Guide to OPNsense Multi-WAN Failover and Load Balancing. In this detailed tutorial, we dive deep into the advanced setup of OPNsense, a leading open-source firewall and routing platform. Learn how to seamlessly manage multiple internet connections, ensuring uninterrupted internet access with failover capabilities, and optimise your network usage through effective load balancing.

Whether you're a small business looking to maximise uptime, a tech enthusiast eager to enhance your home network, or an IT professional aiming to deploy robust network solutions, this guide has everything you need. We cover step-by-step instructions on configuring WAN interfaces, setting up failover groups, and adjusting load balancing rules for optimal performance and reliability.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - I'm going to teach you WAN failover and load balancing
00:40 - What is WAN Fail Over?
05:09 - opnSense system DNS and gateway settings
06:40 - Testing your WAN interfaces are working
08:25 - Gateway monitoring
11:37 - Defining gateway groups for failover
15:10 - Firewall rules: policy routing & gateways
17:24 - Testing failover
20:27 - Defining gateway groups for load balancing
23:10 - Testing load balancing and sticky addresses
27:34 - Debugging: Configuring NAT rules
28:29 - Configuring packet loss & latency thresholds and gateway weight
31:35 - Additional gateway groups you may want to create
35:18 - Help support the channel











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