Any plans to support OpenVPN DCO with 2.7.0?

[meruserasus]

Hi,

With OpenVPN 2.7.0, they state that there are backports to current kernels via https://github.com/OpenVPN/ovpn-backports and am just wondering if anything has changed since old 2.6.0 thread asking about DCO support and it it would be now easier to support OpenVPN DCO on newer routers?

 

[RMerlin]

DCO requires at least kernel 5.x, Broadcom's newest models are still under 4.19. DCO is not possible, it relies on low level kernel features that do not exist in 4.19.

 

[meruserasus]

DCO requires at least kernel 5.x, Broadcom's newest models are still under 4.19. DCO is not possible, it relies on low level kernel features that do not exist in 4.19.

Is there anything the community could do? Like message someone at broadcom en masse or anything?

 

[Tech9]

Is there anything the community could do?

The chance to see kernel version change on an embedded device for the entire life of the product is close to zero. Your best chance for this to happen is OpenWrt project or full blown Linux based OS like pfSense, OPNsense, Arista NG, Sophos XG, UniFi OS, etc. on purposely built appliance.

 

[elorimer]

GL-iNet is claiming 1G over OpenVPN and 1.1G over Wireguard for its Beryl 7. The Flint series is less, but more than any Asus router. If you need/can use that speed that is an alternative. Asus needs to kick Broadcom (maybe in both senses).