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Taldren's avatar
Taldren
Initiate
Jan 14, 2024

RS700 WAN aggregation, but no Failover option?

I have the following hardware:

Netgear LM1200 - LTE Modem

Netgear CM2000 - Cable Modem

Netgear RS700

 

During the pandemic, like many, my company swapped to a remote or hybrid model. That means that my internet is now critical to my employment. As such, I implemented a backup for when my cable goes down (3 times in 2 years). Currently my network looks like this: CM2000 -> LM1200 -> RS700 -> 10GBE Switch.

The issue is that Comcast in my area is going to start >1Gbps testing soon, but I am currently being limited by the 1GBE passthrough in the LM1200. 

 

I see that the RS700 allows WAN aggregation (10GBE+1GBE), but it would be helpful if you also allowed WAN failover from the 10GBE to the 1 GBE Port. In my case I would have the CM2000 connected to the 10GBE port (at 2.5GBE) and the LM1200 on the 1 GBE Port for the failover.

 

If the system is capable of link aggregation it has to be capable of failover.

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  • ShadowMario3's avatar
    ShadowMario3
    Luminary
    Jan 14, 2024

    It is unfortunate that this router doesn't have failover, and who knows if future routers will come with it.

     

    I did end up buying a Netgear PR60X which has failover. You can also look into a TP-Link ER8411 as well. Both options will require you to buy a at least one SFP+ transceiver to make use of 10 gig LAN.

    • Taldren's avatar
      Taldren
      Initiate
      Jan 14, 2024

      Like I said, if the hardware/software can do aggregation, it can also do failover. This is just a software feature request which could be pushed out as a firmware update on existing products.

      • BH_C's avatar
        BH_C
        NETGEAR Expert
        Jan 15, 2024

        Feature request well received. I've added it to my list. Thank you.

  • Topology's avatar
    Topology
    Virtuoso
    Jan 15, 2024

    Taldren, until such time as NETGEAR manufacturers a version of the LM1200 with better throughput (or preferably adds dual-WAN capabilities to consumer routers), you wish to explore adapters available from Cradlepoint (e.g., W1850).

    • Topology's avatar
      Topology
      Virtuoso
      Jan 15, 2024

      ShadowMario3, what is your experience with the WAN failover/failback performance of the NETGEAR PR60X - i.e., how well does it work?

       

      Thank you.

      • ShadowMario3's avatar
        ShadowMario3
        Luminary
        Jan 16, 2024

        TopologyHad no issue at all from the one time I needed it so far. When I upgraded my fiber connection speed, I had a bit of down time with it, so that was my first real use of the failover with the PR60X. My computers instantly switched over to the cable connection. Once my fiber line was back up, it took a few seconds for it to switch back.

         

        After doing a quick test with a constant ping to Google's DNS, there was no drop when it did the failover. When I switched the main WAN back on, there was only one packet loss.