Your resume SUCKS!! (get a website instead): ntck.co/3nUNDGp In this video, I built something I actually used on my family road trip….a Raspberry Pi ROUTER!!!! It is the perfect VPN travel router and it kept me and my family secure while we were on the road. In this video, I walk you through every step to build your very own Raspberry Pi Travel VPN router using NordVPN. ✔✔Links and Guide: ntck.co/3bIdITF 🔥🔥Join the NetworkChuck membership: ntck.co/Premium **Sponsored by Hostinger 0:00 ⏩ Intro 1:07 ⏩ what do you need? 2:25 ⏩ the BIG picture 3:28 ⏩ STEP 1 - Bake the Pi (Install OpenWRT) 4:54 ⏩ STEP 2 - Login to your Pi 4:43 ⏩ STEP 3 - OpenWRT Basic Setup 9:29 ⏩ STEP 4 - Configure OpenWRT Network 14:48 ⏩ STEP 5 - Connect OpenWRT to WiFi 20:02 ⏩ STEP 6 - Setup the USB Wireless Adapter 21:59 ⏩ STEP 7 - Wireless network setup 24:16 ⏩ STEP 8 - VPN Setup (with NordVPN)
hii man thank for giving great content after your video i have created my own website .havent finished building it yet . thanks for giving a boost to me . in india i dont know i cant use your code but you told to do . i created my website
@Santiago-ss1dp3 жыл бұрын
Great video, super useful. I would like to know what happen if the hotel network is blocking VPNs traffic through Deep Package Inspection or something more sophisticated
@ultraad47803 жыл бұрын
just repeating what sven klomp said but you leaked your ip on 24:50 i think you should take down the video and edit out with the ip blurred. just letting you know edit: its the black bar on the top saying your vpn is ____
@riff11753 жыл бұрын
not bad, but I think - "In this video" it's time to discover Mikrotik devices ;) . RouterOS has a much more features than WRT and it's not necessary to build it (and price is excellent ). Additionally in RoS v7 beta Docker is supported
@Alienturnedhuman2 жыл бұрын
The long command to install all the drivers is: opkg install kmod-rt2800-lib kmod-rt2800-usb kmod-rt2x00-lib kmod-rt2x00-usb kmod-usb-core kmod-usb-uhci kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2 usbutils openvpn-openssl luci-app-openvpn nano For those who want to copy and paste...
@SeanKnighton2 жыл бұрын
Was just looking for this as I wasn't finding it anywhere else. Thanks! I was able to type most of it but the kmod-usb-core was being blocked by his head bubble, and I had to wait for the command to go further up the screen
@Alienturnedhuman2 жыл бұрын
@@SeanKnighton yeah, it's the second time I watched the video and realised how frustrating it was to type it all out the first time!
@redzones23 Жыл бұрын
@@Alienturnedhuman 1 year later i thank you for this comment.!
@molotov5000 Жыл бұрын
LIFE SAVER
@gattodev_real11 ай бұрын
Nano is a driver, yep.
@ExtantFrodo22 жыл бұрын
network config options complete at 12:41 firewall config options complete at 13:00 wireless config options complete at 17:21 (followed by "uci commit wireless" (without the quotes)) followed by the command "wifi" (also without the quotes)
@BenReese3 жыл бұрын
16:00 "hwmode '11a'" is for 5GHz (802.11a and ac) and '11g' is for 2.4 "htmode 'VHT80'" is for 802.11ac and 'HT20' is for 802.11n. Also, 'NOHT' would be for 802.11g. "channel '...'" is the channel in the selected network range "short_gi_40" is for Guard Interval... No idea what that means.
@alejandrojimenez14368 ай бұрын
GI is a margin between each channel of transmission to avoid interfere each other
@BenReese8 ай бұрын
@@alejandrojimenez1436 this comment is 2 years after my comment. I've already forgotten the info I posted 🤣 🤣 Thank you for that info though. Makes a lot of sense!
@CallenSmith-k9e11 ай бұрын
I’m 9 and don’t like coffee will it still work?
@BG58508 ай бұрын
Not yet kid. Start getting use to it.
@ArtfulCat28 ай бұрын
Oh, those pitiful creatures who recoil at the very thought of coffee! It's like they're allergic to joy itself, doomed to wander through life in a haze of tastelessness. Perhaps they were cursed with taste buds made of cardboard, unable to appreciate the divine essence of a well-brewed cup. While we, the enlightened ones, revel in the decadence of each sip, they languish in their barren wasteland of flavorless existence. It's almost tragic, really, but hey, their loss is our gain. Let them wallow
@wamelder7 ай бұрын
I’m too 9 😂
@NerdOfComputers7 ай бұрын
Im 13 i love espresso and i love hacking and programming and i love to do random stuff on devices
@provirahujakidschannel47727 ай бұрын
Wow kid! Ur iq -21...btw it won't, it's needed
@gerardkevin96962 жыл бұрын
For those wondering, I believe the wq refers to write and quit. Like save the change you just made and close the file.
@RossPotts9 ай бұрын
Yup. Really olde skoole would have you type twice ( :w then :q). I still fall back to vi when I can’t reminder the other editors.
@callmegadgetman3 жыл бұрын
I use open WiFi for my dad's house but only because he lives on 20 acres in the mountains, far away from the road and other people, and because he's old an sucks at connecting to WiFi. Love the episode! From one networker to another, I truly enjoy the content you are creating and I love that you are teaching people the most awesome part of IT, networking!
@punisher64493 жыл бұрын
I really like how much passion this guy has got for the IT
@johnkelly72643 жыл бұрын
AND he REALLY knows his stuff!
@altaresification2 жыл бұрын
That's the magic of video editing (IT person here)
@spvillano2 жыл бұрын
There is a major mystery and secret to IT. Coffee. Slapped this puppy together in no time at all. Ran into some trouble with the VPN, turned out to be a combination of insufficient coffee and needing to put my fingers on a diet, as I fat fingered my username, which my VPN provider hashes first.
@totallymonke2 жыл бұрын
Bot
@fakename105 Жыл бұрын
I don't 😎
@nunoaguiar25252 жыл бұрын
I actually switched around the use of each wireless device. Since the internal wireless of the Raspberry PI is weaker than the external wireless device, I used that for the connecting devices and the external wireless to connect to whatever public wifi is available since it has a wider range.
@bolle6664 ай бұрын
Makes a lot more sense like you did it.
