XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: beretta@nun-ya-bizness.com   
      
   On 6/11/19 5:39 AM, nospam wrote:> In article   
   ,  wrote:   
    >   
    >>> I've got mine set up with a dual WAN configuration so if one input   
   fails   
    >>> the second will automatically take over. Redundancy is awesome!   
    >>   
    >> Ahhhh.  I would love to have this feature!   
    >   
    > many routers can do that, or be set up to load balance. some can use   
    > the usb port and a cellular data stick rather than another wan port.   
    >   
   Many can, but the majority of $150 (or less) routers cannot.  Few home   
   users have a redundant connection, which is why this feature is   
   _usually_ only found in business / industry class hardware.   
      
   Using a cellular data stick as your redundant connection isn't a great   
   idea if you have data caps like 90% of subscribers. Unless your router   
   has some way of notifying you that it has switched to the secondary   
   connection, it's not going to take long to blow through your gigabytes   
   if you do any type of video streaming.   
      
   On Mikrotik hardware that functionality is trivial to implement via a   
   script (I'm a big fan of their hardware) and they also have routers   
   specifically designed to support cellular data sticks.   
      
   https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-RouterBoard-Triple-802-11ac-RB96   
   UiGS-5HacT2HnT-US/dp/B01BMMK4HI/   
      
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