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basic-network [2024/02/19 10:43] – [WAN(x) Settings] rs232 | basic-network [2024/02/21 02:19] – [WAN(x) Settings] -clarify Load Balance Weights 1 and 5 hogwild | ||
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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 | + | |
- | \\ | + | For example: |
- | Load Balance Weight: 1\\ | + | |
- | Any value higher than 0 makes the interface actively | + | Let's assume we have 2x WANs with: |
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- | Load Balance Weight: 5\\ | + | WAN0=" |
- | An interface set with e.g. weight 5 would essentially handle 5 new sessions before any other interface is to be used.\\ | + | |
- | \\ | + | WAN1=" |
- | In a practical example let's say we have 3WANs:\\ | + | |
- | \\ | + | At some point, WAN1 fails. As soon as this failure is noticed, |
- | WAN0 = weight 0\\ | + | |
- | WAN1 = weight 1\\ | + | |
- | WAN2 = weight 5\\ | + | |
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- | In this scenario | + | |
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A very important final point on MultiWAN load-sharing: | A very important final point on MultiWAN load-sharing: |