R5S - Using a 2.5Gbps port as the WAN port
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2025 5:16 am
Anyone using a 2.5Gbps port as the WAN port on the R5S?
As from September, we'll have 2Gbps internet available. I'd be keen to know how to setup one 2.5Gbps port as the WAN port and the other 2.5Gbps port as a LAN port. I'd be interested to know the throughput too.
Edit: I manually edited /etc/config/network and swapped the WAN, eth0 (1Gbps) with the LAN, eth2 (2.5Gbps), so eth2 became the WAN port, and eth0 part of the br-lan. Did a reboot, it still all works, but a speed test from the internet is getting me 925Mbps - but that may be my ISP and not the router throughput or ports fault.
As from September, we'll have 2Gbps internet available. I'd be keen to know how to setup one 2.5Gbps port as the WAN port and the other 2.5Gbps port as a LAN port. I'd be interested to know the throughput too.
Edit: I manually edited /etc/config/network and swapped the WAN, eth0 (1Gbps) with the LAN, eth2 (2.5Gbps), so eth2 became the WAN port, and eth0 part of the br-lan. Did a reboot, it still all works, but a speed test from the internet is getting me 925Mbps - but that may be my ISP and not the router throughput or ports fault.