Always on OpenVPN - up to 300/50 mbit
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Given the new no-privacy rules, it seems like a good time to setup a router level VPN.
Pardon the noob questions…
Are there any guidelines on hardware that could handle 300/50 speeds over VPN consistently?
I assume most SOC's are out?
I do have a recent intel i-7 NUC laying around, but it only has one NIC, but maybe with a USB 3.0 NIC adapter?
Should I expect any issues with a router-level VPN connected to someone like PIA?
Is it possible to do a 'split' VPN where certain traffic (like streaming video, netflix etc) is routed outside the VPN, and all other traffic through?
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Are there any guidelines on hardware that could handle 300/50 speeds over VPN consistently?
I assume most SOC's are out?
J3355B can probably do what you need single threaded, almost certainly with two clients in a gateway group.
~$55 shipped
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=127793.0I do have a recent intel i-7 NUC laying around, but it only has one NIC, but maybe with a USB 3.0 NIC adapter?
Don't use a USB adapter, PCIe only (riser or daughter cards are fine).
Should I expect any issues with a router-level VPN connected to someone like PIA?
This is a tried and true configuration on pfSense, there are several how to's on here.
Is it possible to do a 'split' VPN where certain traffic (like streaming video, netflix etc) is routed outside the VPN, and all other traffic through?
Yes, use static IP's and policy based routing.
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I do have a recent intel i-7 NUC laying around, but it only has one NIC, but maybe with a USB 3.0 NIC adapter?
As already advised, no USB NIC. But a cheap smart switch and VLANs are certainly an option. By "cheap" I'm talking $30 or so for a 5 or 8 port gigabit switch that will do what you need.