MULTI-WAN Question | How to force specific LAN device to use specific WAN?

jeryd

Hello all - I have pfsense set up with 3x WANS and 1 LAN. The LAN uses the 3x WANS in a load-balance format. However, I would like to force 1 of my devices to use a specific WAN (and not the load-balance gateway). How do I do this? My last set up (unifi) I could do this with traffic management - I just cant figure it out with pfsense. Thanks in advance!

johnpoz

@jeryd policy route.. Just set a rule to send this device ip out whatever gateway you want it to go out.

viragomann

@jeryd
Policy Routing Configuration

jeryd

@johnpoz & @viragomann - Thanks. I'm trying to figure out policy routing, but I'm missing something.

I tried a bunch of rules (individually); floating, WAN (blocked), WAN (allowed), and LAN rule, blocking the specific WAN and allowing the specific WAN to the LAN IP.

My device / app (syncthing) is still reporting the WAN IP I am trying to block.

Action: Block
Interface: LAN
Direction: Any
Address: IP4
Protocol: Any
Source: WAN_Blocked
Destination: LAN IP

Any ideas? Or any FAQs that I can read to push me in the right direction? (I'm pretty sure it is something dumb that I am missing...)

johnpoz

@jeryd you would need to clear any existing states for this IP, or yeah it would continue to go out the via the state connection.

Block rule is not how you policy route... So have no idea what your doing with a block rule?

jeryd

@johnpoz I guess not. Thats why I'm looking for answers and asking for help.

johnpoz

@jeryd did you read the link provided by @viragomann

It even gives an example prefer wan over load balance

https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/multiwan/policy-route.html