# GL inet can only connect to Nordvpn's openvpn, not wireguard? **URL:** \ **Category:** Router\ **Created:** [September 2, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036 "2020-09-02T20:08:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ccchan](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@ccchan](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/ccchan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/1 "2020-09-02T20:08:54Z")
found elsewhere: [Apr 7](https://twitter.com/GLiNetWiFi/status/1247376041644937217) **NordVPN has WireGuard, but we only support their OpenVPN on our routers** [https://twitter.com/glinetwifi/status/1247376041644937217?lang=en](https://twitter.com/glinetwifi/status/1247376041644937217?lang=en) WTF? ---
**Author:** ![ccchan](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@ccchan](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/ccchan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/2 "2020-09-02T20:11:22Z")
> [@Configure wireguard client to connect to NordVPN servers?](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/configure-wireguard-client-to-connect-to-nordvpn-servers/10422/20): > > There must be a way around it though. VPN Unlimited are able to offer configs for wireguard. Sure VPN Unlimited is not as big as NordVPN but they are not small either. If they could do it, then Nord definitely can do it. another thread, no more news since end of july. telling that “coming”. ---
**Author:** ![ccchan](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@ccchan](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/ccchan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/3 "2020-09-02T20:14:29Z")
people in this thread dont maintain a good structure in the text, will digest what they said later. > **[Solved: nordvpn OpenWrt wireguard client](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/solved-nordvpn-openwrt-wireguard-client/36742/6)** > > Hello directnupe, first, as per guidelines, please refrain from signing your posts, we know who wrote each post. Regarding @vgaetera's questions: You have allowed forwarding in the firewall from wan to wireguard zone. What traffic do you expect to... ---
**Author:** ![Johnex](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/johnex/32/300_2.png) [@Johnex](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Johnex)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/4 "2020-09-02T22:04:15Z")
Don’t use NordVPN, they are not transparent with their customers. You can read some issues with them here: > [@NordVPN Hacked](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/nordvpn-hacked/8597): > > Hi all, In case you missed the news, NordVPN just admitted it got hacked, but they waited until their private keys were posted on twitter. You can read about it here: [https://www.infosecshirish.com/nordvpn-finally-admits-it-was-hacked/](https://www.infosecshirish.com/nordvpn-finally-admits-it-was-hacked/) On top of that, it seems it has happened for a long time. They might still be vulnerable. Here is more info: My recommendation is change VPN ASAP if you are using them as they do not care about your privacy one bit. For the tech savvy: ---
**Author:** ![Johnex](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/johnex/32/300_2.png) [@Johnex](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Johnex)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/5 "2020-09-02T22:16:21Z")
We also talked about their “NordLynx”. They took the Wireguard protocol, changed some things making it only work with their apps and servers, but their reasoning for doing it is mostly marketing and forcing users to their apps: > [@Configure wireguard client to connect to NordVPN servers?](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/configure-wireguard-client-to-connect-to-nordvpn-servers/10422/13): > > Hi. My 2-cents infos. I had a quick chat with NordVPN technicians. I asked them WireGuard’s configurations and they confirmed (as AnonyOne and others said) that they are no longer offering this service. They told me to continue using OpenVPN with GL.inet router or use their apps/SW on supported systems with allow to switch to the new and fastest NordLynx protocol, derived from WireGuard but not compatible with it. I asked why … They explaneid the ‘privacy-related reasons’ behind their choice;… They are not making their changes open source either, which goes against the wireguard license terms. ---
**Author:** ![allandemes](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@allandemes](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/allandemes)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/6 "2020-09-03T09:04:08Z")
It feels like you have something personal against NordVPN. I think they’re alright, they’ve been doing 3rd party audits, and recently partnered with Troy Hunt. Also, I would have done the same in their place, you want to secure your infrastructure, before going around and broadcasting it to everyone around. ---
