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      kunundrum0
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      Hey guys fairly new and im banging my head against the wall now

      basic setup dual wan single LAN
      WAN1 is a static IP from local cable company
      WAN2 is a DHCP address being obtained from a cell backup device

      failover working perfectly BUT we have a low data cap on the cellular account

      I just need to be able to block windows update from chewing up the data caps when the router is on WAN2

      I have followed the guides to block a url such as bbc.com and have gotten it to block on both WANs

      i can not seem to get it to just block when wan2 is my active internet source

      any ideas?

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        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @kunundrum0
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        @kunundrum0 put your block in floating on wan outward direction.. Your prob routing through a gateway failover group. This if traffic is leaving wan 1 it would be allowed, but leaving wan 2 it would not.

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