@fr0stw0rld2 жыл бұрын
Hey Chuck! Great video tutorial, maybe im blind but that long opkg install command is missing from your video description, anyway, here you go folks: opkg install kmod-rt2800-lib kmod-rt2800-usb kmod-rt2x00-lib kmod-rt2x00-usb kmod-usb-core kmod-usb-uhci kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2 usbutils openvpn-openssl luci-app-openvpn nano
@alexbenevides73649 ай бұрын
you are a blessing
@MachinaDeusMars4 ай бұрын
I fucking love you man
@spvillano2 жыл бұрын
I slapped one of these together around six months back, works like a charm. I did run into some trouble with configuring my VPN provider in, but that was due to two major technical issues. Coffee and needing to put my fingers on a diet, as I fat fingered my hashed username, running me in circles for 20 minutes before the coffee opened my eyes. ;)
@PenmanLupine3 жыл бұрын
Other than completed courses, this is the sort of content I'd love to see more of. Pi projects are easy to do , great skill builders and it's surprising how much you can do with them. I'd love to see more, especially more out of the box stuff. Building our own pocket wifi-router is absolutely perfect and a great skill to have once traveling becomes more viable.
@KlMJONG-UN3 жыл бұрын
@@themblue8236 😔😔😔
@uolegullook38473 жыл бұрын
Viable?
@raphipik3 жыл бұрын
100%
@reedmayhew183 жыл бұрын
100%
@jasoncostomiris7673 жыл бұрын
Indeed! My recent Pi projects include using a Pi 4 that's mounted in a box on the wall of my laundry room and has a vibration sensor connected to my dryer. It sends a Telegram group message to the family to alert them that the dryer's ready to be unloaded. Another I just did this week used a Pi 4 as a networked console server for a switch that's on a different floor of my house (ie not connected to my existing AirConsole device). So many fun projects to be done with a Pi, especially now that the Pi 4 is such a capable little thing (8G RAM, 64-bit CPU, etc.).
@glitchyi3 жыл бұрын
*any new project starts* Chuck: "COFFEE!!"
@metalheadmaniac86863 жыл бұрын
it's a requirement
@unbekannterrebel16813 жыл бұрын
Coffe -> Work -> Money -> Coffe I hope you guys got it xD
@Ismail_Ummer3 жыл бұрын
How much coffie will be needed for a day
@nogrend3 жыл бұрын
I have the feeling the cup is empty (?)
@Moe-dx8gt2 жыл бұрын
I was looking into buying a vpn router and wasn't quite satisfied with my search results and I thought I could set it up my self on my raspberry pi. Thanks to this guide of course that got me excited and motivated enough to actually do it. I use Proton VPN and the latest install of OpenWrt which is 21.01 at the time of this writing. I ran into some issues and followed docs directly on the OpenWrt support site and ProtonVPN + some googling of course. There are slightly different turns you need to take when setting up Proton VPN's openvpn configs so I pointed that below as well. Summary of changes: 1. Wireless Config Deprecated Options: - hwmode is now called 'band'. - "option disabled" doesn't get added by default when you plug in the wireless adapter. Although leaving out will actually enable it per OpenWrt doc, but that caused issues of it constantly going down so I just added. It worked like a charm - "option channel" seems to work better when you change it from what it's orginally defaulting to. Did it for both radio0 and radio1 2. Openvpn settings (Proton VPN): - vpn config file and ikev2 username & password are different than your login creds. You can retrieve that from your account settings - You will upload that directly into to OpenWrt and most config will be in place. The only thing I needed to do is add the ikev2 username and password in the GUI box specified in the "edit" section of the openvpn config aread (GUI). Use the first line for the username and second line for the password. ProtonVPN has a guide on how to set it up with OpenWrt (Google How to set up ProtonVPN on OpenWRT routers) Nevertheless, this guide's workflow is sound and it got me in the right direction. My coworker were quite mesmerized when I pulled out my raspberry pi and said " and without a further ado, meet my vpn router" LOL! Hey Check, Can you top this video with how to set up aTor client on Linux OpenWrt?
@pocfoe4965 Жыл бұрын
As someone getting into Linux stuff and was ready to throw my computer out a window when I started learning vim... your disdain for vim gives me a lot of happiness.
@stevemarinos8095 Жыл бұрын
72 usd for a raspberry pi 4 1gb here minus everything else, over kill for building a router tbh, can get any supported router by openwrt, ddwrt, fresh tomato etc and do all that but i gotta admit the experience was pleasing to watch and the fact that one can do so much with a raspberry pi is amazing add the knowledge of networking and skills, i enjoyed watching this video… good stuff.
@tomasholka90683 жыл бұрын
Dude I am going for my cisco CCNA soon and bunch of another courses, but it all starded with your videos and I am so glad that you are creating this kind of content, it really helped me to kick start my path. Keep going man and don't you dare to stop EVER :D
@anythingbutASIC3 жыл бұрын
Nice everyone seems to be getting pushed this way. hoping it doesn't get over floodeed like web development where employers can just throw you away because they have a stack of applicants on their desk that can repalce you.. I started off with the CCNA and 1/4 way through everyone was like you don't need that you should already know that stuff if you messed with any router since just about everyone copies cisco.. So I started studying for thew Security+ and Linux+.. Still on the linux+ part but linux will never run out of jobs as linux is everywhere. Even microsoft is abandoning Windows for linux. The cloud that everyone keeps raving about is Linux. Gas pumps and Sattlites are linux... I think I should probaly learn linux.
@h_r77082 жыл бұрын
How did your classes go?
@OneManCanStopTheMotorOfWorld9 ай бұрын
@@anythingbutASIC you sound like the biggest noob ever, maybe don't ever brag about taking linux or Sec+ ever again those are babyboy certs lmao
@Linux33324 күн бұрын
CCNA before Sec+
@chasalol3 жыл бұрын
Chunk: makes a vpn router with 17 layers of encryption and 8 different passwords Me: *turns on vpn*
@NikCasto3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same... Isn't this kindof unnecessary now a days?
@goldmousegames3 жыл бұрын
@@NikCasto If you have multiple devices, especially with multiple people (like chuck's kids) having each of them connect to VPN on their phone/tablet/computer is a lot of extra steps. Once you have something like this set up, all your devices/users get VPN from simply connecting to it's wifi. WAY easier, and less chance of mistakes. If you only have 1 phone/laptop and are by yourself, yeah, probably easier to just use a VPN client... but that's not as fun as a project like this ;)
@sanjacobs62613 жыл бұрын
@@NikCasto Many VPN services limit how many devices you can use VPN on at once, with this, it'll only register as one device
@NikCasto3 жыл бұрын
@@sanjacobs6261 True true.
@NikCasto3 жыл бұрын
@@goldmousegames Ahh thanks for the clarification! 👍
@apollobrown6768 Жыл бұрын
The command at 20:42 is: opkg install kmod-rt2800-lib kmod-rt2800-usb kmod-rt2x00-lib kmod-rt2x00-usb kmod-usb-core kmod-usb-uhci kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2 usbutils openvpn-openssl luci-app-openvpn nano
@abb0tt Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Even after signing up for his site, I could not find the command of packages. I think it's all paywalled now...