**Author:** ![Johnex](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/johnex/32/300_2.png) [@Johnex](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Johnex)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/7 "2020-09-03T09:57:37Z")
I’m just stating the facts 😃. People can use what they want in the end. For me trust is earned. If someone breaks my trust, they don’t get it back. This applies for all things including services. If I was NordVPN, to secure my network in a mayor breach, I shut it down for a few days and find the issues and patch them, I don’t stay open for business and continue like nothing happened, while the hacking and data collection happens in the background. Would you go to a restaurant that has a cockroach infestation while they take care of it? Would you go there after the news is all over it, and they didn’t tell you? Most people would never go back there again, even if they clean up the place. And this is for just something you can get mildly sick and recover. If your data or identify is stolen, you might never recover from it, so why would you treat that any different? ---
**Author:** ![allandemes](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@allandemes](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/allandemes)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/8 "2020-09-03T11:09:00Z")
True, you can use and believe whatever you want. I personally believe that it wasn’t as big of a deal, as some people made it out to be. Knowing how aggressive the VPN market is, I suspect that Nord’s competitors over hyped the incident. There is no evidence that any personal data was leaked, so I don’t think it classifies as a major breach. Also, many other very large companies has had breaches where personal details were leaked, are you saying you don’t use those services any more? And I wouldn’t say that is a valid example, it’s more like: we found this leaky tube on a running passenger train, the train is moving, it would be incredibly costly and unnerving for the people to stop the train, people might start jumping out of the train and hurting themselves, some other people might want to cause more panic and try to damage the train even more, so the best thing to do is to try to fix it, and report about it after the fact. Like I mentioned there was no evidence that personal data was stolen, so your last statement is not very valid. ---
**Author:** ![Johnex](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/johnex/32/300_2.png) [@Johnex](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Johnex)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/9 "2020-09-03T11:44:31Z")
Seems like you might be affiliated with NordVPN? Marketing team maybe? You joined 3 hours ago, and are strongly defending the company, seems interesting 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![allandemes](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@allandemes](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/allandemes)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/10 "2020-09-03T12:17:23Z")
Hey, believe what you want buddy, I just came here to troubleshoot a problem I have, and I saw your comment that hit a nerve for me. I’ve followed the story of the breach quite closely and I feel that it is more nuanced than: “they got hacked, so not safe” I think it matters what actually happened, and what they do afterwards as well. ---
**Author:** ![Johnex](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/johnex/32/300_2.png) [@Johnex](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Johnex)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/11 "2020-09-03T12:48:31Z")
Alright buddy, post a new thread with your issue and we will lend you a hand. ---
**Author:** ![RichP](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/richp/32/3368_2.png) [@RichP](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/RichP)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/12 "2020-09-03T19:46:54Z")
I signed up with NordVPN only to find out they don’t support Wireguard on routers. I am using Mullvad right but open to other Wireguard VPNs people are happy with. ---
**Author:** ![Johnex](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/johnex/32/300_2.png) [@Johnex](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Johnex)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/13 "2020-09-04T00:19:56Z")
I use AzireVPN, VPN.ac, Mullvad 🙂 Mullvad is great i think you will be happy with it, prices are quite good too. ---
**Author:** ![Almahadeus](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@Almahadeus](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Almahadeus)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/14 "2020-09-04T06:08:39Z")
I looked at Mullvad but unfortunately they don’t offer dedicated IPs for streaming services so no go for me really. Any decently priced one with dedicated IP? ---
