Use Etcher to flash the OpenWRT firmware image onto your MicroSD card.Download latest OpenWRT image () for Raspberry Pi 4.On a Windows machine, download and install Etcher.By comparison, with OpenVPN I was only able to get 25Mbs. Without the VPN, I get around 940Mbs, so only a 15% loss in speed. With this setup, I have been able to get speeds up to 800Mbs on my Gigabit internet. We will use Wireguard VPN which is relatively new tech and is orders of magnitude faster than OpenVPN which is outdated and clunky.

We will be using OpenWRT which is a lightweight and easy to use dedicated router firmware with a web interface that can be installed on the Raspberry Pi. These specs are better than most high end routers costing hundreds of dollars. We can easily overclock it's CPU up to 2.0Ghz. This is a cheap ($35) computer with 1.5Ghz quad core CPU, 2GB 3200Mhz DDR4 RAM, and we will be using a 32GB highspeed MicroSD card. We will be using a Raspberry Pi 4 2GB for our router. This will protect every device on your home network all the time without sacrificing speed and without having to remember to enable it each time you want to use it. Instead we will make a whole home highspeed Gigabit VPN Router that will go in between your current WiFi home router and your internet provider's modem. But that only protects that particular device and only when you remember to start the VPN application and connect to the VPN. Most VPN providers allow you to download an app that you can run on your machine to protect you while you surf, search, watch or download. Concerned about online privacy? A VPN or Virtual Private Network allows you to surf, search and download from the internet without your ISP, advertisers, big brother, or other organizations tracking you.

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