@bountoj Жыл бұрын
To add to this comment (mine was deleted for trying to help others who might not find this comment, maybe because of links) there is a GitHub with information about the different USB-wifi adapters that can work for Linux, along with the packages needed. morrownr/USB-WIFI
@partyheartyboy9 ай бұрын
Awesome! Needed this information to continue. Thanks!
@HateNewUserNames Жыл бұрын
Chuck, thanks to your channel, I've been inspired to setup my own small business network, with pfsense+, vpn and NAS. My next project is to build this travel router. Not bad for a 50-som'n year old guy. :) Thanks for all your work!
@1309elm Жыл бұрын
I like the way you speak. A lot of people have a fake voice or tone. You seem genuinely excited when you speak.
@michaelcarey2 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial Chuck. I configured my "vacation router" a little differently. Rather than use a commercial VPN service, my Dual Wifi enabled Raspberry Pi connects back to an L2TP VPN server running on my home router (Mikrotik). This not only tunnels my families devices safely, it also allows me to access all of my devices at home as if I was still sitting at home. It makes me look like I am still sitting at home accessing the internet as usual. This helps when your online services get a "upset" when you try to log in from a different IP address.
@glencavanagh67692 жыл бұрын
Love it. I need a video on that.
@pjc0mpton2 жыл бұрын
SAME!
@Daniel_H01 Жыл бұрын
yeah make a vid on that.
@cplcabs Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I do that. I love Mikrotik, have been using them for a long time. I am also going to do it for my Dad as I share netflix with him and now Netflix wants and additional charge to add someone who is not at your house, so I am using using a pi as an ap connected to the router via Ethernet for a roku to connect to which makes netflix think its at my house.
@DanishNaseer111 ай бұрын
What is the benefit of using RPi as router? Like on a road trip if i use RPi as a router and connect all family members to RPi but obviously for that RPi first need to connect to the wifi network. Then why not my family members automatically connect to that wifi network instead of RPi router. can you help me out with my question?
@discolad883 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I have spent months figuring out how to do this and gave up. Now it's in one video.
@davidroger23333 жыл бұрын
Me too tried and could not find such a get Tutorial.
@discolad883 жыл бұрын
I did find many tutorials, but it either used something similar to openwrt and had to piece it together. The other option was to use openwrt but piece together how to do it and I was having issues connecting to a wireless connection.
@Nimble_Bitz3 жыл бұрын
You should go over if you have a guest login page. Where you have to pop in an email or something to join. Similar to what you can do with unifi. Great tutorial.
@rodrigodiaz13212 жыл бұрын
Did you figure out a solution to this?
@sk8er0007 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing, a lot of places require to navigate to a specific web page in order to be able to have your connection activated
@BowlingJess2 жыл бұрын
Hey CHUCK!!! I tried first with one of my Raspberry Pi 3b+'s without much luck - so finally decided to use a spare 4b which I hated to use because they are hard to get these days. To cut to the chase, I got the router working very well, so then I bought NordVPN today and followed your instructions to get it configured, and then verified all working on openWRT checking for the VPN IP address. I will be taking it to Puerto Rico next week for the big checkout to see if all my stuff works, especially YT TV, which actually thinks PR is not part of the US. So I will edit this post when I get back to let you know how it works for me. This is my 4th or 5th project you have helped me with (love the NAS with my PLEX addon and and TV dual tuner - I have a 4B set up with 10 TB RAID drives - 5 TB total), and next will be some hosting on one. By the way, I am a 78 year old and this stuff is my hobby now and a lot more fun than golf or watching pro sports - my friends use me for their free help desk, so that is pretty fun as well. Thanks Chuck - I feel like I know you
@koset Жыл бұрын
Chuck! I built it! Works with NordVPN. Thanks!
@MorrWorm8 Жыл бұрын
Me too it’s awesome. I got it working. I ran into a problem with the condo we are staying it. It has not only the password you enter but a access code you have to enter. So I’m having trouble figuring out how to log onto that WiFi with it
@d3spis3m33 жыл бұрын
Note: You probably want to assign the External wifi adapter as the client and internal WIfi as the AP ass it does not have an antenna. You will get better throughput this way as your client devices will probably be closer to the pi.
@bruvgames72483 жыл бұрын
It does have an antenna it's on the pcb you can even add an external one if you wish to
@OctavianTheGr83 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! It would be really fun to see a follow up video from your trip where you actually use the router in a public place. It would be cool to have a visual example of how to connect to a hotel or Starbucks wifi.
@carlitodidthat3 жыл бұрын
Yea we need that
@chrisrisley13243 жыл бұрын
This.
@kebarosUK3 жыл бұрын
It won't work in most hotels or Starbucks as they use captive portals
@OctavianTheGr83 жыл бұрын
@@kebarosUK bummer.
@kebarosUK3 жыл бұрын
@@OctavianTheGr8 forget what I said, szymeX made a good point on another post
@krisztianfeher56652 жыл бұрын
A little bit random, but if you happen to have an Atheros ar9271 (Alfa networks), you need the "kmod-ath9k-htc" package. This is the driver for that wifi dongle.
@jan3019Ай бұрын
I'm always amaze how much knowledge IT people have. You guys are a human computer. Wish i could do stuff like this. Coding is just freakin awesome
@yorkan213swd6 Жыл бұрын
There was no coffee in the mug. And this, said approx. 1000 times in the video, is crazy and golden.
@andrewbaxter97413 жыл бұрын
"the cool thing about nano is that you don't have to do any keystrokes, just start typing..." pffft the *cool* thing about vim is that you *have to* do lots of extra commands and keystrokes, and you get such mega vibes from figuring out how to actually just type something you feel awesome!
@followthetrawler2 жыл бұрын
Chuck, I 'liked' the video, but for me there is something missing. Most hotels/coffee shops/trains now have a banner login page where they expect you to enter an eMail address to get connected. This won't help in that situation... will it? Or when you connect a WiFi client does that get paased through?
@CaptainRedHat3 жыл бұрын
Here's a video idea for you: "You need to learn VIM RIGHT NOW" Most linux admins / engineers use vim. The first thing I was taught as a linux admin was how to use vim. And once I switched over to vim from nano, I can't imagine using nano anymore.
@TuxWing3 жыл бұрын
Gentoo Linux defaults to nano, but I install vi(m) and remove nano before I even have a working system.
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks to things like vs code remote I do not need vim at all.
@TuxWing3 жыл бұрын
@ VS Code thats WAY too microsofty, Sublime Text with a VI plugin...for the win!
@anythingbutASIC3 жыл бұрын
Vim does take some getting used too. I remeber writing whole commands only to look up and see that I'm it Command mode not write mode..
@kalvinpillay99012 жыл бұрын
I am loving learning from you. You are so passionate and care about your work and not boring what so ever. Thanks heaps
@justinpascarellaАй бұрын
This is pretty slick! Guess the only downside is you would have to manually connect the Pi to the public WiFi you plan on using each/every time you travel...?
