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    PFSense doesn't switch back to primary connection in multi-WAN setup

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      snore
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      If you paid, perhaps contact support directly via email? I'm sure they are there for you.

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        hebein
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        they are not sure if it is a bug or a feature...

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          hebein
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          Still waiting for a solution. My message from today:

          Hi Azamat,
          the router (WAN_DREI_LTE)  is turned off for purpose at around 02:00 MEST for about one half hour, but then reboots. The netgate should switch to the redundant WAN (WAN_POST_AT) for that time, and then back to WAN_DREI_LTE.
          
          It does not. Today the Gateway was even shown as down (red) in the dashboard, although it was up (because I connected via VPN through this WAN).
          
          Can you please add at least a major bug, as this behaviour is a big problem. My redundant WAN for example is a slow connection and only for cases the fast WAN is not working properly (fallback).
          Regards,
          Gunther
          

          I hope that they find a solution for that, it can be quite severe if you are using a metered or slow connection as fallback...

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            renat_kaa @hebein
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            @hebein hi! Just one question. Did you specify different DNS server record for each WAN interface?
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              hebein
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              Hi,
              i have nothing set there, should I?
              i have an own dhcp server service in the lan for clients.

              regards,
              gunther

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                renat_kaa @hebein
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                @hebein yes, you can find it here https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/routing/multi-wan.html#dns-considerations
                You can use your ISP's DNS record.

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                  hebein
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                  ok, thanks for the hint. tomorrow I will know if it was the solution ;)
                  If yes, I owe you.

                  Regards,
                  Gunther

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                    renat_kaa @hebein
                    last edited by renat_kaa

                    @hebein you're welcome! I hope this will solve your problem. Let me know pls)

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                      snore
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                      Did it work?

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                        hebein
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                        Sorry for the late reply. It worked 4 of 5 times by now. So seems to be the solution. :) Thanks @Renat

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                          renat_kaa @hebein
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                          @hebein glad to help you! I think log analyzing will help to reach 100%)

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