I did search but couldn’t find anything specific to my needs.
With two GLiNet travel routers, is it preferred or overkill in setting up a second (attached via LAN/WIFI) travel router which has all devices connected in an isolated IP address range to the main travel router?
Does anyone do this, what are the main benefits or is this just a waste of time, even if you have a spare GLiNet travel router.
Ideally I would be connecting the hotel modem (if in the room) via ethernet from it’s LAN to the WAN on the Slate 7 as my main router and VPN connection to home.
Then a Beryl AX as my second connected router via ethernet from the Slate 7 LAN to the Beryl AX WAN. Using the Beryl as my isolated network using a different IP address.
Is there a preferred way to setup such a connection or is there another way to achieve what I’m trying to do and is it even needed?
Ok thanks, so the risk of someone accessing my travel router and devices on a shared hotel network is not likely? If no one is doing this, it sounds like overkill and not worth the setup.
The Slate 7 does it fine. It provides no extra security and you might experience NAT issues. This setup is only useful if you want to operate on a seperate Wi-Fi 5 GHz / 2.4 GHz channel off the hotel’s AP.
The plan was going to be use the Slate 7 to take advantage of it’s VPN Wireguard speed to my home network and not use it’s wifi for any connections, it’s IP for example 192.168.8.1. Then the Beryl via ethernet using IP 192.168.9.1 for all my devices to connect via WiFi 5GHz. I had read somewhere a while back it was the ideal setup for total security of devices on public networks. Some AI searches say the same, but just depends on real world likelihood. The actual setup of second router is pretty straightforward and is a spare.
What you also can do is create another ssid, and set a different network on it?
This eliminates the use for a second router.
A second router will not add more security here, if your devices are checked before traveling, then the extra need to isolate them is not needed, this also includes for the extra network I described before the quote.
The only security improvement is when you use a single router connected to the hotel ap directly.