topic Re: VPN on homehub 2 in My Router

VPN on homehub 2

brid1965 — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:31:19 GMT

as i understand it the homehub 2 doesn't support using a vpn.

i have a vpn (purevpn) and need confirmation if this router would be suitable ? TP-LINK Archer AX55 AX3000

My aim is to have the vpn on the AX55 so all my devices (phones-laptops-security cams-TV's-sky Q) will be protected once connected to the AX55.

Thx in advance 😕

Re: VPN on homehub 2

jab1 — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:35:12 GMT

@brid1965 What 'protection' is a VPN? Hubs/routers are already configured to offer the protection you need.

Re: VPN on homehub 2

brid1965 — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:50:13 GMT

since i already have the vpn i want to use it on all my devices and tv's sky Q can't accommodate apps hence the question.

Re: VPN on homehub 2

jab1 — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:53:06 GMT

Fair enough, although I still fail to see what use it is.

Re: VPN on homehub 2

brid1965 — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:57:04 GMT

So back to the question ..... is the AX55 a suitable router for using a VPN (purevpn) ?

thx

Re: VPN on homehub 2

jab1 — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:58:33 GMT

I'll leave that to those more versed in the subject.

Re: VPN on homehub 2

MisterW — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:28:53 GMT

@brid1965 first, what's your broadband connection , FTTC or FTTP ?

The AX55 is a router only , if you have FTTC then you will need to use the Hub 2 as a modem ( in bridge mode ) in front of the AX55.

As to VPN support, the AX55 does APPEAR to support a VPN client ( OPenVPN & Wireguard ) but the performance is awful

https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/573354

Re: VPN on homehub 2

brid1965 — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:45:33 GMT

FTTC is what i have and i'm aware that the hub 2 will still be needed as a modem.

i don't need an all singing all dancing router, i just use it for basic web browsing and streaming.

my plusnet package is unlimited fibre extra at 72mb

Re: VPN on homehub 2

brid1965 — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:58:46 GMT

wow .... i read this thread https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/573354 6mbps

any recommendations on a router roughly in the same price range of the AX55 (£75) ?

Re: VPN on homehub 2

MisterW — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:19:05 GMT

@brid1965 ive just noticed you mention sky-q

You do realise that sky-q wont work over a vpn ? They detect common VPN IP addresses and block them. Its to prevent people using sky when out of the UK by using a VPN.

TBH as @jab1 says , I'd forget about vpn on a router. You'll struggle to get a router that will give good VPN performance at that sort of cost.

If you wish to anonomise your browsing, then just connect the vpn on the device concerned when you need to.

Re: VPN on homehub 2

jab1 — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:20:28 GMT

@MisterW wrote:

@brid1965 ive just noticed you mention sky-q

You do realise that sky-q wont work over a vpn ? They detect common VPN IP addresses and block them. Its to prevent people using sky when out of the UK by using a VPN.

Very good point.

Re: VPN on homehub 2

brid1965 — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:24:58 GMT

so i'd probably leave sky as it is (connected to my homehub 2)

i really need to get a vpn router for my Tv for reasons without stating the obvious 😜

Re: VPN on homehub 2

RealAleMadrid — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:38:35 GMT

@brid1965 If you are using the Hub2 as the modem you cannot connect other devices to it. the only output is to the the WAN connection of your router.

Re: VPN on homehub 2

MisterW — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:49:35 GMT

i really need to get a vpn router for my Tv

@brid1965 is your TV a wired connection ?

Re: VPN on homehub 2

brid1965 — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:20:49 GMT

wifi

Re: VPN on homehub 2

MisterW — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:25:03 GMT

Then what I was thinking about wont work.

Re: VPN on homehub 2

brid1965 — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:29:28 GMT

i do have powerline adapters so it can be wired

Re: VPN on homehub 2

MisterW — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:55:22 GMT

Ok, I was thinking about one of these https://www.tp-link.com/uk/business-networking/omada-sdn-router/er605/#specifications

They're reasonably cheap circa £45 and according to the specs will give around 20Mb OpenVPN. You'd need to do a fair amount of configuration both on the ER605 (to avoid a subnet address clash) and the Hub2 (port forwarding) but it MIGHT work.

NB beware homeplugs if theyre on different electrical circuits will not give good throughput

Re: VPN on homehub 2

brid1965 — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 21:22:57 GMT

Well i thought i'd risk it and bought the AX55....

It has a facility to choose which devices you want to route through the vpn and the others can go directly through your traditional public IP at the same time which is perfect for my needs regarless of the vpn been on or not.

Speed wise it's not the best but far from been the worst....

Broadband speed at the router 72mbps ....

TV using the vpn (upstairs about 30ft away with 1 brick wall) connected via 2.4G wifi speed 25-30mbps, though powerlines 35-40mbps.

Using my laptop in the same room as the TV on 5G wifi i get speeds of 65-70mbps, with the laptop connected to the vpn on 5G i get speeds of between 45 and 50mbps.

So all in all i'm fairly happy with the speed at the TV, easilly fast enough to run in 1080p which was my aim and can just about cover 4K with the occassional buffer.