Dual WAN setup with existing router issue

[AhmedIlyas]

So, I bought a Linksys DUAL WAN router for failover purposes:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Business-Gigabit-Router-LRT224/dp/B00GK640D6/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Linksys+Business+Dual+WAN+Gigabit+VPN+Router+(LRT224)&qid=1575963794&s=electronics&sr=1-3

 

I also have a netgear nighthawk x10 R9000.

 

My netgear router should be my main router for everything (LAN and WAN). It has always worked with no issues. But now trying to get it to work with the Linksys Dual WAN router is something I am having issues with.

I have the starting IP set as 20.168.1.1 (.1.1 is the router setup page) with subnet of 255.255.255.0

 

I plugged in and installed the linksys dual wan router.

I changed the configuration for this to NO DHCP and set the IP to be 20.168.1.48 and subnet of 255.255.255.0. The .1.48 becomes the config/admin page.

I setup WAN failover and WAN1 being my primary and WAN2 being backup.

 

I connected the internet modem to WAN1 on the Linksys.

I connected the Netgear router (using one of the LAN ports) directly to the Linksys LAN (not WAN) port.

 

Unfortunately no go. Does not seem to find the internet connection.

 

What do I need to do/change/configure so that any devices connected through the Netgear (both wireless and wired) can connect to the internet through the Linksys dual WAN?

 

 

[ddennis002]

25 minutes ago, AhmedIlyas said:

So, I bought a Linksys DUAL WAN router for failover purposes:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Business-Gigabit-Router-LRT224/dp/B00GK640D6/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Linksys+Business+Dual+WAN+Gigabit+VPN+Router+(LRT224)&qid=1575963794&s=electronics&sr=1-3

 

I also have a netgear nighthawk x10 R9000.

 

My netgear router should be my main router for everything (LAN and WAN). It has always worked with no issues. But now trying to get it to work with the Linksys Dual WAN router is something I am having issues with.

I have the starting IP set as 20.168.1.1 (.1.1 is the router setup page) with subnet of 255.255.255.0

 

I plugged in and installed the linksys dual wan router.

I changed the configuration for this to NO DHCP and set the IP to be 20.168.1.48 and subnet of 255.255.255.0. The .1.48 becomes the config/admin page.

I setup WAN failover and WAN1 being my primary and WAN2 being backup.

 

I connected the internet modem to WAN1 on the Linksys.

I connected the Netgear router (using one of the LAN ports) directly to the Linksys LAN (not WAN) port.

 

Unfortunately no go. Does not seem to find the internet connection.

 

What do I need to do/change/configure so that any devices connected through the Netgear (both wireless and wired) can connect to the internet through the Linksys dual WAN?

 

 

Hello again! So I have a solution but its going to take some time to type up so give me a bit. Just wanted to let you know.

[AhmedIlyas]

Sure ddennis002! I appreciate it.

Hopefully it is not too complicated. I would have thought it should be straightforward to get this working without issues.

 

 

[ddennis002]

1 minute ago, AhmedIlyas said:

Sure ddennis002! I appreciate it.

Hopefully it is not too complicated. I would have thought it should be straightforward to get this working without issues.

 

 

Quick question does it matter if your Netgear router is behind NAT?

[ddennis002]

37 minutes ago, AhmedIlyas said:

Sure ddennis002! I appreciate it.

Hopefully it is not too complicated. I would have thought it should be straightforward to get this working without issues.

 

 

So my solution and with this device make sure you update firmware and factory reset after this device can be a pain at times.

Set up Physically with your primary ISP on Wan1 and Failover ISP to Wan2.

Under Wan Settings under configuration set these to Transparent Bridge Mode. This should take the ISP IP Address and route it out LAN1 into the LAN Port of the Netgear Wifi Router.

Setup the WAN as failover select WAN2 as the failover ISP do not load balancing. So all WAN traffic will normally enter and exit WAN1 and if WAN1 goes down will failover to WAN2.

Turn of DHCP on the device and set your static IP to .1.48 with a mask of /24 This will allow remote management from devices behind the Netgear LAN. To beable to ping .1.48 and access the remote management pages.

 

So you should look like this physically

Primary ISP>>>>>>>>Linksys WAN1 Port

Failover ISP>>>>>>>>Linksys WAN2 Port

Linksys LAN1 Port>>>>>>> Netgear WAN Port

 

You can change any other settings to your desire.

 

Your ISP IP address should always be seen by Netgear WIFI Router just like if you had ISP directly connected to Netgear.

This will allow your netgear to handle all internal LAN routing and process WAN requests out is WAN Port.

[AhmedIlyas]

Thanks! Let's see if this works. Basically it seems I had most of it correct but need to make the Linksys Dual WAN router set to the Transparent Bridge Mode.

[ddennis002]

5 hours ago, AhmedIlyas said:

Thanks! Let's see if this works. Basically it seems I had most of it correct but need to make the Linksys Dual WAN router set to the Transparent Bridge Mode.

Pretty much, let me know how it turns out friend.

[AhmedIlyas]

I dont see an option for transparent/bridge mode at all

[AhmedIlyas]

oops my bad, i see the option - it is a drop down list.

 

Question is, what values do I enter?!

 

[AhmedIlyas]

OK so finally got it to work.

 

In the LRT, set the IP address to a different range than my netgear one.

 

My netgear: 20.168.1.1

LRT: 192.168.1.1

 

Have the LRT enable DHCP

Netgear still has DHCP enabled (it's what I want)

 

Plug into LRT on LAN1, the WAN port of the Netgear.

 

Hey presto - works. No idea why the Linksys engineers/tech support could not tell me this for the last 4 calls.... until 1 other tech suggested it today.

 

Now I need to access my RDP computers. To do this, I had to setup port forwarding on the LRT using the IP Address it has given the WAN to the Netgear (in this case: 192.168.1.104). And hey presto... works also.

 

I also tested the failover - works nicely. Also have DynDns setup on the LRT on both WAN ports.... seems to work.

 

thanks again for your help and guidance!