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by armandhammer 2045 days ago
It's better to go with something like a $150 Intel NUC running pfsense (free) to connect to the VPN because the vast majority of Wi-Fi routers don't have enough CPU to decipher 256bit AES encryption in real-time. Once you fire up the VPN on even a top-tier router, you're likely to see your overall connection speed drop to 15 mbit/sec or less. A cheap NUC has no problem doing 256bit AES at 200+ mbit/sec.