# \[Feature Request\] Randomize Router Host Name

**URL:** <https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-request-randomize-router-host-name/63935>\
**Category:** Router\
**Created:** [September 12, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-request-randomize-router-host-name/63935 "2025-09-12T11:17:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mbg](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@mbg](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/mbg)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-request-randomize-router-host-name/63935/1 "2025-09-12T11:17:59Z")

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Feature Request:

The MAC Address can already be randomized in the gl.inet menu, would this be possible for the host name visible to the host network as well? This would enhance privacy as does the MAC randomization.

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**Author:** ![9b9e69c2-4b75-4420](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/9/a587f6/32.png) [@9b9e69c2-4b75-4420](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/9b9e69c2-4b75-4420)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2025, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-request-randomize-router-host-name/63935/2 "2025-09-13T05:31:31Z")

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Related/SSH/script solution enclosed. Let's see how long it takes 'em to build it into the GL GUI:

> [@What information is transmitted to a network owner about the router?](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/what-information-is-transmitted-to-a-network-owner-about-the-router/63932/5):
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> I'm not sure I'd count on it to evade the spooks as twelve chars is twelve chars but here you go: mkdir -p /root/.bin/ # make a directory to store the shell script/sh cat \<\<- 'EOF' \> /root/.bin/rand-hostname #!/bin/sh # shellcheck shell=sh RANDOM\_HOSTNAME="$(tr -dc 'a-z0-9' \< /dev/urandom | head -c 12)" uci set system.@system[0].hostname="${RANDOM\_HOSTNAME}" uci commit system /etc/init.d/system restart logger -t hostname "Host name changed to ${RANDOM\_HOSTNAME} [✔]" /etc/init.…

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**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:** [September 15, 2025, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-request-randomize-router-host-name/63935/3 "2025-09-15T09:36:39Z")

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May I know if you referred to the repeater interface?

The hostname will not be reported when the repeater is connected to the primary router:

 ![Bruce_2025-09-15_17-33-05](https://forum-static.gl-inet.com/original/3X/6/a/6a4ffc461813875cc5614ecfbd98969b38d136fe.png)

It will display an unknown name in primary router, I assume it is better than randomization.

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**Author:** ![mbg](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@mbg](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/mbg)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-request-randomize-router-host-name/63935/4 "2025-09-15T17:52:41Z")

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could you bring this into glinet menu, not just advanced menu?

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**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:** [September 18, 2025, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-request-randomize-router-host-name/63935/5 "2025-09-18T08:26:46Z")

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I will submit this to PM team to evaluate, thank you.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum-static.gl-inet.com/original/3X/7/7/77e28f6cb342ac4bd641bd9a6254595d61b2812a.png) [@system](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-request-randomize-router-host-name/63935/6 "2025-10-18T08:27:16Z")

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