**Author:** ![lp6970](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@lp6970](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/lp6970)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/15 "2020-09-04T09:11:51Z")
My opinion … I contributed to the discussion cited by Johnex. I’m not affiliated with any VPN service provider but I’m simply an owner of some routers (one of them it’s a GL.inet) using the OpenWrt OS. I was very happy with NordVPN, but not now. It’s a fact that the number of their servers is very high, that their OpenVPN service works very well (at least it did for me) and that they provide access to all major streaming services that otherwise could not be reached from outside of specific regions / countries (this is my first need; I’m not so concerned with strict privacy issues, because I think that, for my needs, NordVPN can provide at least a discrete/good level of privacy with every protocol they support, but this is only my opinion). But … It’s also a fact that they in some way hid security problems they had and most of all they don’t provide a standard Wireguard solution. About the latter point, I talked with their support center many times and they continue to say the same things: 1. their NordLynx solution is more secure than the standard one; 2. maybe in future they will provide a solution for OpenWrt routers’ owners (but they don’t provide any ETA). I’m very disappointed for the lack of a standard Wireguard solution: first of all because I chose NordVPN and paid a long term subscription thinking I was getting one of the best VPN providers; today, in my opinion, their service cannot be considered one of the best because it’s missing a solution for a standard and widespread protocol as Wireguard is. Secondly, Wireguard it’s a very fast protocol able to make my PRESENT ROUTER perform up to 8 times faster downloads (maybe more) than OpenVPN. Why should I buy a more expensive/powerful router (able to guarantee better OpenVPN performance) because my VPN provider is not able to provide (not to me but to an entire community of OpenWrt users) a standard solution for a standard protocol? Now, following the suggestions of Johnex and after comparing different VPN providers, I’m using Mullvad. Their service is great, at least for my needs, and above all they provide a standard Wireguard solution working very well. If I hadn’t done the mistake to pay a long time subscription with NordVPN, I think that I could go on with them or other similar VPN providers indefinitely, even if their service is more expensive than NordVPN. For now the only thing I / we can do is to push on NordVPN to provide a standard Wireguard solution; I’m doing it whenever and wherever (Facebook, support center, …) I can. Bye. LP ---
**Author:** ![Johnex](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/johnex/32/300_2.png) [@Johnex](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Johnex)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/16 "2020-09-04T10:34:58Z")
If you need a fixed IP, I would recommend you just get a VPS, as in a virtual machine with Linux hosted somewhere in the cloud providers. You can install wireguard and configure it yourself, and use that as your self hosted VPN provider with dedicated IP (you again have to pay for that but IPs are cheap with such providers). You will have full control of it and can run other services as you wish since it’s a fully working remote pc for cheap. Here is a script that can do it for you for all large VPS providers: > **[GitHub - ab77/netflix-proxy: Smart DNS proxy to watch Netflix](https://github.com/ab77/netflix-proxy)** > > Smart DNS proxy to watch Netflix. Contribute to ab77/netflix-proxy development by creating an account on GitHub. Compare the different VPS with pricing and transfer amounts, and in the script page above he tells you which ones are blocking Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![Johnex](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/johnex/32/300_2.png) [@Johnex](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Johnex)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/17 "2020-09-04T10:45:52Z")
You want to use a more obscure VPS provider though, as AWS and the large ones are blocked 100%. Seems like TorGuard and CyberGhost also offer fixed IP’s as well. If NordVPN works fine for Netflix, and you don’t really use it for any privacy related things, you can stick with it. ---
**Author:** ![Tzz](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/5e9695/32.png) [@Tzz](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Tzz)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/18 "2020-09-04T11:08:22Z")
[Ovpn.com](http://Ovpn.com) offer dedicated ip but i don’t know if it’s only for openvpn or wireguard too. > **[Public IPv4 address](https://www.ovpn.com/en/features/public-ipv4)** > > Place your server or NAS behind the protection of OVPN. Static IPv4 address with every port opened. Steaming services > **[VPN for Netflix](https://www.ovpn.com/en/streaming)** > > Use OVPN to get access to American Netflix, German Netflix and other Netflix regions. Learn how to watch Netflix when abroad, or how to unlock specific content. Better ask them before ordering ---
**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-inet-can-only-connect-to-nordvpns-openvpn-not-wireguard/12036/19 "2025-10-29T04:11:23Z")