@michaelferrin26883 жыл бұрын
So, I'd love to see your whole travel setup. This whole router and Plex Media server thing has my brain a spinning.
@gmc97533 жыл бұрын
One major problem I foresee is -- what happens if the public wifi has a login/registration/payment page? I suppose you could temporarily set your computer's wireless MAC to the same MAC as the Raspberry Pi, login to the public wifi through your computer, change the MAC back to the original, and then boot the Raspberry Pi router and use it.
Awesome! Needed this information to continue. Thanks!
@MorrWorm8 Жыл бұрын
About to go on vacation in 4 day’s working full time & working on this & a nas after work. I’m soo close to having everything done before my vacation. As a 40 year old welder who has been messing around with Linux for the first time building a router & a nas. Now I’m ready to trade in my windows laptop for a Linux one. Having fun & learning so much. I just found out what a IDE was I need a good not over complicated one. Also GitHub is awesome. Whole other world out there.
@MorrWorm8 Жыл бұрын
Update: I just finished my router. 🎉 although it turned into adventure because I waited till the next day to finish it. Bad idea. Either way started from scratch. Yahtzee! Let’s gooo this was a fun project for sure.
@digoryjohns20183 жыл бұрын
What a channel! You're great to watch even for a 64-year-old retired ex-network manager (that's 20 years ago now 😁) - don't you love SNMP??? We live in Germany and have just got ourselves an RV to go exploring. Your Pi+NAS video was just what the doctor ordered and this router video is the icing on the cake. Only... I've been wondering, it would make sense to combine both functions in one box. And I'm thinking of Docker. I'd like to know your opinion, and do you think it would better to install Raspbian, then Docker and run OpenWRT on that? Or to install OpenWRT as the base layer, then Docker and run OpenMediaVault on that? A video combining both these thing would make my Christmas (and give me something to do!) Keep drinkin' that coffee, Chuck!
@ShrinivasPatil2 жыл бұрын
Indeed .. Would be interested in answer for this one :)
@JohnBaldwin632 жыл бұрын
What bandwidth are you getting with this setup? I like the idea of loading PI on the box first, then routing using a container or virtual machine.
@thewave21183 жыл бұрын
Do more things with the raspberry pi! I love these videos!
@DampQuiche3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!! I bought a Pi4 8GB and am using it as a pihole with unbound doing DNS lookups so my DNS is totally private. I wonder if he could do this too with what he did in this video, so no reliance on cloudflare or google dns. Let the pi become a router, dns resolver and even pihole. You could sell them by the millions.
@anythingbutASIC3 жыл бұрын
First person to get a 4/5G hat to work other than the manufacture wins everything..
@barryk65793 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video. Am I the only one that cannot find the install driver text in step 7 :( (The notepad file used in the video)
@thetechnicalham2 ай бұрын
I recently made this after watching this and absolutely love it. All the projects you've done on this channel has inspired me to give them a shot myself. 2 questions: 1. Have you had issues with it randomly dropping the network you're connected to? It's been happening to me and i have to keep rebooting, though I've also accepted its due to the wifi im on (currently out of the us). 2. Have you attempted to use openwrt as your NAS at the same time? I tried following some stuff i found online and it works for local use, but i can't get it to go over the internet.
@gleggett3817 Жыл бұрын
Found a limitation with Raspberry Pi devices. If you use a really early device (in my case a B+) without in-built wireless then you get in sticky spot. You can't install a USB Wifi device to give the OpenWRT internet access unless you're connected to the internet, and if you can't use the Ethernet because that's how you're accessing the terminal (or GUI). I can think the only way out is to 1) bridge internet via the computer you're using to programme the Pi, or 2) connect the Pi to a monitor/KB/Mouse to free up the Ethernet port, or 3) remove the SD card and load the driver packages on through copying from your computer. Or - just thought of it - 4) edit the Pi ethernet static address so it's on your home network, and so it can see the internet through your home network, and you can connect to it from your computer.
@martinparkinson935 Жыл бұрын
Hi Network Chuck, wow two years ago, but still relevant. I've started traveling again and get frustrated by the devices available out there as well as suppliers' WiFi access, so need a good solution. The VPN tunneling will help with my regional streaming services, fantastic! One of the biggest issues I've found is the use of captive portals at hotels etc, they can be a pain, constantly being timed out and re-registering to some, I think a regular scheduled ping can resolve this. But it's logging in with the router, there is no login page on the router itself, so I'm wondering if I should log in using my phone or laptop and then clone my MAC address on the router? What do you think?
@pinkflamingo880611 ай бұрын
This was my big question. Have you found a solution?
@MooreWoodWorks3 жыл бұрын
Hey Chuck, David from Arlington here! Is it possible to swap the antennas? In other words, use the usb dongle as the receiver and the internal pi antenna as the broadcast antenna? The reason I ask is because I need to use an external Yagi directional antenna when camping. Thank you, David
@bober10193 жыл бұрын
why not? the interface you assign is of your choice.
@MooreWoodWorks3 жыл бұрын
@@bober1019 idk That’s kind of my question. I’m not a Linux programmer or Rpi expert. Is the Rpi interface capable of mimo with multiple devices using it as a router? Or is it specifically designed for a single channel access at a time?
@bober10193 жыл бұрын
@@MooreWoodWorks in my experience the integrated wifi/blutooth often drop and i think the same chip provides both services and is just trash if you look at a rapbery pi 4, bt and wifi are both under the same sheild plus the range is pure crap. i have 2 pi 4's and dont use the on-board BT or wifi and use usb dongles instead. anyways during the video(witch i dint watch fully) there should be a part where the "wan wifi" is being configured on the internal pi wifi. that interface has a name, just like the usb wifi dongle interface has a name. simply use the usb interface as the wan wifi you will be extending. i belive with a proper mu mimo usb dongle you might be able to run both wan(shared/extended free wifi signal) and lan off of it.
@MooreWoodWorks3 жыл бұрын
@@bober1019 Thank you very much for your advise. I will rewatch the video and just swap the setup procedures and see if that works. Thanks again!
@MooreWoodWorks3 жыл бұрын
@@bober1019 Is it possible to disable the onboard wifi and use two usb interfaces instead?
@themoviekid82653 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the content Chuck 😀😀😀 you're my favorite creator and I'm always excited to watch your videos! You inspire me and your energy is awesome, keep up the great work man!
@CyberDevilSec2 жыл бұрын
same!
@andresmsuarez57182 жыл бұрын
Very dynamic
@ThijsLiefhebber Жыл бұрын
@NetworkChuck I was hoping you could do a redo of this one for a more update version of this? Thanks in advance. :)
@pergee Жыл бұрын
10:12 I would like to ask something. By putting a custom address can i just put there random numbers. Because you are saying it has to be a private IP ? Thank you very much !
