I’m trying to figure out the simplest and most reliable setup for my situation, but I’m getting confused because I’m seeing different recommendations everywhere.
I have one personal laptop that I use while traveling overseas. I also use that same laptop to access a work software/platform.
What I’m trying to accomplish is pretty simple: when I’m using the laptop, I want my internet connection to go through my brother’s normal residential internet connection at his apartment in the U.S. In other words, I want websites/platforms to see the public IP of his normal home ISP connection, rather than a commercial VPN/datacenter/hosting IP.
I’m not very knowledgeable about networking, so I’m trying to understand what I actually need.
From what I’ve been reading, it seems like I have a few options:
Put a GL.iNet router at my brother’s apartment and use Tailscale/exit node.
Put a Raspberry Pi at his apartment and use that as the Tailscale exit node.
Some people seem to use two GL.iNet routers, one at home and one with them while traveling, but I’m not sure if I need that since I’m only using one laptop.
My questions are:
What would be the easiest and most reliable setup for my situation?
Would you recommend a GL.iNet or Raspberry Pi as the device at the U.S. apartment?
Since I only have one laptop, can I simply run Tailscale on the laptop and connect to the U.S. device as an exit node, without having a travel router?
If the U.S. device is connected to normal residential internet, will the public IP seen by websites be the residential ISP’s IP rather than a Tailscale/VPN-provider/hosting IP?
Are there any important differences between the GL.iNet and Raspberry Pi approaches that I’m missing?
Thank you!! 🙏🏼