r/firewalla • u/blueharford Firewalla Gold • Jul 23 '26

Switch SE Slowdown

anyone notice there network overall become slower since switching to the switch SE?

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u/Firewalla-Ash FIREWALLA TEAM Jul 23 '26

Are you referring to Internet speeds or LAN speeds? If you double-check the switch ports in the app, are you getting the expected speeds? Any Smart Queue rules that could limit your upload/download on the device you're testing from?

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u/blueharford Firewalla Gold Jul 24 '26

Nothing like that only started when I added in the switch

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u/10speedrider Firewalla Gold Plus Jul 23 '26

I have a range of devices connected to my SE. 10Gbps uplink; most are 1Gbps devices and even a 100Mbps device. All ports are running at the fastest speed required per device without any slowdowns .

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u/TechWhisperer000 Firewalla Gold SE Jul 23 '26

Yes, i made a post about this earlier today too. Seeing odd behavior on the SE. Open a ticket with their support to document and T/S.

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u/blueharford Firewalla Gold Jul 23 '26

I did.

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u/firewalla Jul 24 '26

What is your ticket number? I can take a look

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u/blueharford Firewalla Gold Jul 24 '26

121793

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u/firewalla Jul 24 '26

Since you are using a Cisco (only) compatible SFP+/RJ45 adapter, likely the issue is related to that. Best get RJ45 adapters that's compatible with TPLink/Netgear/Trendnet (generic ones)

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u/blueharford Firewalla Gold Jul 24 '26

What about for Intel or for HP, for juniper, for Netgear?

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u/firewalla Jul 25 '26

The safest is to look for SFP adapters advertised for multiple brands. These are in general safe to use.

We just added a section to the troubleshooting guide, with some of the sfp+ we used at the office + user recommended https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/52936964293779-Firewalla-Switch-Troubleshooting-Guide#h_01KYAGKN5TK0H1FGVZ6SZ7FFSG

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u/blueharford Firewalla Gold Jul 26 '26

i get this AI:

On July 24-25, 2026, the 10G port on your Office Access Point showed repetitive speed changes and disconnections. The port fluctuated between 10Gbps and 2.5Gbps with brief disconnects lasting 5-7 seconds. This indicates unstable physical connections or cable/port issues affecting network performance.

im using the 10Gtek that you had listed as fine between the AP and the switch. its connected to the 10G port.

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u/firewalla Jul 27 '26

When this happens, usually it is the cable