Mikrotik router as OpenVPN Client

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Post by insertcoffee » Mon, Jun 06, 2016, 12:48 PM UTC

Mikrotik router as OpenVPN Client
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Re: Mikrotik router as OpenVPN Client

#2

Post by pingec » Mon, Jun 06, 2016, 1:36 PM UTC

Quite handy. If anyone has OpenWrt hardware like me, OpenVpn clients and servers work good enough and the setup is well documented: https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/vpn.openvpn

Re: Mikrotik router as OpenVPN Client

#3

Post by orf » Mon, Jun 06, 2016, 1:39 PM UTC

I have a friend who's part of a startup here in the UK that makes routers for gamers called NetDuma[1]. The routers they sell have a VPN client like this ready to go, I've got one and it works well.

1. http://www.netduma.com/

Re: Mikrotik router as OpenVPN Client

#4

Post by Mic92 » Mon, Jun 06, 2016, 1:48 PM UTC

Mikrotik's support for OpenVPN/IPsec is a joke. They should just allow to specify plain openvpn configuration instead. I would not recommend these routers with original firmware.

Re: Mikrotik router as OpenVPN Client

#5

Post by vxxzy » Mon, Jun 06, 2016, 1:52 PM UTC

You can run OpenWRT as a virtual router (MetaRouter) on top of Mikrotik. That would allow you to get around the TCP limit. Does anyone have any experience with running OpenWRT as a MetaRouter?

Re: Mikrotik router as OpenVPN Client

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Post by girzel » Mon, Jun 06, 2016, 1:54 PM UTC

I bought a Mikrotik a month or two ago, expressly so I could install OpenWRT on it, and use it to get around the Chinese firewall with Shadowsocks. The OpenWRT install never worked, so now I just have a (pretty nice) router, doing what routers are supposed to do. It's long since that OpenVPN didn't work in China, but this should provide a good learning experience, and who knows, maybe it will lead me to something that works.

Re: Mikrotik router as OpenVPN Client

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Post by methou » Mon, Jun 06, 2016, 2:19 PM UTC

Mic92 wrote: post #4

Mikrotik's support for OpenVPN/IPsec is a joke. They should just allow to specify plain openvpn configuration instead. I would not recommend these routers with original firmware.

Couldn't agree more, no TLS Key for OpenVPN, and still no IKEv2.

Re: Mikrotik router as OpenVPN Client

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Post by machbio » Mon, Jun 06, 2016, 2:26 PM UTC

just want to suggest this script for OPENVPN setup - much easier to setup for multiple clients - https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install

Re: Mikrotik router as OpenVPN Client

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Post by machbio » Mon, Jun 06, 2016, 2:32 PM UTC

pingec wrote: post #2

Quite handy. If anyone has OpenWrt hardware like me, OpenVpn clients and servers work good enough and the setup is well documented: https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/vpn.openvpn

For a beginner - I would suggest DD-wrt as its more beginner friendly as compared to Open-Wrt; OPENVPN documentation is pretty good - https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/OpenVPN

As for Router support - the best one would be the Archer C7 from TPLink (http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices#TP-Li...)

Re: Mikrotik router as OpenVPN Client

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Post by netheril96 » Mon, Jun 06, 2016, 2:32 PM UTC

girzel wrote: post #6

I bought a Mikrotik a month or two ago, expressly so I could install OpenWRT on it, and use it to get around the Chinese firewall with Shadowsocks. The OpenWRT install never worked, so now I just have a (pretty nice) router, doing what routers are supposed to do. It's long since that OpenVPN didn't work in China, but this should provide a good learning experience, and who knows, maybe it will lead me to something tha…

To get around GFW, use openconnect instead. That is as or more secure than OpenVPN, and not current filtered.