OpenVPN Selective Clients - Wireless

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Morning Folks

Purchased a Linksys WRT 32X today and thought I would give the Openwrt a try, and I have a few questions.

DISTRIB_ID='OpenWrt'

DISTRIB_RELEASE='23.05.0'

DISTRIB_REVISION='r23497-6637af95aa'

DISTRIB_TARGET='mvebu/cortexa9'

DISTRIB_ARCH='arm_cortex-a9_vfpv3-d16'

DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION='OpenWrt 23.05.0 r23497-6637af95aa'

DISTRIB_TAINTS=''

  1. I have installed OpenVPN and have it configured correctly, When enabled all clients will connect through the VPN (NordVPN) now I was wondering if there was a way to disallow certain clients from using it i.e. certain mobile phones, but still allow access to other devices? I was hoping to not have to keep starting and stopping the client if I need to access my banking app etc?

  2. Network -> Wireless I have Radio 0/1/2. Radio0 is AC/n I assume 5Ghz, Radio1is BG/n which again I assume is 2.4 but Radio2 is AC/b/g/n. Should I just enable Radio2, and keep 0 and 1 disabled, or Enable 0/1 and keep 2 disabled,

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Take a look at policy based routing.
https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/routing/pbr

Depends on your goals. Typically, people will have 2 radios active -- 2.4GHz and 5GHz. Often it is preferred to link them against the same network (lan) and to have the same SSID and password so that your client devices are part of the normal lan and can decide for themselves which band is best (based on signal conditions, among other things). If you have different goals, though, this strategy may or may not be the best plan... all depends on what you want to achieve.

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Appreciated for the reply buddy,

Will give that a read just now.

At the moment I have

Radio0 & Radio1 Enabled to allow some devices i.e. my Tumble Dryer to access the internet and it only supports 2.4, I should have asked more clearly :smiley:

If Radio 0 and 1 are already taken up by 2.4 adn 5ghz, what is Radio2

|Marvell 88W8964 802.11ac/n

Channel: 36 (5.180 GHz) | Bitrate: 780 Mbit/s|RestartScanAdd|
-59/-97 dBm|SSID: Tell my wifi love her | Mode: Master
BSSID: 60:38:E0:C3:2B:62 | Encryption: WPA2 PSK (CCMP)|DisableEditRemove|

Marvell 88W8964 802.11b/g/n

Channel: 1 (2.412 GHz) | Bitrate: 99.4 Mbit/s|RestartScanAdd|
-59/-98 dBm|SSID: Tell my wifi love her | Mode: Master
BSSID: 60:38:E0:C3:2B:61 | Encryption: WPA2 PSK (CCMP)|DisableEditRemove|

Marvell 88W8887 802.11ac/b/g/n

Channel: 34 (5.170 GHz) | Bitrate: ? Mbit/s|RestartScanAdd|
disabled|SSID: Tell my wifi love her | Mode: Master
BSSID: 60:38:E0:C3:2B:63 | Encryption: WPA2 PSK (CCMP)|DisableEditRemove|
disabled*|SSID: Tell my wifi love her | Mode: Master
Wireless is not associated|DisableEditRemove|

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Radio 2 is another 5G radio. It can be used for additional ssids, or a a wireless link for mesh or other wireless backhaul uses.

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Ah OK, appreciated for the replies buddy

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It is usually preferred to disable (opkg remove kmod-mwifiex-sdio) this second radio, as this radio was never meant by the vendor to be used (it's slow, low range and has a tendency to mess up the regulatory settings, hurting your abilities on the main radios).

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