On 14/05/18 01:01, James Peng via Openvpn-users wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I have bought an used Linksys E4200 version 1 router and was told the openVPN > was installed already. > > Now I am trying to set it up. I need to install a client on my computer and > generate those files. which client version should I install on my computer? > The same version as the dd-wrt router or the latest version? if the same > version as the server is required, how can I find the openVPN server version? Generally speaking about DD-WRT .... I would avoid using that on any location where it is attached to a public IP address and is supposed to do anything somewhat security related. I do not trust DD-WRT to be a secure firmware.
This is just a small collection (from the #openvpn IRC channel factoid) of
DD-WRT related URLs, where they demonstrate their lack of understanding
security:
#1: While some users have success with dd-wrt, the build system isn't very
accessible to users and there have been security issues with the distro.
Consider carefully if this is the platform you want to use for OpenVPN
#2: Firewall oopsie : http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=35783
#3: more issues: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=84536
#4: And the security focus still seems to need improvements:
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=279467>
(hint: dd-wrt company does not do this effort + no reference to any
security fixes)
Most routers supports the more sane OpenWRT/LEDE firmware. The upside here is
also that the OpenVPN package is also usually fairly new. Even your older
router seems to be supported, while the Broadcom chip might be somewhat of a
challenge: <https://openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/linksys/linksys_e4200_v1>
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kind regards,
David Sommerseth
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