Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:58 Post subject: Which version of dd-wrt firmware should i choose?
I got a used (but still functional) TL-WR940N v1 router, now i want to install a vpn on it but my router dont natively support it so i want to flash my router with dd-wrt firmware but i dont know which version should i choose for my router this old
Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 14222 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:13 Post subject:
Your router is not officially supported. Flashing an image for another device is completely at your own risk. 4MB flash Atheros devices will not have any kind of OpenVPN or Wireguard VPN included, if I am not mistaken. I have a TL-WR940Nv3, which is officially supported, and does not have anything you seek. All you will have is PPTP which is considered insecure and deprecated. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
Contribute To DD-WRT Pogo - A minimal level of ability is expected and needed... DD-WRT Releases 2023 (PolitePol)
DD-WRT Releases 2023 (RSS Everything)
----------------------
Linux User #377467 counter.li.org / linuxcounter.net
The other thing to be aware of is VPN throughput. Using a VPN on any router is taxing on the CPU. A single-core CPU ~750MHz will only handle about ~30MB/s through a VPN. A router with a CPU under that is probably not even worth it.
This has been proven using TP-Link Archer C7, for example. That router does have support for OpenVPN and WireGuard (not sure about WireGuard).
In order to get ~100MB/s throughput through a VPN you need a dual-core router like a Netgear R7800 (dual-core, 1.4GHz). _________________ Before asking a question on the forums, update dd-wrt: Where do I download firmware? I suggest reading it all.
QCA Best WiFi Settings
Some dd-wrt wiki pages are up to date, others are not. PM me if you find an old one.
Atheros:
Netgear R7800 x3 - WDS AP / station, gateway, QoS
TP-Link Archer C7 v2 x2 - WDS Station
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1 - WDS Station
TP-Link 841nd v8 - NU
D-Link 615 C1/E3/I1 x 7 - 1 WDS station
D-Link 825 B1 - NU
D-Link 862L A1 x2 - WDS Station
Netgear WNDR3700v2 - NU
UBNT loco M2 x2 - airOS
Broadcom
Linksys EA6400 - Gateway, QoS
Asus N66U - AP
Netgear WNDR3700v3 - not used
MediaTek
UBNT EdgeRouter X - switch
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 6439 Location: UK, London, just across the river..
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 7:20 Post subject:
small correction single core CPU @720-750Mghz VPN max speed is 10Mbit...running chachapoly or even the lowest encryption 128GCM...
4MB flash size routers do not have VPN, as well some other useful services...
Those are only for a basic needs...! _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
------------------------------------------------------
Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
