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    Dual WAN, One ISP, balancing possible?

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      databeestje
      last edited by

      No you can not use the load balancer when both interfaces share the same address space or gateway.

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        majedalanni
        last edited by

        Dear
        I bought a hardware with dual wan and put two wire from my hub.
        the two WANS IP (10.175.175.1/8,10.175.175.2/8) and they have same GW 10.1.1.1
        and the bandwidth double and its work

        but how I make this with pfsense?

        Regards

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          hoba
          last edited by

          @majedalanni:

          Dear
          I bought a hardware with dual wan and put two wire from my hub.
          the two WANS IP (10.175.175.1/8,10.175.175.2/8) and they have same GW 10.1.1.1
          and the bandwidth double and its work

          but how I make this with pfsense?

          Regards

          The solution is right above in this thread. Please read more closely.

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            majedalanni
            last edited by

            Dear

            What I want to  say why the hardware make the sum of bandwidth without error and why the pfsense cant do ???  :-\

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              hoba
              last edited by

              @majedalanni:

              Dear

              What I want to  say why the hardware make the sum of bandwidth without error and why the pfsense cant do ???  :-\

              I don't understand this sentence. Please try to find some other words.

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                majedalanni
                last edited by

                sory for my bad english

                but I want to know can pfsense sum bandwith for 10 WAN IP (same gateway) like the hardware dual wan  (SMCBR24Q) and if no …......... why ?

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                  hoba
                  last edited by

                  It can, but you need different gateways (at least if you want to balance it). Other option is to use 1:1 or advanced outbond nat like described above but that won't give you balancing but only simultaneous use by different clients.

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                    majedalanni
                    last edited by

                    dear

                    And in future is it support?
                    and If I make advance NAT is it sum the bandwidth ?

                    and many thaks for you ;D

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                      hoba
                      last edited by

                      I think bill said in a similiar thread that it could be done but our gui doesn't support it. If that is the case we might add support for it later.

                      If you use advanced outbound NAT it will sum up the bandwidth but you need several clients to use all of the bandwidth. None of the clients can use more than one IPs up/down restrictions though.

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                        majedalanni
                        last edited by

                        OK

                        If I make this topology

                        10 ip one GW                                      1 IP and 9 Sub          configure with multi GW
                        ISP –-------------- Switch----------Router----------------pfsense-----------------------------

                        --------ISA Server-------Clients

                        it is work ?
                        and really I need make this work and I am sorry for disturb  you  :P

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                          Justinw
                          last edited by

                          I honestly haven't read this entire thread but I can confirm that you can load balance with the same actual gateway using routers.  Here is my setup:

                          /–----routera10.10.10.1---------Wan-10.10.10.10
                          ISP
                              -------routerb11.11.11.1---------opt1wan2-11.1.11.11
                          I set it up like that and it worked just dandy.

                          I will also tell you that I tried it like this:
                                /------DSLtransprentPPPoEmode---------Wan-PPPoE
                          ISP
                              -------routerb11.11.11.1---------opt1wan2-11.1.11.11
                          and if failed, not sure why though.  It may have just been when I tried that particular setup, I put in a rule incorrectly.  Anyways, hope that helps.  Also if your having dns problems after doing this, the routing tables may be going screwy, but so far it hasn't happned for me.

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                            hoba
                            last edited by

                            @Justinw:

                            I will also tell you that I tried it like this:
                                  /–----DSLtransprentPPPoEmode---------Wan-PPPoE
                            ISP
                                -------routerb11.11.11.1---------opt1wan2-11.1.11.11
                            and if failed, not sure why though.

                            There is a known bug that prevents usage of a PPPoE connection for pools. We are working on fixing this.

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                              majedalanni
                              last edited by

                              Dears

                              But as you see I have 10 IP that mean I need 10 routers or I make Vlans???
                              or I can make Sub IP in the external router (only One router) and I configure pfsense to use every sub IP as a gateway

                              please see the attachment this is my Topology and the second one I need to do it Can I ?

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                                majedalanni
                                last edited by

                                please any answer

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                                  sullrich
                                  last edited by

                                  As hoba said, this DOES NOT work currently.  Sorry!

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                                    majedalanni
                                    last edited by

                                    Thanks alot

                                    any another software you preferd ??

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                                      databeestje
                                      last edited by

                                      If you have one isp and 1 internal server it's pointless.

                                      And I do not see why you want it either.

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                                        majedalanni
                                        last edited by

                                        Dears

                                        Hi agian

                                        I make this toplology by combine pfsense and mikrotik in one pc (VMWARE)

                                        and when I download with accelarator is download from all ip and when download from IE it download from one IP .
                                        is this OK and not make problems

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