r/AskTechnology • u/jimmiejoejohnson • 10h ago
If I tunnel a travel router to my home router using a VPN then go abroad, will my employer know I am abroad?
Not sure if this is reliable, it's just what I found searching online. I was looking at a travel router that can be tunneled to my home router in the US to prevent my employer from recognizing that I am abroad while logged into their laptop, and shows my home address as the IP.
I can't download any software on my work laptop so I imagine the travel router will need to have a VPN, and my plan is to use it via ethernet only with wifi turned off on the laptop.
Anyone know if this is reliable? And does the VPN have to be on the travel router in this case (since I can't add one to my work laptop)?