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How to make TZ470 connect faster to the internet?

SonicWall TZ470 takes around 1 min to connect to internet, it takes this long after an ethernet cable is plugged in. What settings can I try to make it faster?

Category: Entry Level Firewalls
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  • MarkDMarkD Cybersecurity Overlord ✭✭✭

    you need to provide more information,

    the WAN side?

    are you using static or dynamic IP,

    PPoE, WWAN ?

    is it a a client that gets plugged in?

    how are you determining "a long time" are you relying on windows network location awareness

    is there any client authentication.

  • HKIHKI Newbie ✭
    edited July 12

    After plugging in an ethernet cable on the WAN side, on the LAN side detects connection only after 1 min (I am using python3 to create a websocket connection). The system is not using static IP. From observing the status in interfaces I think DHCP is taking 1 min to assign IP address.

  • ArkwrightArkwright All-Knowing Sage ✭✭✭✭

    The logs are timestamped, so watch them whilst connecting a cable. There will be events for link up and address acquired.

  • MarkDMarkD Cybersecurity Overlord ✭✭✭

    The DHCP - on the WAN side or your machine internally , is it authenticating and running PPPoE or just DHCP on the WAN

    You can run a debug on the specific WAN interface (X1 usually) and view the timings.

  • MariuszMariusz Newbie ✭

    Or maybe Failover or LB is enabled using another, inactive WAN interface. Testing WAN activity takes quite a long time.

  • HKIHKI Newbie ✭

    No just the DHCP on the WAN side takes 1 min to assign IP address, it is not running PPPoE.

    The LAN side has static IP.

  • ArkwrightArkwright All-Knowing Sage ✭✭✭✭

    A minute to acquire a DHCP lease is excessive. Start by doing a packet capture on that interface, filter to just DHCP and see what is happening.

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