One WAN as Default gateway while using 3 WANs as load balancing
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I am using Multi WAN (3 WANs) setup. When I got to "System –> Routing --> Gateways" I have to select one of the WAN as DEFAULT. Would it affect my LoadBalancing ? I have already created new Firewall Rule for (LAN) by selecting GATEWAY as "loadbalancing" rule.
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Hi, i am in the same condition, i dont unrstand the following thing:
when you create a group of tree gateways (all tier 1), what we are suppose to do with the defaul gateway option?
To leave it marked or to unmark?
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Hi spice,
You can leave the default gateway as it is. In your Firewall LAN rules add a rule before the default rule with gateway as loadbalancing gateway.
The default gateway is required if you are doing static routing.
cheers,
Ashima -
You can think of the default gateway as your primary wan. But this gets affected by your gateway groups when LB kicks in.
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Do note that traffic originating from the pfSense system itself will always use the default gateway. It's not possible to redirect locally originating traffic to a specific WAN connection or to a gateway group in pfSense/FreeBSD.