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    Netgate 4100 - Current WAN reconfigure to a 2.5Gbps

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      BennySoh
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      Dear Community,
      My current Netgate 4100 WAN port is on 1Gbps and I will be receiving an ISP ONT that supports 2.5Gbps.
      Will I be able to make use of 1 of the unused 2.5Gbps physical port to be assigned to this WAN ?

      Would such a change be possible and will my current backend network be intact and be able to access the Internet with such a change.

      Many thanks for your insight on this.

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        SteveITS Galactic Empire @BennySoh
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        @BennySoh You can use any port for any function including WAN.

        You can reassign WAN to the new port in Interface Assignments.

        Pre-2.7.2/23.09: Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
        When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to restart, or more depending on packages and device speed.
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          BennySoh
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          @SteveITS , Thanks Steve, my worry is, would this change from a current working WAN to a 2.5Gbps port disrupt all my current backend network setting, rendering it inoperable ?
          Thanks for your patience on this.

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            SteveITS Galactic Empire @BennySoh
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            @BennySoh If you don't change anything on LAN or other interfaces I don't see there would be any problems. At the point of the interface reassignment I'd expect open connections to drop.

            Pre-2.7.2/23.09: Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
            When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to restart, or more depending on packages and device speed.
            Upvote ๐Ÿ‘ helpful posts!

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              BennySoh
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              @SteveITS, Thank you very much for the pointer, I appreciate the pertinent tip and look forward to better speed on the reassigned WAN to 2.5Gbps. Have a good one.

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