I bought second hand Google mesh solution that is supported by OpenWRT latest release

Yeah I know open-vpn speeds are not gonna be pretty. I’ll try wireguard or AnyConnect configs on it. about the device yeah it’s a few years old but I can’t find new version here. I guess that’s what you expect when living in a third world country

Thanks. I know routerOS is pretty capable but I’m also aware it’s not noob friendly at all that’s why I want to flash OpenWRT on it. I’m not sure which one to buy, I found RB750GRE hex model for a good price and it’s supported by OpenWrt too but I’m not sure it can handle openvpn or not

What are these and how does it change anything?

Thanks This looks like exactly what I need. Installation seems easy enough. How do I configure it afterwards?

Thanks I haven’t seen this guide before. It looks easy enough to follow

Thanks I will try running Wireguard on pi4. I never considered tin-clients before. What kind of OS these have? Can they run VPN clients?

I checked OpenWRT table of hardware and there were some Asus and Mikrotik models that are available where I live but I don’t know which one to buy that sufficient hardware for running ovpn clients

I checked GL.inet is not available where I live

Thanks but this is VPN server setup not a client

What should I buy that supported by OpenWRT?

I think you’re right. I guess I need a wired router that can run OpenVPN on stock firmware or supported by and OpenWRT can be installed on it and has the hardware needed to run OpenVPN clients. The problem is I don’t know what to buy now and honestly where I live there are not many options

Thanks but I think you misunderstood. I don’t want to run a VPN server I want to run a openVPN client on a router

Makes sense Well explained thanks. I guess I’ll find a dedicated VPN router

I already have a pi4B just wanted to find a use case for it. Is it really that bad? so how consumer routers with a fifth computing power run vpns?

Wow I didn’t expect such elaborate explanation thanks you’re awesome Then mint is where my journey begins

I think you’re right maybe debian is suited to some applications which really prioritizes stability over everything. which distro do you suggest dual boot on a three year old Windows laptop (I have two separate ssd drives on it so it’s safe for dual booting). I did a little research on it and seems like everyone suggests fedora or mint but you use secure blue. Which one should I go with?

Honestly I’m just not sure about Debian being insecure take that being said I run Windows on my devices and never used Linux before (I need coporate CAM/CAD software I should try dual booting but I’m too lazy😅) so maybe you’re right I just don’t know

Thanks Very informative I agree with almost all your takes here

I know It’s not FOSS but I love Niagara Launcher maybe give it a shot and if you want to you can just cut off it’s internet access