I am using iperf in linux to test the speed between 2 remote locations (remote as in the Atlantic ocean in between).
Location 1 (linux server behind a Mikrotik CRS109-8G-1S-2HnD connected with Ethernet @ 1gbps) WAN speed connection 200Mbps up and down.
Location 2 (linux client on 1gbps ethernet) WAN speed 800Mbps up and down.
Test 1: When i run the test with iperf straight between the client and server, i get 17 mbits/s average.
Test 2: The Mikrotik at location 1 is configured with a VPN using L2TP. I connect to the VPN from a linux Mint client using the L2TP software client and the preshared key in network options.
Once connected to the VPN i can reach the server with a local class C IP.
The iperf tests now averages 7 mbits/s.
Does this sound normal or should i invest some time trying to tweak the Mikrotik settings to see if i get better connection speeds? I use VNC to work on this server and at this speed it is painful to do most tasks and i need the GUI.
Thank you