Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)

Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)

Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)
Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)
Yesterday - last edited 7 hours ago
Model: ER605 (TL-R605)  
Hardware Version: V2
Firmware Version: 2.3.0

Hi guys,

 

I’d like to ask for some advice about my network setup.

 

 

Current Setup:

  • 3 × Starlink connectionsTP-Link ER605 (multi-WAN load balancer) → MikroTik RB5009 (PPPoE server) → TP-Link ES205GPHA7302CST (OLT) 68 home clients

  • Load Balancing Ratio: 1:1:1

  • Application Optimized Routing (AOR): Disabled for 1 year

 

 

My Concerns:

  1. Is this setup correct, or do I need a higher model of TP-Link multi-WAN router?

  2. Should I enable AOR, or just leave it disabled?

  3. On the ER605 WAN activity, the upload/download per WAN never goes beyond 100 Mbps (maximum I’ve seen is about 84 Mbps). Is this normal?

 

 

Thank you!

 

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Re:Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)-Solution
7 hours ago - last edited 7 hours ago

  @Mellx1 

Thank you for your answer. Here are the responses to your three questions. Please check them out:

1. Topology & ER605 Model Choice
The ER605 (V2) is still adequate. Its hardware NAT throughput is rated at 1 Gbps, while each Starlink line typically peaks at 100–250 Mbps. The aggregate bandwidth therefore stays well below the router’s limit, so no immediate hardware upgrade is necessary
2.AOR is essentially policy-based routing. It pins latency-sensitive traffic (gaming, VoIP, banking) to the WAN with the lowest RTT, avoiding Starlink’s occasional 20–40 ms jitter.
Recommendation: Enable AOR and create rules for the relevant destination ports/IPs. Monitor for a week; if all three Starlink links have similar latency, you can disable it again
3.The speed is normal. Starlink’s real-world downlink commonly ranges 70–120 Mbps, and the ER605 reading simply reflects that.
a.Verify the port is negotiating at 1000 Mbps (Status → Port Status).
b.If a PC directly connected to Starlink also tops out at ~84 Mbps, the bottleneck is Starlink itself, not the ER605.

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Re:Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)-Solution
7 hours ago - last edited 7 hours ago

  @Mellx1 

Thank you for your answer. Here are the responses to your three questions. Please check them out:

1. Topology & ER605 Model Choice
The ER605 (V2) is still adequate. Its hardware NAT throughput is rated at 1 Gbps, while each Starlink line typically peaks at 100–250 Mbps. The aggregate bandwidth therefore stays well below the router’s limit, so no immediate hardware upgrade is necessary
2.AOR is essentially policy-based routing. It pins latency-sensitive traffic (gaming, VoIP, banking) to the WAN with the lowest RTT, avoiding Starlink’s occasional 20–40 ms jitter.
Recommendation: Enable AOR and create rules for the relevant destination ports/IPs. Monitor for a week; if all three Starlink links have similar latency, you can disable it again
3.The speed is normal. Starlink’s real-world downlink commonly ranges 70–120 Mbps, and the ER605 reading simply reflects that.
a.Verify the port is negotiating at 1000 Mbps (Status → Port Status).
b.If a PC directly connected to Starlink also tops out at ~84 Mbps, the bottleneck is Starlink itself, not the ER605.

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Re:Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)
4 hours ago

  @Mellx1 

 

Thank you, 

Here are the details of each wan port:

Duplex

Full Duplex, Speed: 1000 Mbps

 

Can you guide me a bit on setting up policy routing? For example, I’d like all streaming traffic to go through WAN1, all gaming traffic through WAN2, and downloads through WAN3.

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