I have an old Linksys router which I have read is quite “hackable” for setting up a VPN with custom Linux firmware (tomato, etc.). Everything I have looked up on it, however, seems to be about creating a VPN so that you can access the internet from anywhere in the world, but utilizing your home IP address.
I want to plug a wi-fi router into my internet gateway, and then have any device in the house that connects to that device be using a vpn to show location as somewhere else. (I.e. keep HOME, Home_Guest and add a new CANADA SSID to choose from in the house. My main use case is so that I can switch APs using the infrared red remote for my SmartTv and watch live streaming of our local baseball team on my brothers’ MLB.TV account (free with T-Mobile Cellular service) where it blocks local IP addresses in hopes you’ll pay for the silly cable package in order to get the RSN.
Am I barking up the wrong tree? Should I be looking for a different solution, or am I just searching the wrong terms? Any particular VPN provider you’d recommend for something like this?
hey if you want a router these do exactly what you are asking for glinet routers these are openwrt which is an opensource firmware basically. on them theya ready come configured with vpn adguard and everything. i have it so that is 2 different wifis like you said home and the glinet one but i use it as a vpn in my home with ddns or proton vpn for say Switzerland. it has a switch and i set as left side being home and right vpn
OpenVPN : https://protonvpn.com/support/installing-protonvpn-on-a-router/
Wireguard : https://support.flashrouters.com/dd-wrt/wireguard-setup/protonvpn-wireguard-setup/
You can test it out with the free service, but for that kind of constant load you should get the paid service.
Have you tested that the vpn actually works with mlb.tv? I know, as an nba fan, trying to get a vpn that works with league pass is exceedingly difficult.
Also, to add to the pfsense recommendation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUzSsX4T4WQ
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
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If your looking for a newer router you could try a net gate router with pfsense. I believe it supports VPN/proxies.
Edit: your only problem would be it has no wireless capability’s, but you could do some nice network segmentation with that.
I’d start with getting a OpenWRT-compatible router and flash the OpenWRT firmware onto it. You do NOT need to replace the modem. Looks like you already did that but with Tomato. Honestly, nevermind then, this comment is redundant.
It took me about 2 hours to do the whole setup with a tplink Archer wifi router hardware, I got it for about $40 used on Ebay.
If you use proton: https://protonvpn.com/support/installing-protonvpn-on-a-router/
I think Tailscale is what you’re looking for.
You can’t change your IP with your own VPN server, you have to go through a third party VPN or proxy
No? You just need a VPN server in the location you are connecting to lol.
