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I don't do any of these things but I'd like to add that glinet routers are awesome, come with wireguard/tor support for client or server mode right out of the b

I don't do any of these things but I'd like to add that glinet routers are awesome, come with wireguard/tor support for client or server mode right out of the box, and are great for granting access to all devices(e.g watch, phone, laptop, tablet) simultaneously when using internet behind portals like hotel WiFi

vorpalhex 4y ago
Yup, one of their routers lives in my travel kit along with cables and such. Tiny thing, runs off usb power which means it can be powered off a battery if needed.
- thenthenthen 4y ago
  Which one are you using? I have an ancient one somewhere (like smaller version of tplink mr3020), dont think it has wireguard etc.
  - guiambros 4y ago
    Not parent, but I've been using GL-AR750S-Ext for 3+ years, and it's rock-solid. It has OpenVPN/Wireguard, powered by a simply USB, etc. It now travels with me everywhere I got. [1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GBXMBQF/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GBXMBQF/
    - thenthenthen 4y ago
      Thanks! Thats def more advanced than my little box with no antennae :)
aliasxneo 4y ago
This sounds interesting. How are you configuring it to sit between a hotel wifi and your device? My networking knowledge isn't too broad, but this sounds like something I want to setup.
- navanchauhan 4y ago
  The router basically connects to the hotel wifi and all the requests go through the router. So, while the hotel wifi only sees one device (my glnet router appears as a Samsung mobile), all the other devices connected to the router can identify each other. I don’t remember what exactly you call this, bridge mode perhaps? Or AP repeater mode? I’m not too sure about the networking terms here Edit: This comes in handy when you want to connect a device which is not capable of using the captive portal. That device can simply connect to your router. The router can connect to the Ethernet port or you can use its app/web interface to connect it to the WiFi network and proceed with the captive portal if needed
  - macintux 4y ago
    I’ve been interested in building a custom router that I could use to automatically deal with a captive portal at a cabin I rent a few weeks each year, but I don’t think I’m ever going to get to it. How annoying is it to deal with captive portals?
    - navanchauhan 4y ago
      I hate captive portals whenever I’m carrying a few pi zeros / esp32s to tinker with because I cannot directly connect them to the wifi. Rather than building your own I would highly suggest looking into Gl.Inet routers because they come pre flashed with OpenWRT and support handling captive portals
    - guiambros 4y ago
      > How annoying is it to deal with captive portals? Zero issues. You go to your router's page, select the wifi (captive portal or not), and that's it. When you try to connect to an external site the captive portal will pop up, you authorize, and that's it. Moving forward any devices connected to your GLi router will have internet access (without requiring the captive portal on each device).
pkulak 4y ago
I’ve got one of those, and it was such a pita I didn’t even bring it for the trip I’m on now. It was always freezing up, requiring a re-boot, captive portals were a nightmare to get through, etc. I installed Wireguard on every one of my family’s devices instead. However! Now I’ve learned that there’s no DNS support for Mac, and all kinds of other problems which basically make Wireguard unusable. Might go back to that darn router. I dunno…
- pyinstallwoes 4y ago
  There’s certainly dns support on mac… at least with Mullvad there certainly is.
  - pkulak 4y ago
    I’m just using the Wireguard app with my home tunnel. EDIT: after further inspection, DNS does seem to be working. I may be wrong, and Wireguard actually works fine on Mac. EDIT2: No, something is wrong with this setup. Random sites won't load, and on other sites, images and videos won't load. DNS seems fine though, and the tunnel works fine on everything but Mac.
    - password4321 4y ago
      I'm not sure if you're trying to route your traffic back through your home network to use it as a VPN, I've not tried that... but otherwise I've had good success with ZeroTier. They seem to have a solid head start with their clients UX ahead of Wireguard.
- radicaldreamer 4y ago
  Use tailscale, it’s wireguard with dead simple config and working DNS and exit nodes.
password4321 4y ago
I recently used Windows 10 Internet connection sharing to do this with my bulky laptop since my ancient MacBook Air is starting to struggle with the captive portals.

vorpalhex 4y ago

Yup, one of their routers lives in my travel kit along with cables and such. Tiny thing, runs off usb power which means it can be powered off a battery if needed.

thenthenthen 4y ago
Which one are you using? I have an ancient one somewhere (like smaller version of tplink mr3020), dont think it has wireguard etc.
- guiambros 4y ago
  Not parent, but I've been using GL-AR750S-Ext for 3+ years, and it's rock-solid. It has OpenVPN/Wireguard, powered by a simply USB, etc. It now travels with me everywhere I got. [1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GBXMBQF/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GBXMBQF/
  - thenthenthen 4y ago
    Thanks! Thats def more advanced than my little box with no antennae :)

aliasxneo 4y ago

This sounds interesting. How are you configuring it to sit between a hotel wifi and your device? My networking knowledge isn't too broad, but this sounds like something I want to setup.

navanchauhan 4y ago
The router basically connects to the hotel wifi and all the requests go through the router. So, while the hotel wifi only sees one device (my glnet router appears as a Samsung mobile), all the other devices connected to the router can identify each other. I don’t remember what exactly you call this, bridge mode perhaps? Or AP repeater mode? I’m not too sure about the networking terms here Edit: This comes in handy when you want to connect a device which is not capable of using the captive portal. That device can simply connect to your router. The router can connect to the Ethernet port or you can use its app/web interface to connect it to the WiFi network and proceed with the captive portal if needed
- macintux 4y ago
  I’ve been interested in building a custom router that I could use to automatically deal with a captive portal at a cabin I rent a few weeks each year, but I don’t think I’m ever going to get to it. How annoying is it to deal with captive portals?
  - navanchauhan 4y ago
    I hate captive portals whenever I’m carrying a few pi zeros / esp32s to tinker with because I cannot directly connect them to the wifi. Rather than building your own I would highly suggest looking into Gl.Inet routers because they come pre flashed with OpenWRT and support handling captive portals
  - guiambros 4y ago
    > How annoying is it to deal with captive portals? Zero issues. You go to your router's page, select the wifi (captive portal or not), and that's it. When you try to connect to an external site the captive portal will pop up, you authorize, and that's it. Moving forward any devices connected to your GLi router will have internet access (without requiring the captive portal on each device).

pkulak 4y ago

I’ve got one of those, and it was such a pita I didn’t even bring it for the trip I’m on now. It was always freezing up, requiring a re-boot, captive portals were a nightmare to get through, etc. I installed Wireguard on every one of my family’s devices instead. However! Now I’ve learned that there’s no DNS support for Mac, and all kinds of other problems which basically make Wireguard unusable. Might go back to that darn router. I dunno…

pyinstallwoes 4y ago
There’s certainly dns support on mac… at least with Mullvad there certainly is.
- pkulak 4y ago
  I’m just using the Wireguard app with my home tunnel. EDIT: after further inspection, DNS does seem to be working. I may be wrong, and Wireguard actually works fine on Mac. EDIT2: No, something is wrong with this setup. Random sites won't load, and on other sites, images and videos won't load. DNS seems fine though, and the tunnel works fine on everything but Mac.
  - password4321 4y ago
    I'm not sure if you're trying to route your traffic back through your home network to use it as a VPN, I've not tried that... but otherwise I've had good success with ZeroTier. They seem to have a solid head start with their clients UX ahead of Wireguard.
radicaldreamer 4y ago
Use tailscale, it’s wireguard with dead simple config and working DNS and exit nodes.

password4321 4y ago

I recently used Windows 10 Internet connection sharing to do this with my bulky laptop since my ancient MacBook Air is starting to struggle with the captive portals.