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EdgeRouter 4 supports two WAN connections.

EdgeRouter 4 supports two WAN connections.

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Amicaty
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01-16-2025, 09:09 AM
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Hi, I understand your situation. You're using an EdgeRouter 4 with a FWA connection that doesn't have a fixed public IP. You want to combine both connections into a single LAN for port forwarding. You've tried configuring the firewall and setting up VLANs but faced some issues. Let me know if you need guidance on any specific step!
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01-16-2025, 09:09 AM #1

Hi, I understand your situation. You're using an EdgeRouter 4 with a FWA connection that doesn't have a fixed public IP. You want to combine both connections into a single LAN for port forwarding. You've tried configuring the firewall and setting up VLANs but faced some issues. Let me know if you need guidance on any specific step!

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01-16-2025, 09:40 AM
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The aim is often to balance traffic and ensure redundancy. Combining two connections isn't possible if that's your intention. Instead, keep both active and let the router choose the best one using a load balancing method. This guide might be useful.
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01-16-2025, 09:40 AM #2

The aim is often to balance traffic and ensure redundancy. Combining two connections isn't possible if that's your intention. Instead, keep both active and let the router choose the best one using a load balancing method. This guide might be useful.

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01-17-2025, 04:38 AM
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I want a local network setup with load balancing for regular tasks and improved performance, plus another network using a single static public IP for port forwarding. The challenge is configuring the second network as requested.
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01-17-2025, 04:38 AM #3

I want a local network setup with load balancing for regular tasks and improved performance, plus another network using a single static public IP for port forwarding. The challenge is configuring the second network as requested.

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01-17-2025, 01:10 PM
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Right, so basically like this: Interface WAN1: ISP1 (Static) Interface WAN2: ISP2 (Dynamic) Interface LAN1: Goal is to allow all traffic to WAN1 and WAN2 Interace LAN2: Goal is to allow traffic to only WAN1 It'd make sense to use two VLAN's or at least two subnets. One subnet contains all resources that need a port forwarding (i.e. a Server VLAN or subnet) and you create an ACL that traffic from that subnet can only go to WAN1 and basically leave the other VLAN/subnet for everything else. That's how I'd design this.
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01-17-2025, 01:10 PM #4

Right, so basically like this: Interface WAN1: ISP1 (Static) Interface WAN2: ISP2 (Dynamic) Interface LAN1: Goal is to allow all traffic to WAN1 and WAN2 Interace LAN2: Goal is to allow traffic to only WAN1 It'd make sense to use two VLAN's or at least two subnets. One subnet contains all resources that need a port forwarding (i.e. a Server VLAN or subnet) and you create an ACL that traffic from that subnet can only go to WAN1 and basically leave the other VLAN/subnet for everything else. That's how I'd design this.

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01-24-2025, 09:21 PM
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Yes, that's exactly what I need. Unfortunately, I can't configure the "Interface LAN2." I was already thinking about using VLANs/subnets since I wanted to set up an IoT network, but I've managed to do that.
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Elia1153
01-24-2025, 09:21 PM #5

Yes, that's exactly what I need. Unfortunately, I can't configure the "Interface LAN2." I was already thinking about using VLANs/subnets since I wanted to set up an IoT network, but I've managed to do that.

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