I have gigabit internet and want a router that can handle openvpn and route certain devices through the vpn tunnel and others through regular internet. I bought a router from flash routers but the actual flash router app kept messing up the router. Looking for an alternative as well as something that is powerful enough to handle the encryption so I can take advantage of the upload and download speeds while on the vpn.
The pcWRT router is a low cost router that allows you to have concurrent VPN and non-VPN traffic. You can create multiple WiFi SSIDs and specify which goes through the VPN. Top tested speeds are 14Mbps for OpenVPN, 25Mbps for IKEv2, and 100Mbps for WireGuard.
This. Has both server and client components to the stock firmware, including importing open VPN opvn config files.
You could also look into building a pfSense router yourself, dialing up your hardware for robust speed.
Will this allow me to route certain traffic through the von and others to the open internet?
You can set up vlans on the Asus, but it looks a little tricky. Searching will show you some forums on how to do it.
You can definitely do it on pfSense, but there is also a learning curve.
Depending upon the speed you need, and budget, the easiest way will be with cascading routers, putting your VPN router as a DMZ or virtual server under the main router which allows regular traffic.
It does not get style points for elegance, but it certainly works, and the learning curve is lite.
If you don’t need lots of speed on the VPN side, GL.inet routers have a good client Openvpn gui. They are budget friendly.
The secret term you need to use in your search is ‘policy based routing’. That’s what will let some devices go direct to the internet and some via your vpn.