jiajun

You don't actually need a router. You can create a hotspot on your computer and share the VPN connection. Check the video for more info.

chx1975

You have your history completely messed up It was (as others noted) first Linksys releasing their firmware which is the basis of many open source projects in this case HyperWRT which continued in Tomato.

unmesh

I recently acquired a Nexx WT3020 and installed an OpenWRT derivative called ROOter from http://ofmodemsandmen.com/downloadsp.html for a near turnkey OpenVPN experience compared to previous attempts.

I'm getting approximately 10Mbps of throughput against a VPN server I've set up on AWS.

Capite

I think I've settled on a solution to the problem of being in a hotel with Wifi and needing a VPN-enabled router to use Chromecast or Roku, without a PC:

1. Hotel Wifi signal --> Router 1
   
2. Router 1 (via Ethernet) ---> WAN port on Router 2 (OpenWRT with VPN client)
   
3. Router 2 with VPN Client via Wifi signal --> all my devices.

The only problem is step 2: how can convert a hotel's WiFi signal into Ethernet to feed it into a router's WAN port?

Anyone have any ideas? I have a HooToo router and a TP-Link running OpenWRT, but not sure how to do this.

FastTrak2Elite

You only need one router.

https://www.loganmarchione.com/2015/...k-tl-mr3020-3/

There are further instructions up thread

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/25563013-post26.html

I do just this.

Capite

Yeah I tried this and it was over my head.

FastTrak2Elite

I had NO linux type experience before I tried this and got through it ok. The step by steps take you quite far then using PeteS's script finishes it of.

The only thing I struggled with (and still do) is router locks up if both the WWAN side and WLAN side are using encryption. This obviously inst a problem in public hotspot/hotels, when WLAN is open, but is a slight limitation that I couldn't resolve.

Is there a particular step you're stuck on?

unmesh

As someone who has done the Peter Sherman mod, I would recommend you try using ROOter on a Nexx WT3020 as suggested by me earlier on this page. Much easier to set up and to use.

FastTrak2Elite

Interesting. ROOter seems to be designed for 3g/4g connectivity. Can it be configured for WWAN/WLAN using traditional wifi in a similar way to Logan/PeteS tutorial?

unmesh

Absolutely, and I've done that! And I appreciate that the Nexx WT3020 has two Ethernet ports.

I tried convincing the author to port it to a travel sized router that has good specs and external antennae but no USB port and his response was "but it doesn't allow for a cell modem"

FastTrak2Elite

Do you have your steps documented? I'd like to give it a try on the mr3020, as its due a rebuild...

jiajun

What you are trying to do probably won't work anyway because most hotel WIFI networks require web authentication to connect. After connecting you try to load a web page and get redirected to page where you need to enter a password or your last name and room number. I don't think you can do this on a router.

Why not just bring a small Windows laptop with you and use free software to create a virtual router (hotspot)? Detailed instructions here.

http://www.tipsforchina.com/virtual-vpn-router.html

unmesh

You can do it with a router as long as you have a client device with a web browser. Try to connect to any random web page, you will see the authentication web page. After you enter your credentials, every device connected to the LAN created by the router will now be on the Internet.

jiajun

Ok, cool. I didn't realize that would work. I wonder this would work on my ASUS RT-N66U using Tomato firmware or DD-WRT.

unmesh

I am assuming you have a config file for an OpenVPN client that you've already tested somewhere and that you can pull the information from.

Get ROOter and install it on the router from its Firmware Update page. Reboot.

Connect a device to it, open a browser. Point the browser to the router's IP address, set up your network the way you like it and confirm you have Internet access. Check your Internet facing IP address. I just go to google.com and search for "my IP".

Go to the Services->OpenVPN page on the router, click the sample_client button and fill out the various configuration fields. On the Interfaces page, create a new unmanaged interface called tun0 and assign it to the Firewall zone called "wan".

Now go back to the OpenVPN page and click on the Start button. Assuming everything was set up correctly, the VPN will start and the Start button will change to a Stop button. Check that your Internet facing IP address has changed suitably.

You can click the Stop button to stop the VPN. In the future, you don't need to do any more setup, just use the Start/Stop button.