I guess my ISP uses some subpar hardware because the connection keeps dropping at peak hours. I want to implement a failover system without having to buy some expensive router which I would not be able to justify with my normal usage.
Wanted to know some other ways how people do it .
I simply fall back to using 4G from another provider than fiber channel.
I run dual 4G WAN anyway because of latency and bandwidth, failover was just a bonus.
I got like 2mbps on cable, and I’m pretty sure the line is now actually broken/severed (tree fell on it) and they just never bothered fixing it because nobody uses it anyway.
A pile of shame, consisting of all the books I bought and haven’t read yet.
I run two pfsense routers and use CARP. 1gbps/50 cable modem with 5 static ips available on both pfsenses, and a 1 gbps symmetrical FTTH with 1 static ip also available on both pfsenses (but uses CARP to know which is “live” - it uses pppoe, which makes this possible with 1 ip).
My current single point of failure is my single main switch. Works very well though. I’ve had 100% uptime for over a year!
Main ISP is fiber, house is part of HOA that has cable internet included, so that is my failover.
Main is 2gbps symmetrical
Failover is 300 down, 10 up
A few days in the mountains
get a mikrotik they are good for the price and setup recursive routing so what I’m using right now is 2 wans or you could use 1 wan and 1 4g or plug a phone on the usb port and turn on usb tethering so basically recursive routing checks if a host is up on a line say isp 1 pings to see if 1.1.1.1 is up if not switch to isp 2 isp 1 is my own line and isp 2 is my apartment’s shared internet connection that has unstable speeds but for failover, it’s better than nothing
pfSense virtual router connect to a FTTP NTD and a Huawei LTE 4G router
Xfinity now has a router with a 4G backup
I’ve wanted one for a long time but don’t have time to deploy it.
So no fall over for mine. 💀