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SRX5308 and 4G mobile broadband failover solution
Hi everyone, My apologies if I have posted in the wrong forum, though I believe I'm correct. I have a small business client that uses an FVS336Gv2 ProSafe Dual WAN configured to use WeightedLB b...
Hello DruidJon,
Welcome to the community!
You are posting on the correct board, don't worry. :) As for the SRX5308, you cannot configure both LB and failover at the same time. It would only be one or the other. However, if you have three WAN ports in use (even if you have LB enabled on two) all three ports will connect to the internet simultaneously (as long as they are configured). If the 2 ports used for LB fails, all internet traffic will be redirected to the third WAN port. The only issue here is if you have defined rules specific to the ports that are using the LB, it will not be applied to the third port (when the 2 WAN ports using LB both fail). 4G technology is not really as reliable compared to DSL or cable connections since it requires good location, signal from the provider should be able to reach the 4G router. It is a good backup connection as long as the signal from the provider is reliable.
Let us know if this helps.
Thanks,
Hello DruidJon,
Welcome to the community!
You are posting on the correct board, don't worry. :) As for the SRX5308, you cannot configure both LB and failover at the same time. It would only be one or the other. However, if you have three WAN ports in use (even if you have LB enabled on two) all three ports will connect to the internet simultaneously (as long as they are configured). If the 2 ports used for LB fails, all internet traffic will be redirected to the third WAN port. The only issue here is if you have defined rules specific to the ports that are using the LB, it will not be applied to the third port (when the 2 WAN ports using LB both fail). 4G technology is not really as reliable compared to DSL or cable connections since it requires good location, signal from the provider should be able to reach the 4G router. It is a good backup connection as long as the signal from the provider is reliable.
Let us know if this helps.
Thanks,
Hi John,
Thank you. You have nailed the proposed solution on the head :smileyvery-happy: Traffic would be required to be redirected to the third WAN port (4G broadband router) in the event of the 2 LB WAN ports failing. I agree 4G is not as reliable as DSL/cable but the available ISPs for the client are limited - basically 1, hence the 4G as the most effective failover option available :smileysad: but current research has indicated a potential 4G provider who can offer a good signal strength & quality. The 4G broadband router will be supplied with an external antena which should help? As this solution is for temporary/failover use only, (for days rather than weeks/months) defined rules (in my scenario protocol bindings applied to one of the existing WAN ports) can be forsaken temporarily.
Again, many thanks for your prompt and informative input to my dilema.
Cheers
Jon
Hi DruidJon,
You're welcome! If you can find a 4G provider that is reliable then that solution can be also used for long term. The external antenna would definitely help gain more signal.
Let us know if you have more questions. Have a great day!
Thanks,
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