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    Multiple WANs what they can and cannot do.

    Routing and Multi WAN
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      ZGamer
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      I am posting this as I have more than a couple of times people are mistaken as to what multiple wan interfaces can and cannot do.

      They can provide:
      -Use for your internet connection to be able to hold more users
      -Failover Redundancy….if one link dies the other can take over the load (still buggy from what I hear)

      They cannot provide:
      -Faster speeds, I guess this idea is spawn from shot-gunning dial-up lines years ago where you could take multiple modems and connect to the same ISP pooling the connections together forming lines which could download/upload at ISDN/DSL speeds.

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        Aussie_Bear
        last edited by

        This is specific to pfSense's policy routing approach.
        (As discussed in Dan's Tutorial, see tutorial section)

        Can's or Benefits

        • Manually assign which service/server or PC goes to which ISP.
        • Manual failover. (As in if one ISP fails, you manually re-assign your LAN PCs)
        • Consolidate multiple routers into one box. (Save space and electricity)
        • Manually distribute the users on the LAN side to available WANs.
        • Simpler to implement in complex situations (especially with VPN connections, etc).

        Cannot or Disadvantages

        • See ZGamer's comment.
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