Multiple internet paths for web app

Ilene
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Multiple internet paths for web app

I wanted to get my feelers out for a issue that I have. I have a web app that I want to route via the WAN through a different ISP gateway.  For example right now all traffic gets pipe thought a MS 420 with a single gateway to the internet. I want to take some traffic VLAN XX and routed to another 420 with a different internet path out. Keep in mind that VLAN XX. I am not sure that is possible but I like to see if I over looked a Meraki feature.

 

Thank you for the help

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jdsilva
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I don't think this can be done with an MS. You'd need an MX with both Internet feeds connected to it to do what I think you're asking.

Thank you for the answer. I looked up some of those features but I have two questions:  1) The second WAN is only available as a warm spare. Correct? 

2) The web application is a custom application. 

 

That is why I thought that maybe the only way to capture traffic would be through the VLAN

jdsilva
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Both WAN ports can be load balanced simultaneously. 

 

https://documentation.meraki.com/MX/Firewall_and_Traffic_Shaping/MX_Load_Balancing_and_Flow_Preferen...

 

You're correct about the Application recognition being predefined, but you can also specify traffic based on source/destination IP and/or Port. For Internet traffic you can simply specify source IP subnet, and WAN uplink to use.

 

https://documentation.meraki.com/MX/Firewall_and_Traffic_Shaping/MX_Load_Balancing_and_Flow_Preferen...

 

 

PhilipDAth
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I think you are taking the wrong approach.

 

I would instead consider putting it Amazon AWS or Azure, and moving it off premise.

 

Life will be much simpler.

Ben
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@PhilipDAth wrote:

I think you are taking the wrong approach.

 

I would instead consider putting it Amazon AWS, Google Cloud or Azure, and moving it off premise.

 

Life will be much simpler.


edit: keeping all options open! 😉

 

But i'm with @PhilipDAth on this one! 

Ilene
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The application is already on the cloud. The main issue and maybe I should have started with this. We have a inline webfilter that all traffic flows through. So my boss would like to allow this app to go unfiltered to the cloud. We have a second line to the internet that we could leave with out filter and let the app go through but to be honest I don't know if you can separate the traffic on the 420 and send it a different path. 

PhilipDAth
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Your web filter almost certainly has an option to "whitelist" your host so nothing will get blocked.

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