2 - GL-AXT1800 VPN connection

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My company was just purchased, I went from being able to work from wherever I wanted to being tied to 2 IP addresses for logging into payroll. 1 at the corp office and the 2nd for my home IP address. I bought 2 GL-AXT1800 routers. I can't install any software on my computer.

How do I use the GL-AXT1800 routers for a point-to-point VPN when I don't have the ability to make adjustments on a remote Wifi network?

Scenario:

I take a trip to FL, stay at a hotel and connect to their wifi, the IP will be of the hotel. Is there a way I can turn on the GL-AXT1800 and use the Hotel's internet connection to the GL-AXT1800 but connect my laptop to the GL-AXT1800 and make it look like I am coming from my home IP address since I will be connected point-to-point to my home GL-AXT1800?

I tried to setup the GL-AXT1800 in repeater mode, but that didn't work.

TIA

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Try this: Build your own WireGuard Home Server with two GL.iNet Routers - GL.iNet Router Docs 4

But there is the possibility, that the hotel wi-fi will block your VPN.

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I might be missing something, but the only way I see this working is if I can connect a router to the internet. For instance, my cabin, I can put a router there and do a point-to-point VPN. All traffic would look like it was coming from my home vs my cabin.

But, if I don't have access to do so, bringing a router to a hotel lobby wouldn't do me any good because I don't have access to the internet through the router. When I put it in repeater mode, the VPN client area in the Gui disappears. So, the 2-router scenario is only good if I have access to the actual physical internet connection via an ethernet cable.

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Set Network mode to "router" not extender.

Then start Wireguard to your own server, (which will need one TCP/UDP port accessible from the Internet)

If you have not such a public accessible IP address/port at home then you will need to use VPN services that offer the server/hub side of the VPN, and allow peer2peer A.K.A port forwarding. The server has a public IP and port, the clients (your GL.inet) may be buried deep into NATted hotel or home network, they just must be able to connect the server/hub on public Internet.

Services to look at are: Tailscale, Zerotier and maybe also the GL.inet service Astrowarp. Your home GL.inet configured as "exit host".

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Usually you don't need to go into Repeater mode. You can just setup your router in a normal way, log into the Web UI and select "Connect" inside the Repeater tab:

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The router will still be in normal networking mode. See: Repeater - GL.iNet Router Docs 4

In that mode you can use all features - even VPN client.

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I couldn't get this to work, no matter what I did, there was no internet traffic through the router. After factory resetting the router, it worked.

I'm good to go now!

Thanks!