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    Problem using WiFi Hotspot for Failover

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      stevemac00
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      I want to use an OpenWRT router as a hotspot wifi client then relayd to an ethernet port for connection to pfsense as a failover.

      I first set it up and tested with a laptop connected to ethernet port to the relay router and it worked fine.

      But I'm stumped as to why pfSense shows it being online but won't failover. (Caveat, I'm not a network engineer.) Dashboard shows both interfaces as Online with 9% loss.

      I Unchecked <enable default="" gateway="" switching="">in System->Advanced->Misc and have a gateway group defined as:
      System->Routing->Gateway Groups
      Name Gateways Priority
      Failover OPT1 Tier 2 #this is the hotspot
      WAN Tier 1 #normal WAN

      If I unplug WAN and go to Diagnostics->Ping with Source:Automatic, it times out. If I change Source:OPT1 (the hotspot) it works fine.

      Could it be some kind of routing problem? I'm stuck on where to look or how to diagnose the problem.</enable>

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