Connect two routers on one network, one router is running VPN and DD-WRT



How to connect two routers on one network, when one router is running OpenVPN and DD-WRT. Additional info not covered in video can be found at the bottom of this description.

Video is intended to be a tutorial for a beginner for those who wish to connect 2 routers together, when 1 router is using VPN. The tutorial is intended to run through the steps necessary to achieve the stated aim without using technical words or jargon.

The terms / words used in the tutorial may not be technically correct, as I am not an expert.

Commands used in this tutorial are:-
Slide 13
# Allow Router2 to forward traffic to Router1 subnets
iptables -I FORWARD -s 192.168.1.0/24 -j ACCEPT

Additional to the presentation:-
If you do not want to use a program such as FileZila it may be possible to set up a folder link on your desktop. To do this follow these instructions:-
1) Right mouse click on your desktop
2) Select New – Shortcut
3) in the “Type the location of the item:” field enter \192.168.2.101 (where \192.168.2.101 is the location of the machine you wish to connect too)
4) Select Next & Finish
5) this will create a shortcut, the first time you click on it you may need to enter your Username & Password of the item you are connecting to i.e. 192.168.2.101 .

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