Are VPN's, secondary networks, etc reasonable to expect for a $100 MSRP device t...

kube-system · on Aug 10, 2021

Yes, there are many consumer routers that support VPNs, including the ones we're talking about here.

https://www.tp-link.com/us/user-guides/Archer-C7/chapter-12-...

Although, remote management isn't much of a consumer feature to begin with.

darkwater · on Aug 10, 2021

If you as a consumer and

- spend 100 bucks on a specific router

- have a static IP

- put your router web ui on the Internet

then yeah, you are definitely the type who should be also able to put a VPN to properly manage it. I don't really get your defense of this practice. It is bad and risky, and there are no good reasons to expect it to be a sane config for a router.

kelnos · on Aug 10, 2021

> Are VPN's, secondary networks, etc reasonable to expect for a $100 MSRP device targeted at consumers?

If they are, great. If not, then consumer-grade router admin interfaces should not be exposed to the public internet, ever.