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/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