How did you put good use to 2 X 1Gbps ?

[Dead Pirate Roberts]

Are you on SI or ST?

I am waiting for ISPs to introduce new place so that I can do speedtest like this and post on youtube

My 10g is based overseas not in sg

 

[deathblade82]

Direct lan connection from my iMac

Ok, so the bonding is at the QNAP ?

 

[jasonho]

Ok, so the bonding is at the QNAP ?

yup its using the dual-WAN load balancing in Qhora-301W

 

[excezz]

Download steam games

 

[BroSisPlsHelp]

yup its using the dual-WAN load balancing in Qhora-301W

hello guru,

Is there anymore settings needed for dual-WAN load balancing?

I have 2x 1Gbps Myrepublic gamer fibre plan. I got an ASUS ROG AX11000 router. I enabled Dual-WAN load balancing with 1:1 ratio. However whenever I do a speed test, i'm only averaging around 600Mbps - 800Mbps, which feels like they're just using 1 WAN link. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[xiaofan]

hello guru,

Is there anymore settings needed for dual-WAN load balancing?

I have 2x 1Gbps Myrepublic gamer fibre plan. I got an ASUS ROG AX11000 router. I enabled Dual-WAN load balancing with 1:1 ratio. However whenever I do a speed test, i'm only averaging around 600Mbps - 800Mbps, which feels like they're just using 1 WAN link. Am I doing something wrong?

It is said that you need static IP add-on to get Asus Dual WAN Load Balancing to work properly. Do you have static IP add-on?

Are you carrying out SpeedTest using wired connection from the 2.5G LAN port using a 2.5G capable device? If you use device with gigabit Ethernet then of course the speed will be less than 1Gbps. If using wireless then it will depend on the wireless client and you may not get above 1Gbps.

 

[jasonho]

hello guru,

Is there anymore settings needed for dual-WAN load balancing?

I have 2x 1Gbps Myrepublic gamer fibre plan. I got an ASUS ROG AX11000 router. I enabled Dual-WAN load balancing with 1:1 ratio. However whenever I do a speed test, i'm only averaging around 600Mbps - 800Mbps, which feels like they're just using 1 WAN link. Am I doing something wrong?

I am using qhora 301 as my router so settings is diff from yours. For me it’s quite auto and no other configuration needed

for your cases, what’s your client (mobile, pc?) and connection (wifi5/6, lan - 1g, 2.5g/10g?)

for most mobile clients like iPhones, 600-800mbps is a norm, and sufficient for mobile apps.

to get more than 1gbps speed, your client will likely to be a pc with more than 1gbps network connectivity.

 

[BroSisPlsHelp]

Oh I understand! I was using my iPhone 13 to do the ping test.. because it's a BTO and still under final renovations, so I don't have a PC right there for me to do wired connections.
Thank you so much for your quick reply I feel better now that there's nothing wrong with my connection (hopefully). I'll get a static IP to go along with it.

I am using qhora 301 as my router so settings is diff from yours. For me it’s quite auto and no other configuration needed

for your cases, what’s your client (mobile, pc?) and connection (wifi5/6, lan - 1g, 2.5g/10g?)

for most mobile clients like iPhones, 600-800mbps is a norm, and sufficient for mobile apps.

to get more than 1gbps speed, your client will likely to be a pc with more than 1gbps network connectivity.

thank you xiaofan guru! I will check out static IP

It is said that you need static IP add-on to get Asus Dual WAN Load Balancing to work properly. Do you have static IP add-on?

Are you carrying out SpeedTest using wired connection from the 2.5G LAN port using a 2.5G capable device? If you use device with gigabit Ethernet then of course the speed will be less than 1Gbps. If using wireless then it will depend on the wireless client and you may not get above 1Gbps.

 

[pricklepantz]

static ip exposes your network directly to wan. do you do anything to firewall it ?

 

[xiaofan]

static ip exposes your network directly to wan. do you do anything to firewall it ?

That is not correct. You will need a Firewall for your home network and it has nothing to do with using Static IP or Dynamic IP. More sophisticated Firewall like pfSense has different Firewall rules which can apply to WAN (no matter it is dynamic IP or static IP or even CGNAT) and LAN (including VLANs).

It is just Static IP may get more attacking surfaces if you have opened some network ports. So yes the users with Static IP may need to be more careful.

 

[cyberet]

That is not correct. You will need a Firewall for your home network and it has nothing to do with using Static IP or Dynamic IP. More sophisticated Firewall like pfSense has different Firewall rules which can apply to WAN (no matter it is dynamic IP or static IP or even CGNAT) and LAN (including VLANs).

It is just Static IP may get more attacking surfaces if you have opened some network ports. So yes the users with Static IP may need to be more careful.

just for layman knowledge

the correct term should be public IP vs private IP
stupid ISPs have been associating static IP with public IP.

