Using routing to implement load balancing?

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Using routing to implement load balancing?
Using routing to implement load balancing?
2020-11-16 15:13:06 - last edited 2022-03-31 11:28:29
Model: TL-R470T+  
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I bought a cellular modem as backup for my DSL line. I bought a TL-R470T+ to manage the two. DSL is WAN1. Cellular is WAN2.

 

Initially, I enabled load balancing with this rule:

 

 

One problem with that is that I can't access the cellular modem for maintenance and testing unless failover is in effect. So I looked at policy routing and defined this rule:

 

 

My question is this: Doesn't that routing rule have exactly the same effect as the load balancing rule? If not, what's the difference?

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