Hello everyone!
My objective is to encrypt my actual IP address on a work laptop, without actually installing a VPN software on it (for obvious reasons.)
So for the internet going into it to be already encrypted.
Is there any way to do this without modifying the router firmware?
Thank you in advance!
Yeah, get a router from here: https://www.gl-inet.com/
Very easy to setup OpenVPN / Wireguard protocol…
Probably you could buy some device (essentially another router) to sit between your current router and the rest of your LAN. Run the VPN client on that device.
FYI: this won’t stop your employer from seeing what you do. Just making sure you knew that.
encrypt my actual IP address
I assume you mean encrypt your traffic, and mask your IP address
Depending on your router, you can run a VPN on it, some only support really basic ipsec, while others have wiregrass anf OpenVPN support.
Well, openwrt or dd-wrt are obvious choices, but since you don’t want to modify the router firmware, you can just get a router that has the VPN client built in (not server, you want to be using your router as VPN client in your scenario). Most “better” routers should allow you to connect to OpenVPN, Wireguard and/or similar out of the box. Obviously make sure you’re buing the right device with the desired features first.
Just get an Asus router and put on Asus-Merlin firmware and followinstructions from your VPN provider to install VPN on router.
Can this prevent the company from tracking my location if I work from home? I am not planning to temper with the company laptop, but rather install a VPN on the router