Failover / Load balancing

jxs457 · 2021-02-04T17:26:18.572Z

Is it possible to do any sort of load balancing / failover with the Beryl and Mango2 (used separately, not double or triple NATed)? For example, using hotel Wifi and a tethered cellular hotspot?

Or two cellular hotspots?

Or home ethernet (e.g. Broadband / FTTH) and tethered cellular?

Thanks,
Jonathan

jxs457 · 2021-02-08T16:52:27.705Z

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Almahadeus · 2021-02-08T17:57:46.069Z

That is one killer feature request that I wish could be implemented within the easy-to-use GL.iNet UI. Others here have suggested that it is indeed possible but would need way too much tinkering with advanced settings and command lines that are way beyond me.

alzhao · 2021-02-10T03:48:55.384Z

The failover is the default behvior.

jxs457 · 2021-02-10T12:23:20.350Z

Hi @alzhao,

That’s great. Could you provide some additional detail?

What is the order of priority?

WAN Ethernet Port > WIFI Tether > USB (for Tethering or Dongle)

Thank you,
Jonathan

makino16 · 2021-02-10T19:14:39.073Z

Perhaps this is related topic:

Question about failover detection mechanism Technical Support for Routers

I’ve reviewed a number of threads on the forum regarding WAN failover. It seems like failover should work by default in the current firmware (3.009 or 3.022), and is configured to prioritize WAN ethernet, then available WiFi APs, then USB modems / tethered devices, and lastly the internal LTE module. I have an X750 plugged into an upstream network via ethernet cable to its WAN port. The X750 is receiving its IP on this network via DHCP, and uses the upstream router for DNS. When I unplug the…

alzhao · 2021-02-11T01:58:25.185Z

Cable WAN > WiFi repeater > USB tethering > USB modem

Almahadeus · 2021-02-11T20:56:09.096Z

Was it not the case that the failover actually failed to kick off unless the cable WAN was physically disconnected from the port and was not taking over merely with the internet failure or has this been fixed since?

alzhao · 2021-02-14T04:40:05.102Z

You do not need to detach the cable to make failover work. The router will detect if there is no Internet in one connection then start failover. This happens much slower than just disconnect the cable.