I had a huge row with VQ a few years ago when I recontracted their new plan but wasn't informed they have since moved to CGNAT (where are you issued private ip) and kept harping on that I needed static IP (which was their only way of providing me a public facing WAN IP).

At least MR explained they are using private IP aka CGNAT. I don't see it on VQ website.

https://viewqwest.com/faq-static-ip

vs

https://support.myrepublic.com.sg/hc/en-us/articles/115003067814-What-is-Static-IP-Do-I-need-it-

 

[Lucky123]

I am considering upgrading my current 1 Gbps to 2 x1 Gbps due to overuse of bandwidth. I have no concern on limiting to 1 Gbps on speed but as long bandwidth is enough will be ok. Would like advice on what aggregation router to get for this setup. Thanks.

 

[xiaofan]

I am considering upgrading my current 1 Gbps to 2 x1 Gbps due to overuse of bandwidth. I have no concern on limiting to 1 Gbps on speed but as long bandwidth is enough will be ok. Would like advice on what aggregation router to get for this setup. Thanks.

What is the plan you want to sign up? What is the goal?

Your statement "no concerns on limiting to 1Gbps on speed" and "aggregation router" do not match. When people using a router with Dual WAN Load Balancing, they want to get above 1Gbps speed (about 1.8Gbps) with a single connection (say from the 2.5G LAN port).

 

[phayze]

I would use 2 different ISP for 2x 1Gbps more for redundancy. There was once starhub is down, my M1 still can keep be use. Another time, I also encounter my M1 fibre down and need to wait for 2 days before they repair the broken fibre outside.

 

[Lucky123]

What is the plan you want to sign up? What is the goal?

Your statement "no concerns on limiting to 1Gbps on speed" and "aggregation router" do not match. When people using a router with Dual WAN Load Balancing, they want to get above 1Gbps speed (about 1.8Gbps) with a single connection (say from the 2.5G LAN port).

The goal is to increase bandwidth coz too many users but prefer to stick to single network.

I would use 2 different ISP for 2x 1Gbps more for redundancy. There was once starhub is down, my M1 still can keep be use. Another time, I also encounter my M1 fibre down and need to wait for 2 days before they repair the broken fibre outside.

Do you run 2 networks or aggregate the different ISPs?

 

[phayze]

The goal is to increase bandwidth coz too many users but prefer to stick to single network.

Do you run 2 networks or aggregate the different ISPs?

I aggregate the different ISP together. I wasnt able to get full speed with my previous gateway as is not fast enough and the max i got was only around 1.4Gbps. After changing to another gateway, getting around 2Gbps is for speedtest is not an issue.

 

[xiaofan]

The goal is to increase bandwidth coz too many users but prefer to stick to single network.

For true single network, you want to go with the aggregated 2Gbps plan or 2.5Gbps plan like Singtel 2Gbps, Viewquest 2Gbps and Whizcomms 2.5Gbps plan. Take note they use ONR so you will have the limitations associated with the ONR.

If you go with dual 1Gbps plans like Singtel 1+1 Gbps plan, Starhub/M1/MR 2Gbps plan, they are dual 1Gbps plan (dual network). But you can use routers which are capable of Dual WAN Load Balancing to simulate single network (you may need to set up some routing rules as well).

For example, if you go with M1 2Gbps plan, you can consider getting GT-AX6000 from M1 which is capable of Dual WAN Load Balancing.
https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1011719/

How many users and how many devices you have for your home network? It is actually difficult to saturate 1Gbps bandwidth for a typical household.

 

[Henry Ng]

How did you put good use to 2 X 1Gbps ?
think there are many ISP having 2 X 1Gbps plan.
If you have a router that support dual wan then you can connect 2 X 1Gbps but you will not get 2 Gbps but 1Gbps.
From my understanding the router will use the 1Gbps that are more "Free" when upload and down (you get what i mean)
However i think the best use is to have 2 connection , one to new router while the other for torrent and etc.
I wonder how other people have make any good use of the other 1Gbps for such plan.

Now MR 10Gbps is so cheap, why never consider taking 10Gbps? During renovation can ask contractor to do the cabling.

 

[Henry Ng]

I aggregate the different ISP together. I wasnt able to get full speed with my previous gateway as is not fast enough and the max i got was only around 1.4Gbps. After changing to another gateway, getting around 2Gbps is for speedtest is not an issue.

Actually getting 1.4 Gbps is normal for wifi at least it is beyond the traditional 1Gbps speed.

 

[cyberet]

The goal is to increase bandwidth coz too many users but prefer to stick to single network.

Do you run 2 networks or aggregate the different ISPs?

its most probably the design of your internal network rather than bandwidth limitation.
Whats the usage like?