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      Alex Sage
      last edited by

      This looks to be a lot work, might be worth the money to get a Edge Router X, however I do like a good challenge 🙂

      http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Dual,Triple(and_probably_quad)_WAN_with_multiple_active_WAN_links_and_source_routing

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        scottalanmiller
        last edited by

        What hardware will handle that?

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          Alex Sage @scottalanmiller
          last edited by Alex Sage

          @scottalanmiller said:

          What hardware will handle that?

          I assumed anything that runs ddwrt.

          I was going to use three TP-LINK TL-WR841N wireless routers.

          http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WR841N-Wireless-Router-300Mpbs/dp/B001FWYGJS/

          2 as Clients, and 1 as a duel WAN router.

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch @Alex Sage
            last edited by

            @anonymous said:

            This looks to be a lot work, might be worth the money to get a Edge Router X, however I do like a good challenge 🙂

            Working link

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            • JaredBuschJ
              JaredBusch
              last edited by

              Looking at that link, multiple WAN setup is not "normal" for DD-WRT. Obviously workable, but not normal. If that is true, I would not use DD-WRT for the router.

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                JaredBusch
                last edited by JaredBusch

                Here is the more expensive choice: https://cradlepoint.com/products/mbr95#!specs
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                  Alex Sage @JaredBusch
                  last edited by

                  @JaredBusch said:

                  Here is the more expensive choice: https://cradlepoint.com/products/mbr95#!specs
                  img

                  Just livechatted with cradlepoint, this only supports one WAN wifi connection 😞

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                  • JaredBuschJ
                    JaredBusch @Alex Sage
                    last edited by JaredBusch

                    @anonymous said:

                    Just livechatted with cradlepoint, this only supports one WAN wifi connection 😞

                    Yes, you would need 2 and then a router that supports dual WAN. As I said the expensive option.

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                      Alex Sage
                      last edited by

                      So far my best option is 2 clients (not sure what yet, leaning towards the TL-Link routers with ddwrt.)

                      Going to use the Edge Router X for the main router, since it supports 2 WANs out of the box.

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                        Alex Sage
                        last edited by

                        Shit, that means I need a AP too 😞

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                          Alex Sage
                          last edited by scottalanmiller

                          Here is what I am thinking about ordering:

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                          • JaredBuschJ
                            JaredBusch @Alex Sage
                            last edited by

                            @anonymous said:

                            Shit, that means I need a AP too 😞

                            Right, I was looking for a simpler solution, but really, nothing in home router class can do it.

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                              JaredBusch @Alex Sage
                              last edited by

                              @anonymous said:

                              Here is what I am thinking about ordering:

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                              This is what I would do. In fact, I might just get me a TP-Link anyway, because there is a Comcast Xfinitiy wireless in range of my house. As a subscriber, I can access it. Dual WAN for me!

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                                Alex Sage @JaredBusch
                                last edited by

                                @JaredBusch said:

                                This is what I would do. In fact, I might just get me a TP-Link anyway, because there is a Comcast Xfinitiy wireless in range of my house. As a subscriber, I can access it. Dual WAN for me!

                                That's a great point! I can do that too! Fun project tonight! 🙂

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                                  Alex Sage
                                  last edited by

                                  Like this, right?

                                  https://msol.io/blog/tech/2015/03/10/how-i-doubled-my-internet-speed-with-openwrt/

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                                  • JaredBuschJ
                                    JaredBusch @Alex Sage
                                    last edited by

                                    @anonymous said:

                                    Like this, right?

                                    https://msol.io/blog/tech/2015/03/10/how-i-doubled-my-internet-speed-with-openwrt/

                                    I may have everything I need. I forgot I have an OLD cradlepoint.. Need to see if I can set it up to use WiFi as WAN

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                                      Alex Sage @JaredBusch
                                      last edited by

                                      @JaredBusch said:

                                      @anonymous said:

                                      Like this, right?

                                      https://msol.io/blog/tech/2015/03/10/how-i-doubled-my-internet-speed-with-openwrt/

                                      I may have everything I need. I forgot I have an OLD cradlepoint.. Need to see if I can set it up to use WiFi as WAN

                                      What model?

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                                        Alex Sage
                                        last edited by

                                        Deployment is tomorrow!

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @Alex Sage
                                          last edited by

                                          @anonymous said:

                                          Deployment is tomorrow!

                                          Good luck!

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                                            Alex Sage
                                            last edited by

                                            Deployment is complete and working great!

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