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Creating WAN failover
I'm trying to create a WAN failover, as the cable internet connection from my ISP fails occasionally. Currently I have the following set up. As a modem I am using a Fritzbox 6690 cable modem, which is directly running towards my Orbi SXR80. The SXR80 is running as an AP. Then there's the Netgear switch for all my wired equipment.
At the same time I have a Peplink BR1 mini, which I would like to use as an automatic WAN failover LTE cellular connection. Now, as I understand, this BR1 normally needs to be connected to the SXR80 WAN port, however this port is occupied by the cable modem and the SXR80 does not have a second WAN port.
So, I tried to connect the BR1 to the LAN port on my SXR80 and that works. Well almost. Once I disconnect the cable from my Fritzbox, the BR1 kicks in and I see the cellular connection is established on the BR1 automatically. But no internet connection in my network. Is there another way to create a WAN failover on the ORBI SXR80, using my Peplink BR1 mini?
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I'd quit trying to gimmick it up if you want stability.
I'd look at picking up a cheap edgerouterx. Its a cheaper option that supports dual wan with failover.
so you'd go modem's (in passthrough mode)---->edge routerx---->SXR (in access point mode)
Thanks for your reply. If I understand it right, I can go for a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X, connect both the Fritzbox cable modem and Pepwave modem to it and run the third RJ45 cable to the WAN port on the Orbi SXR80, right? That would be an awesome and pretty simple solution.
Rumor is Netgear will enter the market with a multi-port, partially Multi-Gig equipped, dual WAN-router. However, the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X is hard to beat (in price-performance) wit it's < 50 USD price tag.
As you suggested, I hooked up the Edgerouter X between my two ISP's and the SRX80. Configured port 1 and 2 on the Edgerouter X as WAN connections for the ISP's, port 0 should go to LAN. Should I then run an ethernet from port 0 on the Edgerouter X to the WAN port of the SRX80 router or to one of the LAN ports? Because I'm not getting an internet connection, although both ISP's seem to be working fine on the Edgerouter X.
I'm not a edgeroutex expert so their forums might be good. but if the SXR is in AP mode, it should be running from the edgerouter to the wan port on the SXR.
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