Of course, if the router is rebooted or powered off, with other contents in the RAM my OpenVPN binaries would be gone too.
#Pia vpn client files install#
So, I would install it in RAM and run from there. My router has limited Flash and can NOT hold OpenVPN binaries in flash area.
Also, the configurations and settings for VPN in my case is for PIA – make sure to change those with the information for your provider. I have done this on Buffalo WHR-G301N, but the method should work in other routers with limited flash size (ex: 4 MB). So, I reverted back to Buffalo factory image from dd-wrt and then installed OpenWrt (Barrier Breaker 14.07) into the router.Īs it turns out, it is not that difficult to get OpenVPN client installed and working even on a router which has only 4MB flash (and no USB for extRoot) when you have OpenWrt onboard! This post covers my steps to get OpenVPN client installed in the router with small flash (4MB) and also configuring connection to PIA from the router. Searching around and testing gave me the impression that it would be easier to do with OpenWrt due to ‘opkg’ availability and relative flexibility compared to dd-wrt. Though not impossible, it’s certainly difficult to add custom packages into a dd-wrt image. Furthermore, this router does not have any USB port. I already installed popular dd-wrt firmware into it earlier but, as the model has only 4MB flash – dd-wrt does NOT provide OpenVPN bundled into the firmware for this model.
I had an old and cheap ($25) Buffalo router collecting dust that I once used primarily as Wireless AP and I thought to finally put it into good use. For various reasons, I have decided to configure the OpenVPN client at router level for connecting to PIA server. I use VPN service from Private Internet Access (PIA).
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