Chapter 9: Multi-WAN – Failover and Load Balancing
This chapter will explore some multi-Wide Area Network (WAN) strategies such as load balancing and failover using the policy-based routing concept. You will also explore some common issues and how to solve them.
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to understand and configure the following multi-WAN related topics:
- Failover and load balancing
- Policy routing
- Troubleshooting
Technical requirements
You will need a running OPNsense and a host to practice this chapter's steps. Knowledge of how to create and change network settings on VirtualBox is required. A good understanding of how to create/edit firewall rules on OPNsense is essential for this chapter.
Failover and load balancing
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