Current config:
I have my lab and office networked through a Linksys WRT1900ac v1.0 (has cooling fan)
My router is connected to the school's Ethernet and 400+ mb/s up/down is possible
I run DD-WRT firmware on the router with openvpn client enabled.
Enabling the VPN client slows my connection down to 25 mb/s each way. (lack of adequate processing power I believe)
(I also have a WRT3200ACM and with it openVPN speeds are much higher during my experiments at home, but no stable DD-Wrt FW is available for it yet..... I need uber reliability)
I have my office desktop connected to the Ethernet port on the router.
It is configured as the lab server using MS Server 2008 R2, as many as 20+ wireless clients accessing the server through the router.
I also have my Synology NAS connected to the router via Ethernet port. The NAS has my surveillance utility plus it is part of my home NAS cloud.
The typical wireless client load is approx. 20 laptops, a phone, 3 security cameras
Due to restrictions on the school network, I can only access the lab cameras remotely with the OpenVpn client running, likewise my cloud client/server utilites will only connect with OpenVpn.
I want the desktop to be a wireless hotspot(correct term?) for the cameras and a wired hotspot for the NAS. That way the desktop can perform the encryption duties and not the router. Then the desktop could route this encrypted data to my WRT1900AC.
I was thinking of using virtual router software with a wifi card on the desktop but I have other routers, It seems like there should be a way to use one of them instead of buying a wifi card.
I have spare routers with dd-wrt I can use, but don't know if that will work or where to begin.
Hope this makes sense, I even confused myself writing it LOLOLOLOL
TIA
Av
I have my lab and office networked through a Linksys WRT1900ac v1.0 (has cooling fan)
My router is connected to the school's Ethernet and 400+ mb/s up/down is possible
I run DD-WRT firmware on the router with openvpn client enabled.
Enabling the VPN client slows my connection down to 25 mb/s each way. (lack of adequate processing power I believe)
(I also have a WRT3200ACM and with it openVPN speeds are much higher during my experiments at home, but no stable DD-Wrt FW is available for it yet..... I need uber reliability)
I have my office desktop connected to the Ethernet port on the router.
It is configured as the lab server using MS Server 2008 R2, as many as 20+ wireless clients accessing the server through the router.
I also have my Synology NAS connected to the router via Ethernet port. The NAS has my surveillance utility plus it is part of my home NAS cloud.
The typical wireless client load is approx. 20 laptops, a phone, 3 security cameras
Due to restrictions on the school network, I can only access the lab cameras remotely with the OpenVpn client running, likewise my cloud client/server utilites will only connect with OpenVpn.
I want the desktop to be a wireless hotspot(correct term?) for the cameras and a wired hotspot for the NAS. That way the desktop can perform the encryption duties and not the router. Then the desktop could route this encrypted data to my WRT1900AC.
I was thinking of using virtual router software with a wifi card on the desktop but I have other routers, It seems like there should be a way to use one of them instead of buying a wifi card.
I have spare routers with dd-wrt I can use, but don't know if that will work or where to begin.
Hope this makes sense, I even confused myself writing it LOLOLOLOL
TIA
Av
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