@ricardo.alves.campos3 жыл бұрын
Hey, really cool I love that!!! Can you make a video on how to create a free VPN to install on the Raspberry Pi, thanks.
@chaosen32 жыл бұрын
I believe at step 5 when you are making changes to radio0 you are changing the hwmode from AC wifi to b/g/n wifi, hence why there is a need to change the channel to 7 as well as changing the htmode (VHT80 = 80MHz - usually for 5GHz wifi). From my own experiences openWRT doesn't like radio0 using 5GHz 80MHz on a PI 3B+/4B (might be fixed on the 4B at this time of writing though). You may also find that the Internet speeds when connected to the wifi network (that is also connected to NordVPN via OpenVPN) aren't the best. I believe you can make these changes by the GUI to radio0 directly as even one typo when doing config by CLI can cause your Pi to become inaccessible in some cases. I've actually figured out how to do this on Pi OS 64-bit since I wanted to be able to use AC wifi on both network interfaces (access point and wifi client), non kernel supported USB wifi adapters, Wireguard connection to PIA VPN and a python app using flask to host a web page that can be used to connect to other wireless networks using a browser. It sounds like a lot but honestly it's quite easy to set up and can be configured in different ways.
@movielifelives Жыл бұрын
Hey i am not seeing htmode and only band in my rafio0
@StephenBaxter101 Жыл бұрын
I love your enthusiasm, your sense of humor, your laid back style of teaching, and how thorough and detailed your lessons are. Plus your incredibly knowledgeable and stay current with all the latest tech. Very impressed with your content
@EilrahcH11 ай бұрын
Thank you Chuck! Following along… I’m trying to get the link and guilds to work… I am unable to view it. I clicked it. Brought me to your Academy… I signed up. Up yet I still cannot find it. If someone can point me in the right direction that would be great.
@johntetreault2 жыл бұрын
I'd think it would be better to do the wifi interfaces opposite.... USB wifi with the antenna connect to public wifi .. because you will be more distant from the public wifi access point, so the external antenna will ensure a better more reliable connection. Since you're going to be very close to your pi, use it's internal wifi to provide wifi to all your nearby devices... Being in close proximity, they will do just fine off the built in pcb based antenna.
@johane66103 жыл бұрын
Great video! I did a similar build a few months ago but with a Pi Zero W and its brilliant for travel, takes no space and can be powered off the laptop worst case.
@chrisrisley13243 жыл бұрын
I’m assuming you just put a little hub with it for Ethernet and the additional WiFi dongle?
@johane66103 жыл бұрын
@@chrisrisley1324 No ethernet hub, just a Wifi dongle.
@johane66103 жыл бұрын
@@szymex8341 I use a converter, its at a 90 degree angle as I was hoping to print a better case for it (but havent gotten around to it yet)
@MickBasterd3 жыл бұрын
This would be my favorite IT channel, but I'm a tea drinker. 😂
@GarthClarkson3 жыл бұрын
I use a $15- Orange Pi Zero because none of my bought routers would talk to my 4G LTE mobile broadband and I got tired of using an old Windows laptop with ICS to get my Internet. These little SBCs are great. I also loaded HomeAssistant on it and it controls all my home automation. (I live in a caravan) Simply magic. (edit) PS. Thanks for the VPN walk through. Very helpful. Cheers.
@cplcabs Жыл бұрын
you loaded openwrt and homeassistant on the same SBC? Is that with 1GB RAM? How does it run (as in any issues)?
@GarthClarkson Жыл бұрын
@@cplcabs Not using OpenWRT. Just bridging the 4G LTE USB dongle to Ethernet using the standard networking (Armbian). Leaving enough for the HA. Just using standard firewall rules seems to be sufficient for security and it means that I don't have to have Internet connected to use/control my RGBW downlights, etc. I have a normal router downstream that feeds the rest of my LAN.
@cplcabs11 ай бұрын
@@GarthClarkson ah right, OK. Thanks.
@edwarddotson36262 жыл бұрын
Well, I must eat my words. Broke out my Pi 4 B and just start building the router. Looks like it going to be pretty slick. Thank you.
@austingibbons1810 ай бұрын
You're killing it bro. Love the vid.
@SlideRSB3 жыл бұрын
Looks cool but hotel wifi as well as most public wifi at Starbucks usually requires me to navigate through a captive portal on the client in order to get connected. How do you do that on OpenWRT?
@brycetyrrell68703 жыл бұрын
Came here with the same question…
@sebassie252 жыл бұрын
Really cool, this OpenWRT. I setup my travel router with your instructions and it works really well! Thanks for the very clear and fun instructions :)
@DanishNaseer111 ай бұрын
What is the benefit of using RPi as router? Like on a road trip if i use RPi as a router and connect all family members to RPi but obviously for that RPi first need to connect to the wifi network. Then why not my family members automatically connect to that wifi network instead of RPi router. can you help me out with my question?
@sebassie2511 ай бұрын
@@DanishNaseer1 absolutely, the reason for this is because the RPi is automatically connected with VPN, hence all traffic that goes over a network (which is also shared with complete strangers) is encrypted and much more secure. You do need a VPN to connect to, of course. Before I had this, I too was directly connected to a hotel wifi. What happened was that someone in the hotel sniffed my Netflix credentials, so I received multiple login notifications, that I didn't know of. By using the encrypted connection of the RPi between my devices and the open wifi, all connected devices are automatically using encrypted traffic, making it much safer.
@DanishNaseer111 ай бұрын
Thank you for the answer. Appreciate it@@sebassie25
@diego02l4273 жыл бұрын
Great video! Can someone explain to me why you would try this instead of using a VPN to your home network? Or just using nordvpn on your laptop in a coffee shop?
@biologicfarm85553 жыл бұрын
Think of security as layers of an onion. This Pi setup is essentially a firewall for your devices, which tend to be quite expensive &/or not so portable.
@diego02l4273 жыл бұрын
@@biologicfarm8555 That first part makes more sense but I’m still a bit confused how it’s any different from a vpn on your laptop? From what I understood from the video(which means I’m probably missing something), the pi router was still insecure until he enabled the vpn feature/add on
@K2_Chris3 жыл бұрын
@@diego02l427 He is using the PI for vacation for his family. So if he is in a camper, the LAN would connect to a mini NAS for movies, so his kids can watch movies on their phones, ipads, etc. Also the PI connects to the campsite WiFi and then connects to NordVPN to secue traffice if he and his family wants to surf the web.
@anakinhamilton9785 ай бұрын
Nerds beware!! I attempted this project this week because it looks awesome, but with a different adapter because I had it. Do not try to use anything with a RealTek chips. Getting them to work is way more work than it’s worth. Otherwise, great video Chuck! I found your channel recently and I love what you do!
