]  97.00-98.00  sec   114 MBytes   955 Mbits/sec  82432  
[  5]  98.00-99.00  sec   113 MBytes   950 Mbits/sec  81994  
[  5]  99.00-100.00 sec   112 MBytes   941 Mbits/sec  81238  
[  5] 100.00-101.00 sec   111 MBytes   934 Mbits/sec  80665  
[  5] 101.00-102.00 sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80357  
[  5] 102.00-103.00 sec   113 MBytes   944 Mbits/sec  81533  
[  5] 103.00-104.00 sec   114 MBytes   955 Mbits/sec  82482  
[  5] 104.00-105.00 sec   111 MBytes   933 Mbits/sec  80576  
[  5] 105.00-106.00 sec   114 MBytes   956 Mbits/sec  82523  
[  5] 106.00-107.00 sec   111 MBytes   929 Mbits/sec  80196  
[  5] 107.00-108.00 sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80367  
[  5] 108.00-109.00 sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80357  
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[  5] 110.00-111.00 sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80360  
[  5] 111.00-112.00 sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80369  
[  5] 112.00-113.00 sec   111 MBytes   930 Mbits/sec  80260  
[  5] 113.00-114.00 sec   113 MBytes   947 Mbits/sec  81779  
[  5] 114.00-115.00 sec   113 MBytes   950 Mbits/sec  81988  
[  5] 115.00-116.00 sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80354  
[  5] 116.00-117.00 sec   111 MBytes   928 Mbits/sec  80095  
[  5] 117.00-118.00 sec   114 MBytes   955 Mbits/sec  82429  
[  5] 118.00-119.00 sec   111 MBytes   934 Mbits/sec  80653  
[  5] 119.00-120.00 sec   113 MBytes   947 Mbits/sec  81715  
[  5] 120.00-121.00 sec   113 MBytes   947 Mbits/sec  81785  
[  5] 121.00-122.00 sec   113 MBytes   946 Mbits/sec  81622  
[  5] 122.00-123.00 sec   111 MBytes   929 Mbits/sec  80224  
[  5] 123.00-124.00 sec   114 MBytes   953 Mbits/sec  82295  
[  5] 124.00-125.00 sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec  81112  
[  5] 125.00-126.00 sec   112 MBytes   937 Mbits/sec  80906  
[  5] 126.00-127.00 sec   113 MBytes   947 Mbits/sec  81793  
[  5] 127.00-128.00 sec   113 MBytes   947 Mbits/sec  81776  
[  5] 128.00-129.00 sec   112 MBytes   943 Mbits/sec  81372  
[  5] 129.00-130.00 sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec  81146  
[  5] 130.00-131.00 sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80376  
[  5] 131.00-132.00 sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec  81605  
[  5] 132.00-133.00 sec   113 MBytes   952 Mbits/sec  82188  
[  5] 133.00-134.00 sec   111 MBytes   934 Mbits/sec  80662  
[  5] 134.00-135.00 sec   111 MBytes   933 Mbits/sec  80542  
[  5] 135.00-136.00 sec   114 MBytes   956 Mbits/sec  82555  
[  5] 136.00-137.00 sec   112 MBytes   937 Mbits/sec  80849  
[  5] 137.00-138.00 sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80340  
[  5] 138.00-139.00 sec   114 MBytes   955 Mbits/sec  82464  
[  5] 139.00-140.00 sec   112 MBytes   936 Mbits/sec  80833  
[  5] 140.00-141.00 sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80465  
[  5] 141.00-142.00 sec   114 MBytes   954 Mbits/sec  82323  
[  5] 142.00-143.00 sec   111 MBytes   934 Mbits/sec  80659  
[  5] 143.00-144.00 sec   113 MBytes   947 Mbits/sec  81760  
[  5] 144.00-145.00 sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80416  
[  5] 145.00-146.00 sec   114 MBytes   954 Mbits/sec  82352  
[  5] 146.00-147.00 sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80380  
[  5] 147.00-148.00 sec   113 MBytes   947 Mbits/sec  81768  
[  5] 148.00-149.00 sec  88.6 MBytes   743 Mbits/sec  64161  
[  5] 149.00-150.00 sec   114 MBytes   952 Mbits/sec  82194  
[  5] 150.00-151.00 sec   112 MBytes   937 Mbits/sec  80887  
[  5] 151.00-152.00 sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80422  
[  5] 152.00-153.00 sec   114 MBytes   954 Mbits/sec  82358  
[  5] 153.00-154.00 sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80340  
[  5] 154.00-155.00 sec   111 MBytes   928 Mbits/sec  80144  
[  5] 155.00-156.00 sec   112 MBytes   941 Mbits/sec  81235  
[  5] 156.00-157.00 sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80347  
[  5] 157.00-158.00 sec   113 MBytes   948 Mbits/sec  81861  
[  5] 158.00-159.00 sec   113 MBytes   949 Mbits/sec  81904  
[  5] 159.00-160.00 sec   112 MBytes   936 Mbits/sec  80833  
[  5] 160.00-161.00 sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80341  
[  5] 161.00-162.00 sec   113 MBytes   947 Mbits/sec  81770  
[  5] 162.00-163.00 sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80420  
[  5] 163.00-164.00 sec   111 MBytes   934 Mbits/sec  80607  
[  5] 164.00-165.00 sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec  81144  
[  5] 165.00-166.00 sec   113 MBytes   947 Mbits/sec  81748  
[  5] 166.00-167.00 sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80357  
[  5] 167.00-168.00 sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80344  
[  5] 168.00-169.00 sec   111 MBytes   934 Mbits/sec  80669  
[  5] 169.00-170.00 sec  87.0 MBytes   730 Mbits/sec  63010  
[  5] 170.00-171.00 sec   114 MBytes   956 Mbits/sec  82537  
[  5] 171.00-172.00 sec   113 MBytes   952 Mbits/sec  82183  
[  5] 172.00-173.00 sec   113 MBytes   947 Mbits/sec  81718  
[  5] 173.00-174.00 sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80434  
[  5] 174.00-175.00 sec   111 MBytes   933 Mbits/sec  80546  
[  5] 175.00-176.00 sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80443  
[  5] 176.00-177.00 sec   114 MBytes   955 Mbits/sec  82406  
[  5] 177.00-178.00 sec   112 MBytes   942 Mbits/sec  81285  
[  5] 178.00-179.00 sec   114 MBytes   954 Mbits/sec  82374  
[  5] 179.00-180.00 sec  86.4 MBytes   725 Mbits/sec  62559  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Jitter    Lost/Total Datagrams
[  5]   0.00-180.00 sec  19.6 GBytes   936 Mbits/sec  0.000 ms  0/14551395 (0%)  sender
[  5]   0.00-180.21 sec  7.53 GBytes   359 Mbits/sec  0.069 ms  8971042/14551120 (62%)  receiver

