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. However, you can build a router with more normal hardware with full Debian (or Devuan) and add what you like. I have an old Soekris myself, though others might be more in fashion these days. Keep in mind that SSH can do a SOCKS proxy itself and thus you might not even want to go to the trouble of setting up OpenVPN on top of whatever you have. Regards, Lars
