Multiple WAN Configurations
Sorry if this was covered somewhere, I just can't find it. I have a single router with 2 separate WAN connections. Both WAN 1 (AT&T) and WAN 2 (Spectrum) have Dynamic IPs and are being load-balanced equally. Is there a proper configuration for OpenDNS to support this scenario? Thanks.
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Yes, there is, and it has been covered elsewhere, search for "dual WAN".
You need two dashboard networks, one for each IP address. And you need two update clients, one for each dashboard network / WAN connection / dynamic IP address. You may need to configure routes for the update clients, so that they strictly use only one WAN connection for both, the checks for IP address changes and the actual IP address updates.
Alternatively, you force your DNS traffic to use just one WAN connection. Also this may be possible with configuring related routes accordingly. You don't need two dashboard networks or two update clients then. But you lose load-balancing and fault-tolerance for the DNS traffic.
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So, searching for "dual WAN" doesn't come up with anything specific in the search engine... I did see a similar article related to the solutions you mentioned before I posted, but still a bit unclear.
So, I need 2 clients (let's say INTERNAL 192.168.1.10 [A] & 192.168.1.20 [B] ). [A] Client should have a static route to the AT&T [A] gateway in my router & [B] Client should have a static route to the Spectrum [B] gateway, correct?
Then, do I require 2 different OpenDNS accounts configured on the separate Clients? Or, can I utilize the 2 "Networks" I created in my single Open DNS account, and use that single account on both clients?
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I do not understand what you mean by the private 192.168.*.* addresses for the clients. And yes, they need static routes as you specify, via the specific gateway to the OpenDNS addresses being used by the clients.
If your account allows for more than one network, then use this, else you may need a second account.
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