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    Traffic Shaping Dual Wan/failover, 2 or 3 boxes?

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      pogi
      last edited by

      Hi,

      I have tried looking for a solution on the forums but i think i need to ask, to clarify my problem.

      I trying to find out how many pfsense boxes (installs) i need. I have the following situation (i would rather NOT use version 2 for the time being).

      My Internet composes of:

      3mb DSL
      1mb Leased Line

      I want Dual wan / load balance and failover, and I also want to traffic shape, and for the time being i don't want to use version 2.

      If my understanding is correct, I would require 3 pfsense boxes?

      1. Traffic Shaper for the Leased Line
      2. Traffic Shaper for the DSL
      3. Load Balancer and failover for the above 1&2

      I would then plug a switch into the load balancer box, and i have success.

      Is there any way i could get the same result using 2 boxes by adding switches anywhere?? I think not, but maybe i missing something that somebody with more experience might be able to point out to me.  :)

      I am looking forward to giving this a go and clarification would help me make the push and try it.

      Thanks

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        xaviero
        last edited by

        guess not, only need 2 box…

        1 box for dual wan which contain load balancer n fail over
        other box for traffic shaping n maybe with proxy....

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          jigpe
          last edited by

          I heard it will work to 2.0. Not working either to my 1.2.2 3 boxes

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            pogi
            last edited by

            @xaviero:

            guess not, only need 2 box…

            1 box for dual wan which contain load balancer n fail over
            other box for traffic shaping n maybe with proxy....

            Ok, thanks xaviero, I having difficulties understanding the possibility of this.

            This is how my setup looks without using any form of shaping, so it's possible for me to shape the dual wan using 1 extra box? Could somebody help me understand where in the following diagram it would be included. The internet lines are different speeds so i wish to shape each line slightly different.

            I was under the impression i would need a shaper at location (a) and (b) in the following diagram therefor using 3 boxes, shaping only being able to shape between 2 interfaces etc.

            If i was only using 2 boxes would this shaper be placed at ©? If so, how does it know which internet line to base the shaping of traffic / bandwidth available etc?

            Internet1       Internet2
              ||                  ||
                a\              b/
                Load Balancer/failover
                         |c|
                   LAN Switch
                      |       |
                     pc1...pc6

            Thanks in advance for anybody who takes the time to read this, and any feedback is appreciated.

            Thanks  :)

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