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Archive => 20.7 Legacy Series => Topic started by: soko on December 26, 2020, 05:42:11 PM

Title: Different route for streaming (Netflix) possible?
Post by: soko on December 26, 2020, 05:42:11 PM
Hi guys,

I know its possible to setup different rules (based in alias/host/IPs) to route a device through a different WAN than the rest of the network.

What I like to do though is to route Netflix traffic to a different WAN. Is this possible?
So I would like to browse on a computer through the WAN1 and just the Netflix app on it should use WAN2.

Thanks
Soko

PS: I've posted basically the same in the Sensei forum (https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=20628.0) as I thought this is the way to go... but I can't find out how. So maybe there is a way without Sensei.
Title: Re: Different route for streaming (Netflix) possible?
Post by: Gauss23 on December 26, 2020, 06:31:51 PM
You would need to know the Netflix networks and save them to an Alias. Then you would habe a rule that has the local device's IP address as source and the Netflix Alias as destination. In that rule you set the gateway to your other WAN.

Main problem is to find all Netflix network addresses and to keep that alias up-to-date.
Title: Re: Different route for streaming (Netflix) possible?
Post by: soko on December 27, 2020, 09:04:54 AM
Quote from: Gauss23 on December 26, 2020, 06:31:51 PM
Main problem is to find all Netflix network addresses and to keep that alias up-to-date.

This is why I hoped there is another solution than that :(
Like an application based rule. Apparently its possible as Sensei can block Netflix traffic. So it should be possible not just to block but also to route in a different way...or do I miss something here?

thanks
Soko