iperf Done.

iperf3 -u -t 180 -w 80K -b 1G -c 192.168.1.125
Connecting to host 192.168.1.125, port 5201
[  5] local 192.168.1.111 port 48910 connected to 192.168.1.125 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Total Datagrams
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec  81116  
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   111 MBytes   934 Mbits/sec  80662  
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   113 MBytes   948 Mbits/sec  81824  
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   112 MBytes   938 Mbits/sec  80989  
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   112 MBytes   938 Mbits/sec  80990  
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   111 MBytes   933 Mbits/sec  80553  
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec   112 MBytes   936 Mbits/sec  80764  
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec   114 MBytes   954 Mbits/sec  82382  
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec   113 MBytes   944 Mbits/sec  81499  
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec   111 MBytes   933 Mbits/sec  80552  
[  5]  10.00-11.00  sec   114 MBytes   954 Mbits/sec  82357  
[  5]  11.00-12.00  sec   111 MBytes   932 Mbits/sec  80424  
[  5]  12.00-13.00  sec   112 MBytes   935 Mbits/sec  80744  
[  5]  13.00-14.00  sec   112 MBytes   939 Mbits/sec  81050  
[  5]  14.00-15.00  sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec  81111  
[  5]  15.00-16.00  sec   111 MBytes   931 Mbits/sec  80403  
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[  5]  19.00-20.00  sec   114 MBytes   955 Mbits/sec  82445  
[  5]  20.00-21.00  sec   111 MBytes   935 Mbits/sec  80684  
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[  5]  22.00-23.00  sec   111 MBytes   930 Mbits/sec  80310  
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[  5]  29.00-30.00  sec   111 MBytes   930 Mbits/sec  80308  
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[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Jitter    Lost/Total Datagrams
[  5]   0.00-180.00 sec  19.5 GBytes   933 Mbits/sec  0.000 ms  0/14490827 (0%)  sender
[  5]   0.00-180.22 sec  7.53 GBytes   359 Mbits/sec  0.287 ms  8909951/14490827 (61%)  receiver

Channel 157 VHT-80 is somewhat busy - but they all are except for DFS channels. I'm reluctant to switch over to DFS as this seems fast enough at >300Mbps throughput is twice my ISP line speed @ 150Mbps.

Thanks for helping! @cgomesu

@samba2 Did you get your mesh setup working? I'm looking into a similar setup to cover my property.

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I'm looking too (Home set-up with OpenWrt and Ubiquiti - #6 by lpyparmentier), it's late I'll check everything being said in this topic later. For tl;dr: I've bad performance on 2 mesh Unifi LR-6 (~200mbp/s) on self installed+configured OpenWRT while I've very better (400mbp/s the limit of ISP) with Orbi RBK23 (original OS, apparently based on OpenWRT also). All running on 5ghz band.

Hi,

I'm having the same issue on a mesh network using a pair of Meraki MR-33 AP's with OpenWRT 21.02.1. Firewall, dnsmasq an DHCP are stopped (devices are working as dumb APs), the mesh is using a 5Ghz link which creates a bridge between both AP ethernet ports and a 2,4Ghz SSID.

Regards.

I've been spending some time while trying out connect Dir-882 & Dir-2150 - I've also been testing Mesh - however it's by far the slowest way to 'share' connection. Also it seems to be somehow 'blocking' the visibility between nodes on the same network (so 802.11r cannot be used) - and also I've noticed pretty high ping respence times.

I'm unsure if this is fault of Mesh on OpenWrt - but I've followed all google link I could find - but still - the performance of WDS router connection and also the ping latency is simply on completely different level.

Technically the performance should be 'approximatelly' on the same level - as both were using connection on 5G network - but WDS performed like 30-40% faster.

Same router positions, same devices in use - but simply something was killing the performance in Mesh protocol and I'm unclear what it could be.

Maybe the major difference in the ping responce time maybe could be related to this issue ??

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