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Possible to use T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Gateway with Dual Wan setup?
Hello,
I am researching T-Mobile 5G Home Internet service before committing. Currently I am using a WiFi router that supports Dual Wan setup: i.e. Cable modem + some other internet connection (i.e. DSL or Fiber or T-Mobile 5G Home Internet) with fail over to second internet connection if one of two connections is down.
Can T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Gateway be used as second internet connection with Dual Wan capable Wi-Fi router? If so, how? Can T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Gateway act as i.e. Motorola cable modem plugged into Wi-Fi router Wan port?
Thank you
LogChain wrote:
#8c9491,
So if I understand you, you have now gotten your T-Mobile 5G gateway, shut off its wi-fi (double NAT), and successfully setup your Asus router for dual-wan with T-Mobile primary and Xfinity secondary. If so, have you tested the function by disconnecting T-Mobile, detecting failover to Xfinity, and then reconnecting T-Mobile to confirm fallback to T-Mobile? Are there any “tricks” to this setup? Thanks.
Yes, that’s correct. WiFi is turned off on T-Mobile Gateway + it’s connected to Asus RT-AX86U 2.5G port, Motorola cable modem for XFinity is connected to ASUS router Wan port. In Dual WAN setup T-Mobile is selected as main Wan, Xfinity as fail-over + fallback checkbox selected (using 5sec ping to google as connection check). When I disconnect T-Mobile Gateway form Asus router XFinity cable kicks in within 10sec, connecting T-Mobile Gateway back makes Asus to fallback to T-Mobile within 10sec.
#8c9491,
So if I understand you, you have now gotten your T-Mobile 5G gateway, shut off its wi-fi (double NAT), and successfully setup your Asus router for dual-wan with T-Mobile primary and Xfinity secondary. If so, have you tested the function by disconnecting T-Mobile, detecting failover to Xfinity, and then reconnecting T-Mobile to confirm fallback to T-Mobile? Are there any “tricks” to this setup? Thanks.
Auto fail-over is another reason to do this if you have an internet connection you need to always be on such as for a home security system, dual-wan can use an ip address on cable, dsl, or cell as the second “backup” connection in that mode. Any should work.
Thank you all for input. I am already using T-Mobile 5G gateway in Dual WAN mode with ASUS router with Xfinity being a failover connection.. 5G Gateway WiFi access point is disabled.
I think he is asking if both of the Ethernet ports on the T-Mobile gateway can be active and used at the same time. Separate IP addresses, some cable modems (arris surfboard 8200, netgear cm1000 & up) can do this if you can get an additional IP address from your ISP, Comcast used to (still?) offer an additional IP on your account for about $7 a month. A dual wan router will use both lines for added bandwidth and load balancing giving you an effective doubling of your connection speed while presenting one IP address to the outside world. Neat trick, if you have the equipment to do it. I do and I’m wondering if this little guy can do it too.
Thank you. I am researching TM 5G gateway dual wan support with dual wan routers before even ordering it.
Any dual WAN I have used in the past would be fine with the TM Gateway.
How well you plug the dual WAN into the ethernet port of the gateway just like you would any other there would be no difference. This seems like to simple of a question maybe you were asking something else.
