@Tech9It doesn't have to be MicroTik. Ubiquiti EX-R and TP-Link ER605 also do proper Dual/Multi WAN for about $60.
I'd love to get a config file of how the MicroTik router handles the Dual-WAN. I am having issue with my ASUS RT-AC1900P and Dual WAN to backup (Fallover only, due to HotSpot limits) my ISP to Hotspot, and this might be a good way to go.I ended up purchasing a $60 Mikrotik router.
here is what it can do.
Continuous pingLive Streaming
But i use my AC5300 in front of my Mikrotik router. Because we all know asus UI is very user-friendly and easy to manage everything.
Yes, asus should learn from Mikrotik and other who do Dual Wan very well.
Any reason why I cant use the RB952Ui-5ac2nD@Tech9
Appreciate you adding more prospective to this topic, so others can determine the best solution for their needs.
In my initial research, I considered Ubiquiti and TP-Link as alternatives, but kept returning to Mikrotik for its features, pricing, and routeros.
With Mikrotik, one is able to use two Mikrotik devices (Wireless + Wired) to terminate 5G mobile over WiFi Hotspot in a Loadbalanced Dual-WAN (Fiber + 5G) Configuration.
Mikrotik just seemed like the logical choice for me.
Thank you for your comment.
Respectfully,
Gary
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Product code | RB952Ui-5ac2nD |
Architecture | MIPSBE |
CPU | QCA9531 |
CPU core count | 1 |
CPU nominal frequency | 650 MHz |
Dimensions | 113 x 89 x 28mm |
RouterOS license | 4 |
Operating System | RouterOS |
Size of RAM | 64 MB |
Storage size | 16 MB |
Storage type | FLASH |
Any reason why I cant use the RB952Ui-5ac2nD
I recommend the hAP ac3 as your Mikrotik wireless device plus any of the Mikrotik gigabit wired devices.Any reason why I cant use the RB952Ui-5ac2nD
If MikroTik will support being a wireless client, then I can use it to directly connect to my backup VZN HotSpot.... (It's a $49 option but has wireless, not as powerful)
Specifications
Details Product code RB952Ui-5ac2nD Architecture MIPSBE CPU QCA9531 CPU core count 1 CPU nominal frequency 650 MHz Dimensions 113 x 89 x 28mm RouterOS license 4 Operating System RouterOS Size of RAM 64 MB Storage size 16 MB Storage type FLASH
Thanks for showing me that. The model number are very confusing. Seems I really need the RB962UiGS-5HacT2HnT to have Gig Ports and WiFi AP.You probably can, but with WAN connections up to 100Mbps. This routers has 100Mbps ports.
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Product code | RB962UiGS-5HacT2HnT |
Architecture | MIPSBE |
CPU | QCA9558 |
CPU core count | 1 |
CPU nominal frequency | 720 MHz |
Dimensions | 114 x 137 x 29mm |
RouterOS license | 4 |
Operating System | RouterOS |
Size of RAM | 128 MB |
Storage size | 16 MB |
Storage type | FLASH |
Mode | Configuration | 1518 byte kpps/Mbps |
Bridging | none (fast path) | 161.9 | 1,966.1 |
Routing | none (fast path) | 161.9 | 1,966.1 |
Routing | 25 ip filter rules | 78.1 | 948.4 |
With the latest build of Merlin 386.4 on my RT-AC1900/AC68U, My Dual-Wan config is still working but now the front page / Network Map is showing the Primary as Disconnected when it is connected. Hopefully this will be resolved in the next build!
YES!
Thank you! New at this and not a network specialist by any means so please bear with me if I don't make sense!Welcome to the forums @bsauvage.
Have you tested by directly plugging in two client devices (temporarily) to the modem and seeing 2Gbps speeds in total?
I don't see how your assumptions would give you what you want. Any single client can only get a maximum of 1Gbps. Load balancing isn't LAG.
You can get a small wired router for $50 and that should offer protection instead of a direct plug in to the modem and then having to install a firewall application which just adds to the headaches. Or if you're using Linux adding firewall protection is relatively simple and more powerful than a router off the shelf.Perhaps I should by a small 'buffer box'
First, the Asuswrt Dual-WAN Load Balance Feature only works in a Weighted, Round-Robin fashion (not Aggregation). Second, your client computers, on your network, will have to be connected with at least 2Gbps links in order to take advantage of 2Gbps Link Aggregation. Third, purchase a Mikrotik (or Alternative) to perform the Link Aggregation of the 1Gbps + 1Gbps Fiber Connections and place it in front of your GT-AX11000.Thank you! New at this and not a network specialist by any means so please bear with me if I don't make sense!
Yes I have tested and 2 clients (one in each plug) each have 1Gb.
So as there isn't any way to use WAN aggregation (I've contacted the ISP and the protocol is not supported by their modem), I was trying to find a different way to achieve this, by having my main computer connected to one WAN, and all other devices to the other - and I thought the Dual Wan with the right rules (ensuring traffic from computer goes through primary wan, and all the rest through secondary) could achieve that, but perhaps I'm mistaken?
I could connect my computer directly in the modem's plug but then lose all the ASUS protections. Perhaps I should by a small 'buffer box' connected to one of the plugs then to my computer, just to act as a sort of net wall ? (if you think that would be fine, what would you recommend, the above-mentionned mikrotik or else?)
it's advertised as a 2Gb fiber plan that due to the bad modem they give it with is in fact a duplexed 2x 1Gb which can't be combined into one.What is 2x 1Gb connections? What is the ISP plan you are paying for?
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