ANSWERED OpenWrt setup?

[sdcdata 0]

In the AirVPN router setups, there are guides for DD-WRT, Tomato, AsusWRT and pfSense, but there's nothing for OpenWrt, which I find unusual because it's the custom firmware with the largest community.

Do the current router guides work similarly for OpenWrt? Are there any differences worth knowing about?

Also, isn't the Tomato firmware on the AirVPN download page deprecated? I believe the current up to date fork is called FreshTomato.

[moejoe 1]

Is still

On 5/15/2022 at 9:55 AM, sdcdata said:

Do the current router guides work similarly for OpenWrt? Are there any differences worth knowing about?

Yep is still similar, on openwrt for example,  u can set custom iptables configs in the

Firewall - Custom Rules

section

So, what u  find for Tomate should be also generally  work with openwrt.

U may also have an look onto the  user guides from openwrt: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/start
 

On 5/15/2022 at 9:55 AM, sdcdata said:

Also, isn't the Tomato firmware on the AirVPN download page deprecated? I believe the current up to date fork is called FreshTomato.

Stick with the official Site then ure fine.
 

[Aman Dagon 2]

Edit!
For OpenWrt 21.02.3, here's a 4-step recipe;
1. Download an Airvpn config, selecting the Router Operating System. Select Resolved hosts in Advanced Mode.
2. Finish this how-to; https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/vpn/openvpn/client
To prevent DNS leaks,
3. Append the following to the /etc/dnsmasq.conf file of your WRT device;
     server=10.4.0.1
4. On your WRT device, edit the WAN interface. On the Advanced Settings tab, disable "Use DNS servers advertised by peer" and enter 10.4.0.1  under "Use custom DNS servers"

Edited ... by Aman Dagon
brevity & clarity

[Aman Dagon 2]

On 6/9/2022 at 8:52 PM, Aman Dagon said:

Edit!
For OpenWrt 21.02.3, here's a 4-step recipe;
1. Download an Airvpn config, selecting the Router Operating System. Select Resolved hosts in Advanced Mode.
2. Finish this how-to; https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/vpn/openvpn/client
To prevent DNS leaks,
3. Append the following to the /etc/dnsmasq.conf file of your WRT device;
     server=10.4.0.1
4. On your WRT device, edit the WAN interface. On the Advanced Settings tab, disable "Use DNS servers advertised by peer" and enter 10.4.0.1  under "Use custom DNS servers"

https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/vpn/openvpn/client-luci is the web based way to go. Works like a charm, even with AirVPN's ssh tunnel feature.✔️ Edited ... by Aman Dagon

[pipox9 0]

On 6/24/2022 at 5:24 PM, Aman Dagon said:

https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/vpn/openvpn/client-luci is the web based way to go. Works like a charm, even with AirVPN's ssh tunnel feature.✔️

Would it be possible to set up in the same way if the OpenWRT device is configured as wireless bridge as described in https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/connect_client_wifi#connect_to_client_wi-fi_network ?

Thank you

[pipox9 0]

Hi,

I am asking the question of the above post, since I have tried and not succeeded. Therefore, any help how to have AirVPN with OpenVPN on a wireless bridge OpenWRT will be appreciated.

Thank you in advance

[pipox9 0]

On 6/9/2022 at 6:52 PM, Aman Dagon said:

Edit!
For OpenWrt 21.02.3, here's a 4-step recipe;
1. Download an Airvpn config, selecting the Router Operating System. Select Resolved hosts in Advanced Mode.
2. Finish this how-to; https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/vpn/openvpn/client
To prevent DNS leaks,
3. Append the following to the /etc/dnsmasq.conf file of your WRT device;
     server=10.4.0.1
4. On your WRT device, edit the WAN interface. On the Advanced Settings tab, disable "Use DNS servers advertised by peer" and enter 10.4.0.1  under "Use custom DNS servers"

On 6/9/2022 at 6:52 PM, Aman Dagon said:

Edit!
For OpenWrt 21.02.3, here's a 4-step recipe;
1. Download an Airvpn config, selecting the Router Operating System. Select Resolved hosts in Advanced Mode.
2. Finish this how-to; https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/vpn/openvpn/client
To prevent DNS leaks,
3. Append the following to the /etc/dnsmasq.conf file of your WRT device;
     server=10.4.0.1
4. On your WRT device, edit the WAN interface. On the Advanced Settings tab, disable "Use DNS servers advertised by peer" and enter 10.4.0.1  under "Use custom DNS servers"

Hi @Aman Dagon

I have tried with the following guide

and added your suggestion in 3. and 4. but I have lost internet connectivity ....
Do you know if there is any clear guide how to configure AirVPN in OperWRT with Luci, suitable for newbies like me?

Thank you in advance

[Aman Dagon 2]

Hey @pipox9,

Sorry, I'm not aware of any such guide.

I stopped using my OperWRT router as a LAN-VPN gateway and switched to Wireguard on a Raspberry Pi 4 after reading these:

https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/vpn/openvpn/performance

And this is all I know about Luci 😊

Take care ☮️

[pipox9 0]

Thank you for taking care of answering.

[benfitita 39]

@pipox9 Take a look at this video: 
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04q41GEPvKA

 

 

This channel has many other very good OpenWrt content. I'd recommend you use WireGuard instead of OpenVPN for performance reasons.

Going further, I'd recommend to use https://docs.openwrt.melmac.net/pbr/ if you want some traffic to go via clearnet and rest through VPN. There's a video showing how to setup it on that page. pbr guide recommends you start from a fresh OpenWrt installation, especially if you have made any significant modifications besides adding WiFi networks.

Just remember to backup your configuration before making any changes. It's a good idea to do frequent backups with short description what did you change in the filename. Edited ... by benfitita
Replace YT player with a link.