Good news Robert!!
You can also have a look at creating a management VLAN that talks to the trusted, guest and IOT networks. Many years ago on the enterprise network we used a management VLAN to manage all of the Cisco switches. Playing a bit we called it area 51 (51 was the VLAN). I have been using the TP-Link 24 port managed switches here and they do fine these days.
Relating to VPN these days OpenVPN seems more popular than IPSec VPN. Both work fine. I still utilize IPSec VPN here. But it is just me. I have been asked which one is faster and still do not think one is faster than another. Thinking with Cisco stuff years ago utilize IPSec VPN and maybe that is why I am using it today. There are VPN clients available for Windows, Linux, Android and iOS. Some are free and some are not.
Here have repurposed a micro AP such that the main OS (openwrt) of the firmware is running TOR. Easy to use wirelessly. It is though very resource intensive and pushes much on the CPU of the microrouter. Mostly utilize it out of curiousity.
Lately here have noticed if I change my geolocation (virtually) between an east coast or west coast or out of country routers I am seeing differently styled web pages for Fox or CNN. This isn't using tor rather its just a VPN tunnel connecting to specific routers on the internet. I see differences here too using the T-Mobile internet connection versus the Comcast internet connection. Outside of country routers cannot get to US news sites as they appear to be blocking. I wonder why though.
Midwest see:
[ATTACH]63384[/ATTACH]
Westcoast see:
[ATTACH]63385[/ATTACH]
You can also have a look at creating a management VLAN that talks to the trusted, guest and IOT networks. Many years ago on the enterprise network we used a management VLAN to manage all of the Cisco switches. Playing a bit we called it area 51 (51 was the VLAN). I have been using the TP-Link 24 port managed switches here and they do fine these days.
Relating to VPN these days OpenVPN seems more popular than IPSec VPN. Both work fine. I still utilize IPSec VPN here. But it is just me. I have been asked which one is faster and still do not think one is faster than another. Thinking with Cisco stuff years ago utilize IPSec VPN and maybe that is why I am using it today. There are VPN clients available for Windows, Linux, Android and iOS. Some are free and some are not.
Here have repurposed a micro AP such that the main OS (openwrt) of the firmware is running TOR. Easy to use wirelessly. It is though very resource intensive and pushes much on the CPU of the microrouter. Mostly utilize it out of curiousity.
Lately here have noticed if I change my geolocation (virtually) between an east coast or west coast or out of country routers I am seeing differently styled web pages for Fox or CNN. This isn't using tor rather its just a VPN tunnel connecting to specific routers on the internet. I see differences here too using the T-Mobile internet connection versus the Comcast internet connection. Outside of country routers cannot get to US news sites as they appear to be blocking. I wonder why though.
Midwest see:
[ATTACH]63384[/ATTACH]
Westcoast see:
[ATTACH]63385[/ATTACH]
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