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Like a DMZ a VPN is a security concept, it is not a protocol (like SSH) nor a certain software package, There are multiple software packages available to set up a VPN between two or more hosts. They all use the Client-Server concept and usually are incompatible with one another. Have look at the OSI model and make yourself aware that the encryption can be applied at different layers of the OpenWrt Project: OpenVPN client Consider VPN network as public and assign VPN interface to WAN zone to minimize firewall setup. # Configure firewall uci rename firewall. @ zone [0] = "lan" uci rename firewall. @ zone [1] = "wan" uci rename firewall. @ forwarding [0] = "lan_wan" uci del_list firewall.wan.device= " ${OVPN_DEV} " uci add_list firewall.wan.device= " ${OVPN_DEV} " uci commit firewall / etc / init.d / firewall restart How to Configure OpenVPN® Client on OpenWrt Router | VPN

The vpn.ipup startup file, located in /jffs/etc/config folder will be executed by dd-wrt every time the WAN or PPP interface goes up, after the firewall. This ensures, besides that it starts only when internet access is on after boot, that if your PPP connection drops and re-establishes, openvpn is also restarted.

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