How fast is a Firewalla Blue?dimensions: 4 x 4 x 3cmIntroduction:Advertised as "Smart & Powerful Cyber Security Firewall Appliance Protecting Your Family and Business", this tiny box is a hardware firewall with numerous options including: device management, parental control, VPN server, dynamic DNS, ad block, intrusion prevention, and bandwidth measurement.It is available at two spec levels:Firewalla Red: "affordable" (USD $109), 100 MbitFirewalla Blue: "powerful, pro version" (USD $179) >500 MbitThe Firewalla website is in the USA, and the device ships from China.I am on a "gigabit" HFC cable connection in Wellington, and therefore bought the Firewalla Blue.The Firewalla website claims: "The Blue will allow all of these wonderful security features to run at near gigabit speeds. Our current code is able to do 400 to 500 Mbits, and by the time we deliver, we should be closer to gigabit speed."I am very impressed with this tiny device, and it does what it says on the box, with one exception - speed.Without the Firewalla I can get downstream 950 Mbit/sec from Auckland and 850 Mbit/sec from Melbourne.With Firewalla connected, speeds immediately drop to about 400 to 500 Mbit/sec or worse.While realising that for real-world purposes there is no difference between 800 and 400 Mbit/sec, the geek in me wants to know if other users have the same "problem."Do any other Geekzoners use this device?How well has it performed for you?
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