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    Always on OpenVPN - up to 300/50 mbit

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      swatchdog
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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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        pfBasic Banned
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        @swatchdog:

        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=127793.0

        @swatchdog:

        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?

        Don't use a USB adapter, PCIe only (riser or daughter cards are fine).

        @swatchdog:

        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.

        @swatchdog:

        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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          whosmatt
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          @swatchdog:

          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.

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