@gamingwithbbfp7855 Жыл бұрын
Really like how he is pretending to drink coffee
@surgedwind12882 жыл бұрын
Hey NetworkChuck, curious about a detail - how much storage on a diy router is sufficient to have? In your video this was done with a 32gig sd card. I’m curious what I could factor for the size I give it. Also the enthusiasm I pick up from these videos reminds of a history teacher who was awesome. It’s the way to go because it sure helps when you are challenged by the path. Love this
@billc43032 жыл бұрын
The raspberry pi imager wouldnt let me install on anything larger than a 4gb. says something about the size being divisible by.... yada yada yada.. so Im stuck on a 4gb.
@paulmichaelfreedman8334 Жыл бұрын
@@billc4303 Check if your card reader supports SDHC (> 4GB) and otherwise you can write the image to a 4 gig card and then copy that card to a bigger one before you first boot. You can also use an imager like Balena Etcher which supports more than the Rpi imager. OpenWRT dopesn't need much though. Default is a 100 MB partition size. You need to resize the partition with a partition manager to make it bigger, which is recommended. But 1 Gig really is enough for a lot of things. Also, 1 GB of memory is more than enough for OWRT. But you can't get a Pi with less than 2 GB now.
@rysterstech Жыл бұрын
500 megs is plenty for open wrt, it only uses around 100 megs by default anyway, you have to expand the root fs to make use of whatever card you have
@Sheepykin3 жыл бұрын
I am curious how the speeds compare to your main network? I was interested in doing something like this as my room has almost no wifi connections so I was going to use a router to connect via WDS allowing me to get wifi in my room and use the ethernet ports. Are the speeds similar to the normal router or are they drastically lower?
@NickyHendriks3 жыл бұрын
That depends on so many things, from used wifi-standards (like B, G, N, AC or AX) to quality of the device to distance to other factors that decide it. Wifi is often slower than cable but it doesn't have to be. I have a 200Mbps-subscription and I can get those speeds everywhere in my house due to proper access-point placement.
@---.__.---3 жыл бұрын
So I can only report my case, I have a raspberry PI 4 as a ap and I'm running pihole (so that my phone has adblock) and unbound (dns server) and in my case it's running faster than when I use my normal wifi because our floors and walls are really thicc, when you combine a VPN with your ap you should get a speedslowdown that is measurable but not that you can feel it, as long as your not gaming over it. But you will need to test it yourself, when you use it alone just place it a room next to, or in your room that you most commonly use :)
@FilnetMgnigon2 жыл бұрын
This project/device doesn't really solve any issues in a elegant way. It's more of a learning lab.. your better off just connecting your computer directly to the wifi.
@NickyHendriks2 жыл бұрын
@@FilnetMgnigon you need to learn networking. Without this, or a travel router of some sorts you are unable to bring things like your Chromecast for example as most hotel wifi networks have device isolation and a portal to log in with a maxjmum number of devices per login code.
@FilnetMgnigon2 жыл бұрын
@@NickyHendriks those are trash reasons that have little to do with networking and everything to do with the hotel. Where in RFC does it state that hotels require a max number of logins per room code? The only real benefit is that if you have a million devices for whatever reason and want to only setup 1 VPN, then you can do that with this. All your reasons are just guess work
@eyesofnova3 жыл бұрын
in your Openwrt config you forced 802.11g as the default connection and HT20 means you're forcing a 20mhz spectrum, using channel 7, while disabling shortguard for 40mhz spectrum. After the setup is done, I'd try and use 802.11n on there instead by switching the 11g to 11n. HT20 will work but it won't be as fast as it can go but it won't run into as many issues since it narrows the band to 20mhz. Short_gi 40 0 means you're disabling the short guard for 40mhz but it might be better to change that to short_gi 20 1 to improve throughtput speeds. If you're in an area with little to no wifi networks, then ht40 should work fine with short_gi 40 1.
@boots78592 жыл бұрын
Excellent catch there.
@yankluf Жыл бұрын
Sometimes I struggle doing my coffee break watching your videos because you say something funny and I start to laugh 😂😂 Awesome video!!
@josephyoungquist28682 жыл бұрын
The link for "Links and Guide" doesn't take you to a guide at all. I also used the search on the website and I can find this video on your site but again, no guide - what gives? Is the guide part of a paid plan?
@NormanLyon3 жыл бұрын
I've been seeing relatively high latency on the built-in pi wifi. It doesn't matter if it's OpenWrt or Raspberry Pi OS. ICMP ping shows roughly 0.6-0.7 ms if checking ethernet, but wifi ranges from 3-4ms. If I replace my OpenWRT pi with an OLD OpenWRT router, wifi there becomes 1ms. The pi's high latency ends up reducing my usable bandwidth over TCP due to window sizing/acknowledgements on appliances where I can't tune window sizes. Are you seeing similar latencies with the onboard wifi vs USB, or what else should I look at to debug my local latencies?
@brentgreeff11153 жыл бұрын
Nice feedback - I wonder also, - what is the value in this at all? - is this just to offload the encryption onto the Pi instead of doing it on each connected device? - I just bought a 4G Archer MR400 Dual-band 4G LTE router, - and its pretty awesome for traveling, - avoiding crappy hotel wifi. - I guess I could plug a Pi in via ethernet, - but I am pretty impressed with the Archer - its initial connection speed when opening my laptop is instant and there are no drop-outs. - it was built to order.
@boots78592 жыл бұрын
@@brentgreeff1115 Dude, the value is you can use this as your home internet router. Plus, it will reliably get 900+Mb throughput. Adding VPN is nice, however for $50 you will get a more powerful router than most have at triple the price, and you can throw several cheap Avaya Instant AP's which will manage themselves on it for cheap off of eBay for $25 each IIRC 3x3 MIMO too.
@alexbowman97243 жыл бұрын
Just curious, is there a way for this build to allow for captive portals/TOS agreements?
@JamesDurand_TinMan3 жыл бұрын
This was my first thought as well. Most hotels I've stayed at recently all have a captive portal which would make solving that problem a must if this is going to be useful. After doing some quick poking it doesn't seem like you can do that directly with this. You would need to connect to the network and get past the captive portal on your phone/laptop/whatever first and then close the mac address of that device onto the Raspberry Pi to trick the network into thinking the Raspberry Pi was the one that connected 😕
@JamesDurand_TinMan3 жыл бұрын
Hmm a remote Chrome session might be a good solution. The main problem I could see with using Lynx would be those annoying portals that require you to watch a video or have some other ad experience. They probably wouldn't work well in Lynx.
@JamesDurand_TinMan3 жыл бұрын
That's a fair point, I'm not sure. My suspicion is it is needed though given that there are many similar guides to this one that do talk about the captive portal being an issue.
@BrianBates1283 жыл бұрын
Very great video. Quick question... Would this setup also contain a "kill switch" for your wlan0 (public internet) connection if the tunnel connection to nordVPN drops? This way we prevent the RaspberryPi from silently failing over to non-secure public internet without checking it constantly?
