While on vacation we used a travel router for our first time. It was easy for my family and the router help keep us safer then being on hotel wireless.
What if the coffee shop does not allow port forwarding as used in PAT and the coffee shop only allows the IP address to be forwarded therefore limiting your devices connected to the TP-Link one IP address. Therefore, the coffee shop will only send traffic on the 172.16.101.0 network without ports attached (i.e. 172.16.101.17 and not 172.16.101.17:10012) and the TP-Link will be the only host. The TP-Link needs a port number so it knows what local IP address to translate the packet to. I suppose that the coffee shop couldn't do this because it would also affect the application that the traffic is directed toward.
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that the TP-Link can be a "mesh" node like the ASUS RT-57 Go. I currently have my home setup with an ASUS RT-58U as my main router and an ASUS RT-57 Go as a mesh node. When I travel, I will be using the RT-57 Go as a tether to my phone for my devices in my RV. The problem with that is that my carrier limits my monthly data to 40G. At home I use PDANET through a laptop to my ASUS RT-58U for my main router. PDANET bypasses the tether of the phone using a virtual interface to connect to the PC over the tether so it looks like an ethernet connection.
Could you explain a bit more on the VPN? I have a NordVPN account. Could I connect this device to my home network via an Ethernet cable, throw it into router mode and create a private, vpn’d network separate to my home network? Most devices I have tried seem to disable the VPN capability in router mode. I basically want to leave my existing home network alone and create another vpn protected Wi-Fi network but that seems difficult!
Yes you can , inside the gui for the router NordVPN is considered a wire guard vpn and tp link supports it Don’t expect sleeps higher than 50mbps down 👍🏽👍🏽
When this device is in AP mode, can i connect it to a WIFI network (i.e. not a WAN ethernet cable) to get access to the network? And if so, can the WIFI be run in VPN mode?
AP mode specifically for connecting to an ethernet cable. When we talk about connecting to another Wifi network, we're talking about Hotspot mode. This connects to an existing Wifi network and creates its own Wifi network for your devices to use. Yes, you can connect to a VPN in this mode.
Do you know if there is a travel case that will fit the router and the necessary cables? I havent seen any on amazon that specifically say it will fit.
While on vacation we used a travel router for our first time. It was easy for my family and the router help keep us safer then being on hotel wireless.
GL-MT3000 Beryl AX already done this years ago an is rock solid.
And it gets constantly updated I love my GLINET routers
What if the coffee shop does not allow port forwarding as used in PAT and the coffee shop only allows the IP address to be forwarded therefore limiting your devices connected to the TP-Link one IP address. Therefore, the coffee shop will only send traffic on the 172.16.101.0 network without ports attached (i.e. 172.16.101.17 and not 172.16.101.17:10012) and the TP-Link will be the only host. The TP-Link needs a port number so it knows what local IP address to translate the packet to. I suppose that the coffee shop couldn't do this because it would also affect the application that the traffic is directed toward.
Very interesting product. Great review! Your videos are thorough and clear. Thank you!
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that the TP-Link can be a "mesh" node like the ASUS RT-57 Go. I currently have my home setup with an ASUS RT-58U as my main router and an ASUS RT-57 Go as a mesh node. When I travel, I will be using the RT-57 Go as a tether to my phone for my devices in my RV. The problem with that is that my carrier limits my monthly data to 40G. At home I use PDANET through a laptop to my ASUS RT-58U for my main router. PDANET bypasses the tether of the phone using a virtual interface to connect to the PC over the tether so it looks like an ethernet connection.
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Could you explain a bit more on the VPN? I have a NordVPN account. Could I connect this device to my home network via an Ethernet cable, throw it into router mode and create a private, vpn’d network separate to my home network? Most devices I have tried seem to disable the VPN capability in router mode. I basically want to leave my existing home network alone and create another vpn protected Wi-Fi network but that seems difficult!
Yes you can , inside the gui for the router
NordVPN is considered a wire guard vpn and tp link supports it
Don’t expect sleeps higher than 50mbps down
👍🏽👍🏽
When this device is in AP mode, can i connect it to a WIFI network (i.e. not a WAN ethernet cable) to get access to the network? And if so, can the WIFI be run in VPN mode?
AP mode specifically for connecting to an ethernet cable. When we talk about connecting to another Wifi network, we're talking about Hotspot mode. This connects to an existing Wifi network and creates its own Wifi network for your devices to use. Yes, you can connect to a VPN in this mode.
Do you know if there is a travel case that will fit the router and the necessary cables? I havent seen any on amazon that specifically say it will fit.