GL-iNet has
Mango Portable Mini Travel Wireless Pocket VPN Router (New, GL-MT300N-V2) on sale for
$21.39.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Staff Member
LovelyCheetah for sharing this deal.
Specs:
- CPU: MTK MT7628NN @580MHz
- Memory / Storage: DDR2 128MB / NOR Flash 16MB
- Protocol: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
- Wi-Fi Speed: 300Mbps (2.4GHz)
- USB Port: 1x USB 2.0
- Ethernet Port: 1x WAN, 1x LAN
- Ethernet Speed: 10/100Mbps
- Power Input: microUSB, 5V/2A
- Power Consumption: <2.75W
- Dimension / Weight: 2.28 x 2.28 x 0.98" / 1.41 ounces
About this product:
- Convert a public network (wired or wireless) to a private Wi-Fi for secure surfing via tethering
- Powered by any laptop USB, power banks or 5V/2A DC adapters (sold separately)
- Portable and pocket friendly
- OpenWrt pre-installed, USB disk extendable
- Dual Ethernet ports, UART and GPIOs available for hardware DIY
- OpenVPN client pre-installed, compatible with 30+ VPN service providers
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One main option and huge benefit is when you're traveling and using hotel Wifi this device will set up its own wifi network that runs a VPN on the unit itself and all traffic funneled thru this device will be thru the VPN. so you only need to connect to the hotel wifi, accept the terms and conditions, turn on the VPN, and now all your devices are tunneled thru the VPN. so you don't need to set up your VPN on every device.
one example of my main use is that when we travel, I bring my chromecast and Amazon echo dot. because I set it up before we leave. When I turn it on and get connected, all my devices connect automatically and funneled thru the VPN. I'm able to stream my own shows thru the chromecast, and I can set timers, alarms, play audiobooks, music, etc, thru the echo dot.
I power it thru a USB charging block with 5 ports and charge all my devices over night and power this unit. but you can also power it thru a portable battery, which is one benefit of using this device over the newer ones. if you like you can also bring along a battery operated Wyze cam and use it to monitor the hotel room when your gone.
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Run wireguard server, free, on your home PC. Connect using this. Free, free, free. C'mon, man.
I power it thru a USB charging block with 5 ports and charge all my devices over night and power this unit. but you can also power it thru a portable battery, which is one benefit of using this device over the newer ones. if you like you can also bring along a battery operated Wyze cam and use it to monitor the hotel room when your gone.
Very interesting! Thanks for the detail.
May I ask which charging block you use?
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I've used one of these to turn a printer with Fast Ethernet port but no WiFi into a WiFi printer. Worked great and was a lot cheaper than devices sold for that purpose (WiFi print server or other WiFi-to-Ethernet bridges).
1) From what others have been saying it does sound like this device can support captive portal logins. Does it do this by passing the login page to a connected laptop or phone? Is GL.iNet's app required for handling the captive portal?
2) Is use of the VPN capability required?
Thanks in advance for any answers to my questions!
One main option and huge benefit is when you're traveling and using hotel Wifi this device will set up its own wifi network that runs a VPN on the unit itself and all traffic funneled thru this device will be thru the VPN. so you only need to connect to the hotel wifi, accept the terms and conditions, turn on the VPN, and now all your devices are tunneled thru the VPN. so you don't need to set up your VPN on every device.
one example of my main use is that when we travel, I bring my chromecast and Amazon echo dot. because I set it up before we leave. When I turn it on and get connected, all my devices connect automatically and funneled thru the VPN. I'm able to stream my own shows thru the chromecast, and I can set timers, alarms, play audiobooks, music, etc, thru the echo dot.
I power it thru a USB charging block with 5 ports and charge all my devices over night and power this unit. but you can also power it thru a portable battery, which is one benefit of using this device over the newer ones. if you like you can also bring along a battery operated Wyze cam and use it to monitor the hotel room when your gone.
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If you want to improve your home network on the cheap, look into getting a Pi Zero W and installing PiHole on it to block various sites, block ads at the network level, monitor traffic, and all sorts of other cool stuff for $15. I would suggest grabbing a cheap case ($8) but it isn't necessary if you have a place to set it and use an old cellphone charger you have in a box somewhere to power it. The W you can use with wireless to connect it to your network without any noticeable performance loss and maybe even plug it right into your existing router for power too.
I switched to AdGuard on my Rpi and it seems to not have these issues.
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