Hello,
I just tried to set up NordVPN at the router level using OpenVPN.
The good news is that the setup connects. The bad news is I lose about 87 percent of my internet speed (from 230 mbps to ~30 mbps). That is not really workable for me here, so I effectively cannot use the VPN at the router level using OpenVPN.
NordVPN support indicates this is a flaw with the OpenVPN protocol, which many routers apparently don't have the juice to deal with properly.
He indicated I should use IKEv2 or Wireguard for best results. When I use IKEv2 on my Mac directly to connect to Nord VPN, I only see about a 10 percent speed reduction, so I am inclined to agree.
Unfortunately, I cannot figure out how to set this up on the router. Does the rt2600ac even support this option? Might it support it in the future? I can't find anything from Synology about this on the Google.
Thanks!
I just tried to set up NordVPN at the router level using OpenVPN.
The good news is that the setup connects. The bad news is I lose about 87 percent of my internet speed (from 230 mbps to ~30 mbps). That is not really workable for me here, so I effectively cannot use the VPN at the router level using OpenVPN.
NordVPN support indicates this is a flaw with the OpenVPN protocol, which many routers apparently don't have the juice to deal with properly.
He indicated I should use IKEv2 or Wireguard for best results. When I use IKEv2 on my Mac directly to connect to Nord VPN, I only see about a 10 percent speed reduction, so I am inclined to agree.
Unfortunately, I cannot figure out how to set this up on the router. Does the rt2600ac even support this option? Might it support it in the future? I can't find anything from Synology about this on the Google.
Thanks!