@dannydetonator3 жыл бұрын
Doesn't Nord uses firewall, which kills all traffic if VPN terminal drops? In theory it should. I only use free limited random VPN's, haven't had my IP directly exposed yet, apparently.
@luiztenor13972 жыл бұрын
Hello there I just want to know which raspberry pi is good buy to be use as a computer and what exactly do I need to buy I just want to practice linux kali and other operator systems
@muhammadsyafiq77602 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to do a project like this but I want to use the ethernet port to receive the internet not the built in Wi-Fi
@tvathome5623 жыл бұрын
Hmm raspberrypi becoming hard to come by at the moment, price wise I've seen prices nearly double.
@ruripapi3 жыл бұрын
Damm
@0xBerto2 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched this like 8 times since it got posted with all of the hardware sitting around. Finally just set it all up for a company trip with the team. Ready to flex 🤓 thanks man SUPER cool project
@bulkierpanda1332 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm ordering the requirements next month and get it set up for my home so I can use it on my Xbox and my phone's
@DanishNaseer111 ай бұрын
What is the benefit of using RPi as router? Like on a road trip if i use RPi as a router and connect all family members to RPi but obviously for that RPi first need to connect to the wifi network. Then why not my family members automatically connect to that wifi network instead of RPi router. can you help me out with my question?
@WoFNuLL3 жыл бұрын
Does this cover connecting to open networks, which need yout to accept the network rules and / or login before being able to use the network? Since the DNS is changed to cloudflare / google, neither the WRT router or the clients get the authorizeation site displayed ... if not this is only usable for classical WiFis without additional authorization.
2 жыл бұрын
can I use a ethernet to connect to internet and wifi to connect my devices in LAN? thanks
@nigelholland24 Жыл бұрын
What would happen if you need to register to join a hotspot and do I need to take a monitor and keyboard
@Tom_Azin Жыл бұрын
Hi Chuck. It would be great if the travel router would also have 4G or 5G so that you could use that to connect to the internet if no WiFi is available. Making it truly the ultimate travel router ;)
@amirulakml8592 Жыл бұрын
yup true , im thinking the same way too..
@rysterstech Жыл бұрын
There are usb devices that have a LTE modem and card slot built in, or you could USB tether your phone just by installing the rndis driver.
@Tom_Azin Жыл бұрын
@@rysterstech that is true, but not all USB LTE modems work under OpenWRT.
@Tom_Azin Жыл бұрын
@@rysterstech but getting them to work is another story.
@fiffelman3 жыл бұрын
I've configured a Raspberry Pi to do what you're doing before just for fun (and if I actually could make it function) but I didn't use it for traveling I used it to have at home. It's a fun little project! And thanks for the content! You're the man for doing these step by step tutorials.
@anythingbutASIC3 жыл бұрын
Tell me could you get any of the 4G wireless hats to work. I've been trying for some time. Always run into a snag wether it be the wireless carrier not wanting to allow non-android devices to use there service of drivers njust not being available. Don't even get me started on AT commands while using outdated screen like the manufacture "recommends".
@FabricioAlves3 жыл бұрын
Let me start saying this projects are amazing. I don't know to congratulate you enough. You have charisma and knowledge enough to pass it in a way that is interesting. Another quick thing, from the content generation stand point it's endless topics for everybody. Please keep doing this great videos. Thank you!
@paulmassey75967 ай бұрын
Thanks Chuck Finally got my travel router working on RPi 3B+ all seems to be working and it also connects to my RPi 4B 2G vpnserver so effectively where ever I am I am surfing from home. Planning a trip to the Local Star Trek convention in late July 2024 here in the UK (Blackpool Lancashire)
@endorin286 ай бұрын
what dungle did you buy ? link plz
@goodm2ice2 жыл бұрын
On the one hand, not bad, on the other hand, routers r sold separately, not because it is a rudiment. The structure of the raspberry pi has not been specially optimized for handling internet traffic, it would be good to compare performance between it and router with similar hardware. And u can't connect more than one device over a wire without a switch or another network card P.S. Sorry 4 my english
@chriskeegan50762 жыл бұрын
This is cool. Thanks for making these. I am learning a lot about network security and the capabilities of Raspberry Pi through your channel. Network configuration feels like such a complicated beast to tackle, and if you do something wrong, it could lead to some pretty serious problems, so thank you for this.
@dudeguy48817 ай бұрын
Don't mean to be a hater, but there arent any links below :(
@TheJokerQuotes-f6c5 ай бұрын
Use your imagination
@esso40114 ай бұрын
Not at first glance, you need to click in links and guides which will brung you to his website, from there navigate your way to this video and theres a step by step with links and commands
@gennadiiorlov19923 жыл бұрын
to be honest, for the tasks mentioned (road trip) i use the mikrotik hap ac2 (RBD52G-5HacD2HnD-TC) since it has an IPsec hardware support onboard, the USB port suppoting LTE sticks and it is an accomplished product within appropriate housing and with power supply range 12-30V and regular updates. Anyway, the RPI is also might be useful in many ways, so thanks!
@davidmathurin Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@duckdodger2464 Жыл бұрын
Where is that last command at the end please i am one command away!!
@Lying293 жыл бұрын
This is a great video. Even though doing everything via terminal is terrifying to most people like me, but this is a very clear tutorial and walk me through every step I need.
@jarmandog83722 жыл бұрын
Give it some time. You'll become addicted to do everything in the terminal 😛
@radiotec762 жыл бұрын
Working through an ssh session to a BASH account is so liberating. You will really have fun. I connect often using an ssh client from my phone to the host.
@rysterstech Жыл бұрын
Using a gui is way easier for beginners, the only reason not to use the web gui on openwrt is for really old devices with less than 64mb of ram or 4mb of flash.
@billz40712 жыл бұрын
This was THE MOST informative and interesting Raspberry Pi use I have seen to date. It was amazing to watch, and I WILL be purchasing a "Pi" very soon to duplicate this technique for my use. I do a lot of field service traveling and in hotels all the time. This is exactly what I need, both in those places, as well as in my home. Thank You for your dedication to education for all of us!!
@estebanlopez1043 жыл бұрын
Love your videos Chuck! Been watching you since I was first getting my CCENT back in 2018. You've kept me inspired on my networking journey. Thanks and keep it up!
@charlesemge38242 жыл бұрын
Pretty Awesome! I would like the capability to use the Ethernet port in my hotel, and use like a regular wireless router / wireless access point. Is that pretty easy to do?
@charlesemge38242 жыл бұрын
Update 2. I found that while connecting the Pi to Ethernet at a hotel. The Router becomes a Bridge and is reassigned a new ip address that is now the same address as the hotel router (keeping it basic here) And no longer lets you access the 10.71.71.1. SO. In order to access the pi - While connected to the pi router over wifi - change your computer from DHCP to Static, and change it back to 10.71.71.## and Default gateway to 10.71.71.1, 255.255.255.0 (like the video). Then you will loose internet, but will have access to the Pi Router. Then to get internet - Change it all back to automatic. Thats it for now. Still working on a fix.
