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Two internet connections within one network
Hi all! This is my frist post here so please sorry for my lack of knowlage but any insight about my questions would help me a lot!
So I have quite bad ISP and are considering to get another one, and an outdated neat gear switch that I want to replace with:
https://www.netgear.com/business/wired/switches/smart-cloud/gc728xp/
So my question is it possible to have two ISP connected to one switch or any in the middle device like that would help me achieve this? So when one internet connection is interrupted (because that happens sometimes with my current ISP) I'm not left without internet connection.
Bottom line is to have some kind of redundancy. If there is any other device that I would need for this please any suggestion is welcome. Thanks!
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This isn't a switch question, not much the switch can help here - there is no just plug two routers to a LAN solution.
For two "standard" ISP connections, you need a Dual- or Multi-WAN-Router which does take care about the NATing to one network/LAN where your switch, your wireless access point. To my knowledge, Netgear does current not have such an offering. Rumors say some dual-WAN (Ethernet) model might become available later this year.
Cumbersome can be different technologies on the WAN-side, like two wire DSL and so on. Most of the specialized routers have Ethernet-based WAN ports. Another challenge can be connections where dual- and triple-play solutions like IPTV and phone services are involved. This does not allow to replace the ISP-provided equipment easily, too.
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