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    Backup route with single WAN box?

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      fw_bob
      last edited by

      Hi everyone,
      I have a simple fw running pfsense (LinITX APU 1D)
      It has 3 NICs - one WAN, one LAN, one OPT1

      The WLAN is connected to a FTTH services using PPOE. However this sometimes fails and for those rare occasions I would like to use my BT ADSL service that I still have available.

      Is there anyway I can use a static route or similar to route to the BT ADSL if the WAN is down?

      eg;

      FTT======-WAN pfsense -----------LAN--------BT ADSL Home
                192.168.1.1.......................192.168.1.2
                               192.168.1.0/24
      

      Is there anyway to get the pfsense route to 192.168.1.2 if the WAN is down?

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        LeCygne
        last edited by LeCygne

        Hello there! Yes you can do it as easy as configuring a few settings as described in the following link here you go

        Get back to here if you couldn't get it working.

        Good luck

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          fw_bob
          last edited by

          I had seen those config options, but they all refer to 2 WANs.

          Can I do this with 1 WAN and 1 LAN though?

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            LeCygne
            last edited by LeCygne

            Sure. Just add the gateway and choose the correct interface and there you go. When creating a gateway group you are free to choose any interface. For instance LAN interface. Thus you can choose WAN1 and a gateway which uses LAN as its outgoing interface. That being said it would be better if you connect both of your Internet-connected devices to the pfsense box.

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              NogBadTheBad
              last edited by

              Are you using the OPT1 interface, if not use that you can rename it WAN2 or ADSL in the interfaces assignment page.

              Andy

              1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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                marvosa
                last edited by

                You will have to setup PFsense for a dual WAN or configure a 2nd gateway on your workstations and edit your metric there.

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                  fw_bob @NogBadTheBad
                  last edited by

                  @nogbadthebad interesting. I can free up OPT1 and then make it WAN2 then follow the other suggestions for groups.
                  Excellent. I will give that a try.
                  Thanks

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                    fw_bob @marvosa
                    last edited by

                    @marvosa said in Backup route with single WAN box?:

                    You will have to setup PFsense for a dual WAN or configure a 2nd gateway on your workstations and edit your metric there.

                    And that is exactly what I did. Easy and it works!!
                    Thanks to everyone for your help and support

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