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Adding a backup Internet WAN on my OPNsense Router

A practical walkthrough for configuring a backup WAN interface on an OPNsense router using a 5G gateway as a secondary connection. Covers assigning a new interface (WAN2), enabling DHCP, verifying the gateway appears in System > Gateways, and manually switching between WAN connections by adjusting gateway priorities. Also touches on outbound NAT configuration and using curl or fast.com to verify which connection is active.

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Jul 24•3m read time•From jeffgeerling.com
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