Hello,
I'm using FortiGate 60E, firmware v7.2.8. I have 2 internet connections in one of my locations, main and failover. I always set it up with the same distance in static routes, in this case, 10 and different priorities for each, for the main one for example 5, and the failover one 6. In this scenario usually both connections work at the same time, I can ping external IP addresses etc.
The problem is when I set it up this way, the failover PPPoE connection doesn't work, it doesn't respond to pings and the failover connection doesn't even show up on the routing table despite adding it as a static route. It looks like the problem is only when it's a PPPoE connection, for others it works fine.
The way to bypass it is to click the option: retrieve default gateway from server:
It starts working, but you can only set here the administrative distance and it will supersede the main connection, which I don't want. But turning it on allows me to create a static route with a dynamic gateway:
and turn off the setting in the interface "retrieve default gateway from server". After doing so it works for about 48 hours without any problems, then you have to redo the whole thing to make it back online.
The funny thing is that when you turn off the retrieve default gateway option, a previously created static route with a dynamic gateway is still on the list:
but when you enter the static route record, it's not even there:
And when you open it and save it, it will stop working.
I think it's rather a bug than a feature, can you help me with that? I don't want to use an SD-WAN there.
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