WRT3200acm flash from expressvpn to DD-WRT

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foz111
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:40    Post subject: WRT3200acm flash from expressvpn to DD-WRT Reply with quote
Can DD-WRT be flashed on wrt3200acm running expressvpn firmware straight from the gui?
I see the expressvpn is built on DD-WRT so i am assuming it does not need to go back to stock first does it?
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 17:59    Post subject: Reply with quote
I was using express vpn the other day, but didn't like it at all and wanted to get back to ddwrt. I had linksys firmware on one partition and express vpn firmware on my current partition. In my case i used the "factory to ddwrt" in the express vpn GUI. This is because i couldn't do it from the Linksys, it wouldn't allow it for some strange reason. What happened is that the router got hung up. Did some resets and wifi came on after a while and from there it worked.
foz111
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:35    Post subject: Reply with quote
He had previously updated expressvpn from ver 1 to ver 2 so it had expressvpn on both partitions, so i flashed it back to stock first then to DD-WRT save the risk, but i think it could have been updated with webflash.bin because the ssh terminal window said DD-WRT, so i assume expressvpn fw is built by BS for them.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:59    Post subject: Reply with quote
I just flashed to DD-WRT today on my 3200ACM and would really like guidance on setting up the OpenVPN client for ExpressVPN.

Using v3.0-r40559 std (08/06/19)

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:34    Post subject: Reply with quote
40599 is an old and crappy build

To get the best out of DDWRT and the forum, read and follow the forum guidelines:
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=324087
Please carefully read and follow the forum guidelines.

Especially for the 3200ACM read up on the best build to use

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foz111
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:58    Post subject: Reply with quote
Please read here for expressvpn ovpn guide: https://www.expressvpn.com/support/vpn-setup/manual-config-for-dd-wrt-router-with-openvpn/
FlaParrotHead
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 18:24    Post subject: Reply with quote
foz111 wrote:
Please read here for expressvpn ovpn guide: https://www.expressvpn.com/support/vpn-setup/manual-config-for-dd-wrt-router-with-openvpn/


This is an excellent guide and let me setup and connect the first time! A question, it looks (on quick review, not detailed) that all of my keys are the same between end point servers and the only difference is the host name of the server. Is there an easy way to have multiple OpenVPN profiles (selectable) with different host names for when you want to change your endpoint?

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VersionDD-WRT v3.0-r50500 std (10/13/22)
Kernel VersionLinux 4.9.330 #3466 SMP Thu Oct 13 02:01:23 +07 2022 armv7l
Linksys RE9000 Extender (WiFi attached)
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ray_308
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 16:21    Post subject: Reply with quote
Expressvpn runs on openwrt not on dd-wrt. They use there own firmware version.

You can use dd-wrt by the way with the openvpn option.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 16:27    Post subject: Reply with quote
when you want to change your endpoint, just edit the remote server text. (copy this from je ovpn file you downloaded from the expressvpn site)
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