WARP

For some time, I have been covering topics concerning OpenWrt on my website. One of the primary interests among my users has been the implementation of WireGuard and adding a Cloudflare WARP tunnel, as well as managing multiple internet connections on a single router.

What I have not yet covered is how to conditionally route traffic once we have established two internet connections, or when we have added a virtual connection (such as a VPN) to the router on a single physical connection.

While firewall rules can be used to route traffic, they are not always straightforward to implement; consequently, I looked for an alternative solution.

I was particularly interested in being able to quickly configure a router to direct traffic from a specific device over a VPN tunnel whenever necessary. To assist with this, I looked into the PBR (Policy-Based Routing) package.

If you follow my website and posts related to OpenWrt you have probably come across my post about installing a VPN server on an OpenWrt router using WireGuard.

WireGuard is one of the fastest protocols available for creating a VPN connection. Thanks to it, from the Internet, we can easily connect to our network and use it, either for local purposes (access to a printer or network drive) or to limit regional restrictions. Being outside the country, I can connect to my router at any time and my device will appear on the Internet as if it were where the router is, i.e. in the UK.

Cloudflare is known for being the next Google and providing us with high-quality services, many of which can be used for free without any compromises. Fortunately, unlike Google, it is not so eager to kill its services.

From domain management, to SSL certificate for your website, secure and fast DNS, to turbocharging your internet connection with WARP (or WARP+ for those who want more).