Does RouterOS support Failover and load balancing

RouterOS General
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Hello

I am very new to Router OS. I am looking for a Router operating system that can support automatic WAN interface fail over and load balancing functionality.

  1. I would like to know if RouterOS can be configured to support automatic WAN interface fail over between 2 cellular modem interface? or for that matter any 2 WAN interfaces?

  2. I understand it is based on Linux Kernel 2.6. As a developer will I be able to develop an application that runs on RouterOS using the RouterOS API and standard C, C++ functions?

Thanks
Shanakr

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I you set two default routes with different costs and set the gateway check feature to ping then when the default becomes unavailable the second will begin being the active route.

I think you’ll have to talk to mikrotik if you want do develope for mikrotik. You can use the scripting or API features but the routeros software isn’t open source.