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- | **Load Balance Weight: | + | \\ |
- | {{:pasted: | + | **Load Balance Weight: **This option is** **visible only when number of WANs > 1. It can be set between 0 and 256.\\ |
- | A very important concept to digest when setting up your device | + | {{: |
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- | Load Balance Weight: 0\\ | + | When configuring a router |
- | Does not actively route traffic but will be automatically | + | |
- | \\ | + | Now, let's assume we have 2x WANs: |
- | Load Balance Weight: 1\\ | + | |
- | Any value higher than 0 makes the interface actively | + | WAN0=" |
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- | Load Balance Weight: 5\\ | + | WAN1=" |
- | An interface set with e.g. weight 5 would essentially handle 5 new sessions before any other interface is to be used.\\ | + | |
- | \\ | + | At some point, WAN1 fails. As soon as the failure is noticed, |
- | In a practical example let's say we have 3WANs:\\ | + | |
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- | WAN0 = weight 0\\ | + | |
- | WAN1 = weight 1\\ | + | |
- | WAN2 = weight 5\\ | + | |
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- | In this scenario WAN0 is to be used only if both WAN1 and WAN2 are both in failed state (can't route packets). WAN1 will handle the very 1st LAN client new session going through the router, where WAN2 is to handle the 2nd, | + | |
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A very important final point on MultiWAN load-sharing: | A very important final point on MultiWAN load-sharing: |