Please help me understand VPN Connections on a Router

[Wolvyreen]

They're talking about establishing a site to site vpn using L2TP.
Router A would essentially be the expressvpn server.

Hmmm....ok. let me read further and see if I can make heads or tails

 

[Sinbad]

Hmmm....ok. let me read further and see if I can make heads or tails

https://www.expressvpn.com/support/vpn-setup/manual-config-for-tp-link-router-with-l2tp/

 

[Wolvyreen]

https://www.expressvpn.com/support/vpn-setup/manual-config-for-tp-link-router-with-l2tp/

I found that too but the moment I select L2TP there is no place to enter my ISP info. ONLY ExpressVPN's info. which doesnt establish a connection to my ISP first and then make the VPN connection. Those instructions assume that you already have an ISP connection using an alternative router device.

 

[Sinbad]

I found that too but the moment I select L2TP there is no place to enter my ISP info. ONLY ExpressVPN's info. which doesnt establish a connection to my ISP first and then make the VPN connection. Those instructions assume that you already have an ISP connection using an alternative router device.

ja I suspect your router won't work, especially if you don't have the config tabs the other doc shows.

 

[Wolvyreen]

ja I suspect your router won't work, especially if you don't have the config tabs the other doc shows.

yh, I dont have them. I have also looked for a DD-wrt firmware but it is only available for the v4.x and mine is the v5.x

so sad day for me :-(

 

[SauRoNZA]

yh, I dont have them. I have also looked for a DD-wrt firmware but it is only available for the v4.x and mine is the v5.x

so sad day for me :-(

Try OpenWRT instead.

Although based on the fact that you needed to make this thread to ask these questions that's probably going to be too complex as well.

 

[Wolvyreen]

Try OpenWRT instead.

Although based on the fact that you needed to make this thread to ask these questions that's probably going to be too complex as well.

Thank you SauRoNZA I will take a look and see.

NOTE: I removed my original reply because I see I was wrong.

 

[infscrtyrisk]

Try OpenWRT instead.

Although based on the fact that you needed to make this thread to ask these questions that's probably going to be too complex as well.

Looks like Gargoyle also supports this model (I think that it is an Atheros AR71xx architecture, make very sure before you brick it):
https://www.gargoyle-router.com/download.php

 

[Genisys]

Looks like Gargoyle also supports this model (I think that it is an Atheros AR71xx architecture, make very sure before you brick it):
https://www.gargoyle-router.com/download.php

Mikrotik, Ubiquiti and other enterprise brands would have been a better option.