On Tue, 26 Apr 2016, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 17:46:31 -0700 > Patrick Bartek <nemomm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, 25 Apr 2016, Lars Noodén wrote: > > > > > On 04/25/2016 05:01 AM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > Hi! all, > > > > > > > > Toying with the idea of setting up a personal, that is, > > > > non-business, VPN for a device or two for those rare times I use > > > > public wifi. For improved security, mind you. Want to keep it > > > > simple, but it must work outside the U.S. (I foresee a change > > > > coming.) So, figured a new home router with the server built-in > > > > would be better than a for-charge (or free) VPN service. > > > > (After 8 years of continuous use, I'm getting nervous about my > > > > old router anyway, and want to replace it.) > > > > > > > > What routers would you all recommend? And why? > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > B > > > > > > > > > > I'd look at the list of routers that support OpenWRT or DD-WRT and > > > choose from that subset, if you want an off-the-shelf product. > > > > I have been considering that. Just started looking yesterday. Lots > > of routers out there. That's why I asked for recommendations. To > > narrow the field. > > I bought a TP-Link Archer C5 a while ago, the main reason being that > OpenWRT is well supported on it. I've been happy with it, although > I've never used it as a VPN endpoint.
Thanks for the router recommendation. Consider Openwrt more suited to the pros -- more features, more configurable, etc.. DD-WRT might be better for me as it's mostly pre-configured to make set up easier for a lowly tyro. At least, that's what I've been reading. B
