Should I route or load balance in this scenario?

RouterOS Beginner Basics
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Let’s say I have a routerboard with two different internet connections coming into two separate interfaces and a LAN interface with two VLANS:

ether1 - 99.99.99.99 (WAN link)
ether2 - 88.88.88.88 (WAN link)
ether3 - 192.168.20.1 (VLAN2, for office network) and 192.168.30.1 (VLAN3, for hotspot network)

VLAN2 will be used for office users who need a fast internet connection in order to conduct their business
VLAN3 will be used for hotspot users who are guests and will probably be watching netflix streaming and youtube…

The idea behind getting two separate internet connections is so there will be plenty of bandwidth so that guests don’t tie up the entire internet connection and make the internet connection slow for office users.

What is the best practice here? Should I somehow route each VLAN to use one of the WAN links as its only default gateway, or should I implement load balancing and somehow limit the total bandwidth used by the hotspot network (VLAN3)?

Steven

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For the best usage of the WAN connections, load balance them, and bandwidth limit the hotspot users easily done within hotspot.

The office users will benefit from having the full capacity of two connections and you can limit max users on hotspot ap plus bandwidth restrictions.

Regards.

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Thank you, I will take your advice!

Steven