Dear GL.iNet Team,
First of all, thank you for your excellent work on the GL-MT6000. I am very satisfied with the router and its stability.
I would like to request a feature that I believe would greatly improve the Multi-WAN functionality.
Current situation
At the moment, SQM (CAKE) is configured globally. This works well when using a single WAN connection.
However, in a Multi-WAN setup (Failover or Load Balance), many users have two Internet connections with very different bandwidths.
For example:
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Primary WAN: 500 Mbps download / 15 Mbps upload
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Secondary WAN: 250 Mbps download / 250 Mbps upload
With the current implementation, only one SQM configuration can be used for both connections. As a result, when failover occurs, the backup connection is still shaped using the Primary WAN limits, preventing users from taking advantage of the full bandwidth of the secondary connection.
Feature request
Please consider allowing independent SQM instances for each WAN interface.
Example:
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WAN1 → SQM: 460/13 Mbps
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WAN2 → SQM: 240/240 Mbps
The router would automatically apply the correct SQM profile depending on which WAN is currently active.
This would provide:
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Better latency management.
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Proper CAKE shaping on each Internet connection.
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Full utilization of backup links with different speeds.
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A more professional Multi-WAN implementation.
Many OpenWrt users already configure SQM per interface, and integrating this capability into the GL.iNet Multi-WAN interface would make the MT6000 even more powerful.
Thank you for considering this feature request and for your continued development of GL.iNet firmware.