Multiwan default gateway & gateway groups
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Setting up pfsense with 3 WAN connections
WAN1: 69.3.203.128/29 upstream gateway: 69.3.203.129
WAN2: 74.92.10.129/28 upstream gateway: 74.92.10.142
WAN3: 74.92.16.120/29 upstream gateway: 74.92.16.126LAN: 192.168.10.0/24
In System / General added a unique DNS server for each gateway
In System / Routing / Gateway Groups set up a gateway group WAN2 & WAN3 in tier 1; WAN1 in tier 2
No static routes defined
Problem/question:
For testing, WAN2 & WAN3 are disconnected (and show as x) on status dashboard
It seems like PF isn't picking the right gateway. Unless I specify WAN1 as the default gateway, I'm unable to reach the internet. If either WAN2 or WAN3 are set as default, I cannot reach the internet. ? Shouldn't PF default to the working WAN connection (WAN1) via Gateway Groups when WAN2 & WAN3 have failed?
More general question, what exactly does "default gateway" mean?
Thanks
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Maybe I found the answer…. (?)
Under Firewall / Rules / LAN, in Advanced Options I changed Gateway from "*" to LoadBalanceWAN (name of my Gateway Group).
Is this the solution?
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Maybe I found the answer…. (?)
Under Firewall / Rules / LAN, in Advanced Options I changed Gateway from "*" to LoadBalanceWAN (name of my Gateway Group).
Is this the solution?
That will do it, I'm still learning pfSense but in order to route traffic to a different gateway you modify the Firewall->Rules as you've done.