ER707-M2 - Primary WAN Slows Down when Backup WAN Is In Use
Hello-
I have a routing policy on my ER707-M2 that forces all traffic from one computer on my network to use my backup WAN (300 Mbs speed) only.
My primary WAN has a 1000 Mbps connection speed and all my other devices use that connection.
Normally when doing a speed test on the Primary WAN, it performs as expected at the 1000 Mbps speed.
However, if I have significant download happening on on the backup WAN, the primary WAN is slowed down to about 200 Mbps vs. the expected 1000 Mbps..
It seems like these two WANS should operate independantly. Can anybody tell me why one would affect the other?
Thanks!
Thank you! I did some more testing that may be helpful.
I tried switching the cable modems between the two WAN ports:
I put the Netgear CM2050V Xfinity modem (faster 1000mbps, primary connection) on the 1Gb port
I put the Technicolor CVA4003TCH1 WOW modem (slower 300mbps, backup connection) on the 2.5Gb port
With this change, the primary internet connection does not seem to be affected by activity on the backup connection. The only limit is that the Xfinity service is limited by the speed of the 1Gb ethernet port it is connected to on the router. As a result, I am losing some speed on the xfinity connection because the over-provision by about 20%. I should be able to get about 1200 Mbps with my Xfinity connection but I am limited to about 900 Mbps because I must use the 1Gbps port on the ER-707M2.
