On 1/9/19 11:51 AM, John Harris wrote:
On Wednesday, January 9, 2019 2:36:53 PM EST Samuel Sieb wrote:
I use Fedora for desktops, laptops, and servers in various places, but in this case, Fedora is not suitable to run on a wifi router. In a lot of cases, there is only 8MB of flash to store the OS, or if you're really lucky or willing to pay a lot more, you can get twice that.
While I'm not suggesting the use of Fedora on a stock residential router, most of these routers also have a USB port.
If you're suggesting to run Fedora off a USB port, then remember that they also usually only have max 32MB of RAM as well. :-)
I second the suggestion of using such a device. It's quiet, low power, and easy config. I have considered, but haven't got around to trying to setup openvpn on one yet, so that's an unknown. You could find a cheap, openwrt supported router from a second-hand store to test out before buying a better one.
I'd highly suggest using Wireguard rather than OpenVPN. I got around to switching my personal systems the other day, and the benefits are immediately noticeable. I can push gigabit over my home VPN. :)
I have been running openvpn for many years and my VPN network is widespread. I only heard about Wireguard recently, but it's something I should look into.