Weird dsl speed when connected to VPN

[Polemus]

Hey everyone,

So i have dsl with telkom (10mb), and data with WebAfrica (Business Capped).

My router says i sync at 6 megabits, and when i do a speedtest that is confirmed (i get the full 6 megabits).

What is strange is: When i connect to my VPN server i max out my line at 10 megabits with a speedtest. This is not just every now and then, this is always.

When i disconnect from vpn my speedtest shows 6 megabits again.

Why on earth can i get full speed over VPN? but not when i am disconnected from VPN?

I am ruling out Best Effort service, as Web Africa's Bussines Capped account is suppose to give me excellent throughput. My router also ALWAYS sync at 640 / 6144kbps

Some router details

DSP Firmware Version: DMT FwVer: 3.10.0.0_A, HwVer:TeF7_7.0
DMT Status: Up
Operational Mode: ADSL2+
Upstream: 640 kbps
Downstream: 6144 kbps
SNR Margin (Upstream): 12.0 db
SNR Margin (Downstream): 8.7 db
Line Attenuation (Upstream): 26.0 db
Line Attenuation (Downstream): 46.0 db

 

[giggity]

What are you using to speed test? Try an actual download, not a speedtest, and see how things look.

 

[Polemus]

What are you using to speed test? Try an actual download, not a speedtest, and see how things look.

I first noticed this with actual file downloads and uploads. i saw that my DU Meter maxed at 10mbits, tried it a few times with smaller and larger files, and all gave the same result. Then i took a speedtest.

I can no longer do speedtest, but my file downloads still reach 10mbits easily.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

That is not possible with the line stats you have shown, there must be something else going on. Can you post some screenshots of downloads and speedtests in question?

 

[Chevron]

My bet is he is ding the speedtest on the remote server and not locally.