<![CDATA[WAN 2 without external router]]>I just wanted to confirm that it is impossible to (currently) set up a dual WAN pfsense installation without the introduction of an external router on the OPT1 interface.

Meaning:

WAN 1 Modem –-------------
                                     | (WAN)
                                     |
                                      ----- pfsense ----------- LAN/DMZ/Wireless
                                     |
                                     | (OPT1)
WAN 2 Modem ----- Router--

For the record, both connections get PPPoE and one has a static IP and I'm not looking to do any load balancing (different subnets connect to different WAN connections)

If it is possible to do it without a router, would someone be kind enough to point out how?

TIA

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/20211/wan-2-without-external-routerRSS for NodeFri, 08 May 2026 09:31:52 GMTFri, 25 Dec 2009 21:38:29 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to WAN 2 without external router on Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:28:55 GMT]]>No no, you understood it correctly. Currently, in Jordan, there is a monopoly in place where all ISPs have to use the same carrier, JTC-Orange, and to protect their monopoly, they have all the modems locked, now to add to that, it is quite difficult to obtain a modem locally.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/217599https://forum.netgate.com/post/217599Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:28:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WAN 2 without external router on Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:17:07 GMT]]>I'm not sure i understand.
Is the WAN2 Modem not capable of doing the PPPoE authentication?

If not: I would get a decent modem-router which is capable of doing the PPPoE authentication, but can work in a halfbridge modus where the devide behind the half-bridge gets the public IP directly.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/217584https://forum.netgate.com/post/217584Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:17:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WAN 2 without external router on Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:49:08 GMT]]>Thank you. This means I need to get a router.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/217580https://forum.netgate.com/post/217580Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:49:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WAN 2 without external router on Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:47:24 GMT]]>As long as the modem on the OPT interface does the PPPoE authentication you should be ok withou an additional router.

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