I got two single units of Asus Zenwifi AX XT8 last month to get better range since its a mesh setup and can have better speeds with 3 of my devices with WiFi 6 support.
After I got them, set them up and using them for a while. In the Web interface there is a Dual WAN option also with two sub options failover and load balancing. Wondering what they were and started to search the net and got some info. My Airtel Xstream fiber Huawei ONT is in bridge mode. To check the speeds of this new AX setup, I opted for plan change from Airtel Thanks app initially fot 300 Mbps(used for few days) and later for 1gbps plan(used for a day) . The plan change couldn't happen initially. Assuming its due to bridge mode, I reverted Huawei to router mode and plan change was done. But my setup was under double NAT.
One day my existing Airtel Xstream fiber connection(200 Mbps plan) was disrupted and due to kids online classes and other wfh issues, thought of taking a backup Internet connection and saw that Jio is offering a one month trial. Hence applied and got it installed in 4 days. I want to set this Jio with 399 base plan and use it as a backup only after the initial trial period in which the speed is upto 150 Mbps. This was my initial plan. After I got the Jio installed, I immediately switched off the wifi from Jio router. Couldn't use it in bridge mode as it can't be done as of now. So, basically both the Airtel and Jio were setup in such a way that both are in double NAT.
I tried load balancing option under Dual WAN setup with Airtel as Primary Wan and Jio as secondary with a lan port acting as wan input for Jio. Airtel is at 200Mbps speed and Jio at 150 Mbps speed.
I thought the ratio column is to split the no of packets between both connections based on the ratio and nothing linked to speed. Hope my understanding is correct. Pl correct if I'm not.
I got speeds of 350 Mbps But off late I've found that it is looking for net connectivity in between as the WhatsApp icon appears in notification bar saying checking for messages. This appears for a second only. Also kids reported that they got an unstable internet message while using zoom app for classes.
Is my load balancing setup wrong as the speeds of both are different and the ratio I gave is not 1:1. I tried 4:3, 2:1 options. Is the slight delay due to transitioning from Airtel to jio or vice versa. I initially thought that it's due double NAT with both Airtel and Jio and converted Huawei back to bridge mode. Now, Asus router is under double NAT with Jio only.
Also, I couldn't open some Jio pages from app or via browser. So, I entered 8.8.8.8 in the dns column under dhcp in the router.
I removed the load balancing setup and now set it up as fail over only to invoke Jio only when Airtel fails.
Pl let me know if my load balancing setup is wrong or can I tweet the load balancing setup for better performance. If it works, after the Jio trial period is over, I'll put both Airtel and Jio with 100Mbps plan each to attain 200 Mbps. Just an option. If not only fail over option is left.
Sorry for the long post.
Thanks in advance.
After I got them, set them up and using them for a while. In the Web interface there is a Dual WAN option also with two sub options failover and load balancing. Wondering what they were and started to search the net and got some info. My Airtel Xstream fiber Huawei ONT is in bridge mode. To check the speeds of this new AX setup, I opted for plan change from Airtel Thanks app initially fot 300 Mbps(used for few days) and later for 1gbps plan(used for a day) . The plan change couldn't happen initially. Assuming its due to bridge mode, I reverted Huawei to router mode and plan change was done. But my setup was under double NAT.
One day my existing Airtel Xstream fiber connection(200 Mbps plan) was disrupted and due to kids online classes and other wfh issues, thought of taking a backup Internet connection and saw that Jio is offering a one month trial. Hence applied and got it installed in 4 days. I want to set this Jio with 399 base plan and use it as a backup only after the initial trial period in which the speed is upto 150 Mbps. This was my initial plan. After I got the Jio installed, I immediately switched off the wifi from Jio router. Couldn't use it in bridge mode as it can't be done as of now. So, basically both the Airtel and Jio were setup in such a way that both are in double NAT.
I tried load balancing option under Dual WAN setup with Airtel as Primary Wan and Jio as secondary with a lan port acting as wan input for Jio. Airtel is at 200Mbps speed and Jio at 150 Mbps speed.
I thought the ratio column is to split the no of packets between both connections based on the ratio and nothing linked to speed. Hope my understanding is correct. Pl correct if I'm not.
I got speeds of 350 Mbps But off late I've found that it is looking for net connectivity in between as the WhatsApp icon appears in notification bar saying checking for messages. This appears for a second only. Also kids reported that they got an unstable internet message while using zoom app for classes.
Is my load balancing setup wrong as the speeds of both are different and the ratio I gave is not 1:1. I tried 4:3, 2:1 options. Is the slight delay due to transitioning from Airtel to jio or vice versa. I initially thought that it's due double NAT with both Airtel and Jio and converted Huawei back to bridge mode. Now, Asus router is under double NAT with Jio only.
Also, I couldn't open some Jio pages from app or via browser. So, I entered 8.8.8.8 in the dns column under dhcp in the router.
I removed the load balancing setup and now set it up as fail over only to invoke Jio only when Airtel fails.
Pl let me know if my load balancing setup is wrong or can I tweet the load balancing setup for better performance. If it works, after the Jio trial period is over, I'll put both Airtel and Jio with 100Mbps plan each to attain 200 Mbps. Just an option. If not only fail over option is left.
Sorry for the long post.
Thanks in advance.