Pre
A longtime ago... There was my favourite show called GadgetShow
Sadly, you could only watch it..in the UK and im not a citizen of the Uk
That made me choose a VPN Service.. that hides/spoofs your location to UK (12 country optional)
The big issue...was that some of my Android tvboxes/sticks came without VPN support (tun.ko)
So, i asked.. if there was a router that could be used a VPN client
So came the idea
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First tests... where using a modded fritzbox
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Few months ago... The VPN Service provider came with there own Router called: Tarnomat
The tarnomat 25 is 650mhz mikrotek hAP wireless N router that gives you :
data encryption / Firewall / hack protection / Anonymous surfing / Virus protection / Ad blocking
Mine came in today... and here is my review/testing
....
After ordering...the box came in 2days
opening the box.. DC 5v 1A and Router in 3 pieces (front plate/pcb/backplate)
After connecting the box to my existing fritzbox... like this:
Lan worked out of the box, Showip stated i was in Germany... (im not)
Wifi.. was online...but could not login
Using the Tarnomat.com site...you can change your router settings..here i set a wifi password
After this i could login..without issue (please note, that the site language is currently only in German)
You can enable/disable the antivirus/adblocking ect...
choose your fake country (i choose Uk...but there are 14 chooses)
The Wifi.. range is average (less then fritzbox and Xiaomi) as expected as the device has no external antenna
Speed tests show a good speed...on most servers/country's
First week
My connection speed is 2mbit... (thats what Settings state) still no issues watcing Sd/720/1080p5.1
*But...Ookla Speedtest.. says my connection speed is about 25mbps and im in London
**i download a test virus file Eicar... it download without issues (something is wrong)
***After the first week... the speed dropped to 2mbit (for real)
Week 2 Current
*trying to upgrading to 25mbit.. is confusing...as the 3months subscription of 25euro.. changed to 5euro, when i tried to pay?
*well.. Settings now state 25mbit, but Ookla/router says 1.8mbit / virus test still fails
**looks like i'm the beta tester (its still work in progress... it seems)
Opened up a ticked for support... and it got fixed... (the speed )
Eicar test file.. also got stopped (but not allways depending on site )
Pro
Some nice protection for my many Android devices
i can now remove the openvpn client app on most of my devices
Wifi speed is good (depending on device ) / lan ( about 100mbit)
Cons
Wifi range limited.. (perhaps a mod could fix, or is it conflicting with other routers?)
notes
The Tarnomat 25 has a 25mbit internet access limit, to get 25mbit you need to buy a service monthly contract
if you only buy the router...your speed is limited to 2mbit (see site for pricing)
There is also a Tarnomat 50 for those wishing more speed
Cheers (save..to add more)
A longtime ago... There was my favourite show called GadgetShow
Sadly, you could only watch it..in the UK and im not a citizen of the Uk
That made me choose a VPN Service.. that hides/spoofs your location to UK (12 country optional)
The big issue...was that some of my Android tvboxes/sticks came without VPN support (tun.ko)
So, i asked.. if there was a router that could be used a VPN client
So came the idea
____
First tests... where using a modded fritzbox
___
Few months ago... The VPN Service provider came with there own Router called: Tarnomat
The tarnomat 25 is 650mhz mikrotek hAP wireless N router that gives you :
data encryption / Firewall / hack protection / Anonymous surfing / Virus protection / Ad blocking
Mine came in today... and here is my review/testing
....
After ordering...the box came in 2days
opening the box.. DC 5v 1A and Router in 3 pieces (front plate/pcb/backplate)
After connecting the box to my existing fritzbox... like this:
Lan worked out of the box, Showip stated i was in Germany... (im not)
Wifi.. was online...but could not login
Using the Tarnomat.com site...you can change your router settings..here i set a wifi password
After this i could login..without issue (please note, that the site language is currently only in German)
You can enable/disable the antivirus/adblocking ect...
choose your fake country (i choose Uk...but there are 14 chooses)
The Wifi.. range is average (less then fritzbox and Xiaomi) as expected as the device has no external antenna
Speed tests show a good speed...on most servers/country's
First week
My connection speed is 2mbit... (thats what Settings state) still no issues watcing Sd/720/1080p5.1
*But...Ookla Speedtest.. says my connection speed is about 25mbps and im in London
**i download a test virus file Eicar... it download without issues (something is wrong)
***After the first week... the speed dropped to 2mbit (for real)
Week 2 Current
*trying to upgrading to 25mbit.. is confusing...as the 3months subscription of 25euro.. changed to 5euro, when i tried to pay?
*well.. Settings now state 25mbit, but Ookla/router says 1.8mbit / virus test still fails
**looks like i'm the beta tester (its still work in progress... it seems)
Opened up a ticked for support... and it got fixed... (the speed )
Eicar test file.. also got stopped (but not allways depending on site )
Pro
Some nice protection for my many Android devices
i can now remove the openvpn client app on most of my devices
Wifi speed is good (depending on device ) / lan ( about 100mbit)
Cons
Wifi range limited.. (perhaps a mod could fix, or is it conflicting with other routers?)
notes
The Tarnomat 25 has a 25mbit internet access limit, to get 25mbit you need to buy a service monthly contract
if you only buy the router...your speed is limited to 2mbit (see site for pricing)
There is also a Tarnomat 50 for those wishing more speed
Cheers (save..to add more)
