Can I use netgate 1100 for dual WAN?
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I want to set up two ISP at my apartment and use a dual-wan router to "combine" them into one fault tolerant virtual ISP. ISP#1 is 100Mbps up/down and ISP#2 is 30Mbps down, 3Mbps up.
If I buy the netgate 1100, would it work for this purpose? I can configure two of the network ports to be two WANs and the 3rd port as the combined virtual ISP? It would then go into a wireless access point.
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Yes, you can do that.
The load balancing in pfSense is at layer 3, like everything in pf, so you can't get a true combined connection. A single file download will still max out at 100Mbps, for example, but multiple connections will be spread across both.Steve
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There isnt much practical use in combining them because of different speeds.
Even with weights, still when one hits the 30Mbit will take notice, especially if downloading something.
Of course If you are a caffee with casual users it wont matter.
You can always configure the slower line as a backup, only. While doing this you can use the slower line for eg iot, or other "batch" uses like backup syncs etc.
