Dual-WAN router

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Published on 2011-02-01T13:32:15Z Indexed on 2011/02/01 15:27 UTC
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I am looking for a router that would fit the following requirements:

  • Two WAN interfaces: the primary is PPPoE, the secondary will link to a GigE port on another router (a 100Mbps link will suffice);
  • Two (ideally four) GigE LAN ports;
  • No requirement for a firewall;
  • No requirement for Wi-Fi;
  • Inexpensive.

The plan for the two WAN interfaces is as follows. All outbound traffic will go to the primary, with exceptions based on destination IP/subnet or possibly on src+dest IPs/subnets. Such exceptions should be routed to the secondary. It would be very nice if, should the primary go down, the secondary would automatically take over for all outbound traffic.

I am reasonably sure that I can put something together based on dd-wrt. However, I'd like to hear from you what alternatives are out there (especially something easier to set up for my use case, even if it means paying more for the hardware.)

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