jms
I have a Linksys E4200 with DDWRT OpenVPN mega build. It connects to the primary router using client bridge mode (too far for ethernet). I want to set it up with OPENVPN so my set top box can get US netflix; the router does not need to broadcast SSID. Instructions I have suggest I cannot set up a wireless bridge as OPENVPN as I need a WAN address on the router- is this correct? Does anyone have any ideas on how I can set it up? I have all the configuration settings and ca.crt from the excellent Identity Cloaker service.
eibgrad
It can be done. Regardless how you configure the router, routing remains enabled (see Administration->Management->Routing). That means if you create additional network interfaces (e.g., a VPN), the router is more than happy to route between those network interfaces.
You need to make sure the dd-wrt router has its default gateway and DNS server set to the primary router so the VPN can initially get connected. Once it is, you need to change its default gateway to that of the VPN. Finally, configure the STB behind the bridge STATICALLY so you can assign a gateway ip that points to the dd-wrt router’s LAN ip rather than the primary router.
IOW, you’re forcing the STB to use that client bridge as its default gateway. And the client bridge has been told its own default gateway has been changed to that of the VPN. Thus all traffic from the STB is forced over the VPN.
