Peplink Dual-Wan Router

Mr_You · Oct 25, 2011

FYI, the Netgear N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700 is a highly recommended WiFi router for OpenWRT (which supports MultiWan). Just follow the LuCI/GUI instructions for an easy install.

lwlee · Oct 25, 2011

I have the WNDR3700. But I searched Google and a few posts says it won't work.

Have you actually done?

Quote from Mr_You:

FYI, the Netgear N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700 is a highly recommended WiFi router for OpenWRT (which supports MultiWan). Just follow the LuCI/GUI instructions for an easy install.

dejavu8 · Oct 25, 2011

Quote from Porcupine:

I have it and I love it. I have Cable and DSL.

what's the switching time in failover case? i use sonicwall tz210w which takes about 30 sec to switch to backup connection when prime connection fails.

silver914 · Oct 25, 2011

Quote from WinstonTJ:

Its litterally as easy as building a normal computer.

Its not like a normal "off the shelf" router where you can just plug it in and it works - but its much much better and more robust than just about anything you can buy off the shelf.

You can buy a Linksys WRT54G2 router on ebay... That can be flashed with dd-wrt so its an ideal platform for an alternative to an internal WiFi access point.

+1

Mr_You · Oct 25, 2011

Quote from lwlee:

I have the WNDR3700. But I searched Google and a few posts says it won't work.

Have you actually done?

No I haven't but referencing the compatibility list it appears to be supported/working. Just note there are two different versions of the WNDR3700 and note which versions of OpenWRT are known to work.

lwlee · Oct 25, 2011

Thanks. Is there an easy step by step instructions on hooking up a DSL and Cable modem? I was gonna get the Peplink Balance 20 but if I can achieve the same thing with the Netgear, prefer to go that route and save an extra box.

Quote from Mr_You:

No I haven't but referencing the compatibility list it appears to be supported/working. Just note there are two different versions of the WNDR3700 and note which versions of OpenWRT are known to work.

Mr_You · Oct 25, 2011

Quote from lwlee:

Thanks. Is there an easy step by step instructions on hooking up a DSL and Cable modem? I was gonna get the Peplink Balance 20 but if I can achieve the same thing with the Netgear, prefer to go that route and save an extra box.

I haven't done it but maybe this will help...

Visit this page to determine what version you have.

Download a flash image:
Stable OpenWRT Image for WNDR3700 v1
Release Candidate OpenWRT Image for WNDR3700 v2

Follow these installation instructions.

Follow these instructions to install the MultiWAN software

Those last instructions state "Then you can find the multiwan configuration in Network → Multi-WAN" ... You essentially assign one of the Gigabit ports as the second WAN port. I would choose one at the far ends. There's probably some more info but I haven't yet found a HowTo for this configuration.

Let us know if there are any gotchas.

lwlee · Oct 25, 2011

Thanks! Greatly appreciated.

Trader13 · Oct 25, 2011

Quote from lwlee:

Thanks. Is there an easy step by step instructions on hooking up a DSL and Cable modem? I was gonna get the Peplink Balance 20 but if I can achieve the same thing with the Netgear, prefer to go that route and save an extra box.

Just be aware that consumer-grade dual-WAN components (e.g., Netgear) have a poor reputation for reliability. That's why you may be wise to consider a more commercial-grade solution from Peplink.

lwlee · Oct 25, 2011

You wouldn't happen to have a link to detail the issue?

Quote from Trader13:

Just be aware that consumer-grade dual-WAN components (e.g., Netgear) have a poor reputation for reliability. That's why you may be wise to consider a more commercial-grade solution from Peplink.