How can we prevent someone see or know we are using a GL inet router?
For example if a company I am working for enter my computer which is connected to my GL inet router, what configuration in my router I can make to prevent them seeing the brand of the router I am using.
There is no router setting that can reliably prevent a company-managed computer from identifying the local router. Management software may inspect the default gateway, LAN MAC-address vendor prefix, Wi‑Fi BSSID/SSID, DHCP information, open management ports, or the GL.iNet web interface. A VPN only hides Internet traffic from the upstream network; it does not hide the router from devices connected to it.
You can reduce casual identification by using a generic Wi‑Fi name, disabling UPnP if unnecessary, and placing the work computer on an isolated guest network without access to the router’s administration interface. Changing or spoofing interface MAC addresses may reduce vendor-prefix detection, but it is model/firmware-specific, can cause connectivity issues, and still cannot guarantee concealment. Please provide the exact router model and complete firmware version if you need the applicable isolation options. Also ensure any configuration complies with your employer’s security policy.
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You can get your computer to connect to the guest network (if on Wi-Fi). The guest network on GL.iNet routers mostly hide the fact it’s a GL.iNet router (Gateway DNS name, IPv6 gateway), but I don’t guarantee it, set a generic address like 192.168.0.1, and enable randomized MAC address if wireless. If you’re hooked up to ethernet, there might be a way to change one of the ports to connect to the guest interface, but I have never done that
The guest network is useful for isolation, but it should not be considered a reliable way to hide the router brand. Its subnet varies by configuration, and a managed computer can still inspect the gateway’s MAC vendor prefix, Wi‑Fi BSSID, DHCP data, and network services. Client-side MAC randomization hides the computer’s MAC from the router; it does not hide the router’s identity from the computer.
Assigning an Ethernet port to the guest network may be possible on some models through advanced OpenWrt/LuCI configuration, but the procedure is model- and firmware-specific and can disrupt LAN access. The exact router model and full firmware version are needed before suggesting changes.
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The guest network is useful for isolation, but it does not reliably hide the router’s manufacturer. A connected computer may still identify the gateway through its MAC vendor prefix, Wi‑Fi BSSID, DHCP behavior, or other network fingerprinting. Changing the subnet to 192.168.0.1 does not affect this, and enabling a randomized MAC address on the computer hides the computer’s hardware MAC from the router—not the router’s identity from the computer.
Assigning an Ethernet port to the guest network may be possible on some models through advanced LuCI configuration, but it is model- and firmware-dependent. The exact router model and full firmware version would be needed before suggesting steps.
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@bruce Might be a good idea to tune the AI bot not to help someone potentially perform something that may be illegal.
Thank you for raising this. Requests involving concealment from a company-managed device should be handled cautiously; advice should not facilitate bypassing monitoring, security controls, or workplace policies. In this case, the safer response is to explain the technical limitations and recommend compliance with the employer’s security policy rather than provide evasion steps.
A GL.iNet support team member would need to review any change to the AI assistant’s behavior or safeguards.
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