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    2 pfsense on the same subnet - 1 being gateway for the other

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      balmmva last edited by balmmva

      Hi

      I have 2 fiber WAN connections each connected to one pfsense box.
      I would like to route part of one box traffic through the other box WAN link.
      I currently have the 2 boxes on the same LAN subnet /24 with IPs xxx.1/24 and xxx.2/24

      Is it completely wrong ? or could I use the xxx.2/24 pfsense as gateway for the xxx.1/24 for some specific destinations (for example).

      The 2 WAN links are not 100% identical, for ex. 1 has a dynamic IP while the other as a fixed IP. That's why I'm interested in driving which trafic goes which way.

      thx

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        mcit last edited by

        Is there a specific reason for using 2 separate PfSense instances?

        A single instance with 2 WAN interfaces would have no problem routing the way you want it to.

        You may be able to do what you are seeking with a static route, but I have never tried what you are planning myself.

        Matthew

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