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Trying to create a load-balanced WAN and connect to Netgear R8500
Here's what I have: Working for years ... Netgear cable modem connected to Comast Netgear R8500 connected to cable modem Subnet is 192.168.29 Recently installed T-Mobile Internet Gateway...
Problem solved, my configuration was mostly correct. The problem was in testing and moving cables around I think things got squirilly with mac addresses. Rebooting the cable modem after connecting it to the ER605 solved that issue. Then I realized another issue was DNS, the netgear wifi router was now using the ER605 address as its DNS server. I changed DNS in the wifi router to Google's DNS and that part was working. I then attached my T-Mobile to the ER605 and have perfectly performing load balancing. So far at least.
To reiterate for anyone else trying this nonsense, I'm sure this will work with other devices and providers.
Cable Modem <-> ER605 WAN port
T-Mobile Gateway <-> ER606 WAN/LAN1 port
ER605 LAN port <-> Netgear Wifi Router WAN port
On the DR605:
- WAN & WAN/LAN1 configured in WAN mode, Dynamic IP
- LAN created with subnet 192.168.10 (just to eliminate using subnet 192.168.0)
- Load Balancing is enabled
- Application Optimized Routing enabled
- Bandwidth Based Balancing disabled
- Link Backup disabled
- Online Detection configured automatic
On the Netgear Wifi Router, set DNS servers to 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4
Working perfectly
Yes.
Something to contact the mfr of that device and see since is there product.
Problem solved, my configuration was mostly correct. The problem was in testing and moving cables around I think things got squirilly with mac addresses. Rebooting the cable modem after connecting it to the ER605 solved that issue. Then I realized another issue was DNS, the netgear wifi router was now using the ER605 address as its DNS server. I changed DNS in the wifi router to Google's DNS and that part was working. I then attached my T-Mobile to the ER605 and have perfectly performing load balancing. So far at least.
To reiterate for anyone else trying this nonsense, I'm sure this will work with other devices and providers.
Cable Modem <-> ER605 WAN port
T-Mobile Gateway <-> ER606 WAN/LAN1 port
ER605 LAN port <-> Netgear Wifi Router WAN port
On the DR605:
- WAN & WAN/LAN1 configured in WAN mode, Dynamic IP
- LAN created with subnet 192.168.10 (just to eliminate using subnet 192.168.0)
- Load Balancing is enabled
- Application Optimized Routing enabled
- Bandwidth Based Balancing disabled
- Link Backup disabled
- Online Detection configured automatic
On the Netgear Wifi Router, set DNS servers to 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4
Working perfectly
Glad you got it working.
Enjoy.