@charlesemge38242 жыл бұрын
Update 3. I think I got it. Ok. Again "Thanks Chuck Great Tutorial". A few simple steps to allow router to be accessible when using ethernet and not wifi. Use a USB Ethernet adapter. While logged into GUI - look under Network-Interfaces-Devices. You should see eth1. If not reboot or install drivers. Look up OpenWRT Realtek Ethernet drivers (under Sysytem-Software search rtl8152) This should bring up kmod-usb-net-rtl8152. Install. Then ... Under Interfaces, Add New. Call it WAN, select eth1, Click Create Interface, Save and Apply. Thats it... It just starts working... Thats the basics. I did make WAN look the same as WWAN in etc/config/network.
@acontant802 жыл бұрын
I tried this on my RaspberryPi CM4 (compute module), with two USB dongle. I had some issues. I first had to install an additional package: opkg install kmod-usb-dwc2 Then for lsusb to work, I had to insert the following line inside /boot/config.txt : dtoverlay=dwc2,dr_mode=host. Finally, I don't know if it's because I had two adapter, a newer version of openwrt or because the driver ignition is too slow, but I had to add to /etc/rc.local the following lines before the exit 0 sleep 10 /sbin/wifi up After this, everything worked as expected. Great guide thank you!
@johnmillstead83963 жыл бұрын
Question for Chuck and friends: I have my first Pi - very exciting. Do you all normally re-flash the SD every time you want to try something different? Or do you buy a handful of SD cards to swap out? Also, can you partition a larger card into different Pi flavors and multi-boot? One final question -- for now: What about getting a larger card and using Docker for the various Pi flavors? Just typing that and I thought of many more questions but I will spare you for now. Thanks!
@Ignotus.3 жыл бұрын
I'm no expert, but: Considering it's easy to reflash opensource projects, id assume that's the way to go unless you have the money for buying many cards. If you want to do multiple projects on the pi at the same time, then docker would be a great way to go I believe
@cheesecake6673 жыл бұрын
Multiboot isnt very common with the pi. It is not a workstation and usually serves one particular purpose. Docker (for the most part) containerizes applications, not OSes.
@robertmedina45203 жыл бұрын
It depends. If you are new and want to play around with different OS, having one SD card is fine. You will have to wipe the SD card each time. (Warning, just know that sometimes partitions are created by an OS to make multiple drives, that can give headache when reformatting). Berryboot is an option for one SD with a select number of multiple OS it supports. After experimenting, buying multiple SD for OS's you like, or boot from an SSD.
@vaughngx43 жыл бұрын
A bit delayed here but since you're just starting out and are likely going to be switching os's fairly often I'd suggest booting from USB as flashing and reflashing will damage the SD card faster than it would a USB drive.
@dwudcuqoyl14652 жыл бұрын
the sdcard/ usb ssd( for rpi3b+ and rpi4b) is the storage so ergo yes you need to flush it everytime( I recomand getting an ssd they last longer). Also as others pointed out Docker only containerizes applications and small dev environments. As for multiboot.. depends on what rpi you got. If its the Rpi3 then yea it wont work. If your advanced and know WHAT YOUR DOING then you could build a bios for the rpi4( has onboard cmos mmc) and no I wont teach you how to do that cause this is a very advsnced topic.
@Ian-yt6kv3 жыл бұрын
A really useful and well presented video. Thank you. I've been looking for something like this. I have a Pi 3b that I want to use it in exactly the same way as you have with the same configuration but without the vpn. What I want to do is restrict certain devices that connect to the wifi hotspot at certain times - the kids phones. Coming from a pfsense background I know how to do it via the firewall rules. Can the same be done with openwrt on the Pi?
@JustinWebPro3 жыл бұрын
I was curious about this as well as I wouldn't mind setting up a router in a similar configuration in my household. I don't know anything about the capabilities you get with pfsense, but based on what I just read in the OpenWrt documentation, it looks like you can restrict access for MAC addresses by time of day. If you don't want to completely block internet access by time of day, but instead want to block access to specific domains by time of day (*cough* social media *cough*), it looks like you can do that as well through a squid proxy. Check out the Parental Controls section of the documentation for more info on how to setup a router with these configurations. After thinking about how I want to setup my router, perhaps I'll redirect all social media traffic during "off hours" to NetworkChuck and John Hammond videos. This would allow them the ability to break out of the box I'm restricting them to, but only after significant research and a thirst for knowledge. =P
@Ian-yt6kv3 жыл бұрын
@@JustinWebPro This sounds promising. At the moment I have everything I need except the usb wifi dongle which I ordered last night. Installation and configuration wise I'm as far as plugging in the dongle but can't go any further. Just hoping it's possible to do what you are suggesting and I think also can be done on the firewall side of things. Pfsense rules are very easy to set up and are also very powerful. I have this in place for all other network devices in the house. I also don't have the the pfsense server powered on during the night to save on power and noise. The silent Pi solution for those certain devices is the last step in completing my network setup. Thank you for taking time to respond to my question. Much appreciated.
@Ian-yt6kv3 жыл бұрын
@@JustinWebPro I can now confirm it does work. A simple reject traffic rule for an IP or MAC address from the LAN to WAN does exactly what I want. There is the added feature of enabling the rule for certain times of day. Perfect for blocking the kids phones at bedtime and the set top TV box for streaming during no tech time. It might not be as powerful as pfsense, but for what I need it for its perfect.
@Ian-yt6kv2 жыл бұрын
@@F16_viper_pilot The things we have to do and the trials we have to face to keep the family safe from the evils of the internet! 😁
@manolinvalen3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your videos!!! I love them and inspire me to do IT stuff. But what happens with the public WIFI networks that use a captive portal? Can you still use the raspberry pi?
@nachtschatt3n3 жыл бұрын
I think it just opens the captive portal on the device that is connecting for the first time
@13Thison1310 ай бұрын
But you would still have to connect the OpenWRT to the respective wifi network (Starbucks, Motel or whatever) each time?
@willdogs42862 жыл бұрын
Great video! I did this with a Pi 4 but when I connected the wifi dongle I noticed my speeds were really slow. So, I connected this to a wifi extender configured to be an access point and was seeing comparable speeds to my home router even from behind the VPN.
@DanishNaseer111 ай бұрын
What is the benefit of using RPi as router? Like on a road trip if i use RPi as a router and connect all family members to RPi but obviously for that RPi first need to connect to the wifi network. Then why not my family members automatically connect to that wifi network instead of RPi router. can you help me out with my question?
@willdogs428611 ай бұрын
@@DanishNaseer1 Two things: 1) added security layer. Most people use the default settings on their home router to include the default password. 2) if your devices are set to automatically connect to your Pi router then it's just plug and play.