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Hi So I’m planning on spending some time in a different country and work from there.
So I need to hide the location. Laptop is a HP elitebook with win 11.
IP hide solution idea, using a GL iNet router and setup a wireguard server in order to use the home internet.
https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/3/tutorials/wireguard_server/
Would this work as i intend?
Wifi localisation. I’m not sure if I can just turn of wifi an call it a day. An update or something it might turn it back on. Windows if not the employer will try any way to get the location I assume.
I have a USB dongle that allows me to use lan cable directly from the GL iNet router.
I could also just open it up and disconnect the wifi module /antenna cables.
Bloutooth might be an issue? Anything else?
Edit , thanks for the replies . I can add that USB is somewhat restricted , a flashdrive won’t work however my USB to Ethernet works , the dongle have other ports as well, the USB there won’t work haven’t tried the different sdard slots. So I am assuming that it’s a software mod to deny storage only.
Checked out pikvm , seems cool but I don’t think it will work.
Also fuck what shit is hard on a teltonika router EOL 2 years ago. Thought I knew shit :)
I’d remove the Wi-Fi card. Then use a travel router to bridge any Wi-Fi network you need to use and connect to the laptop via Ethernet.
WiFi databases are a pain in the ass. For me the path of least resistance was leaving the laptop in the US with a KVM (PiKVM) to control it I had to use a home automation finger robot to access the power button in case of a hard reset being required and left an emergency way back in over an LTE. I’d had 8 hours of video calls in (then) 5 years working there so wasn’t worried about any of that. My microphone for meetings was Droidcam, I was in a position to install that on the laptop, and route to it “locally” over the same wireguard setup from my phone as I used to access the PiKVM.
Sounds like your laptop is not very locked down, if you can attach any old USB device to it. If I were reattempting this today I’d probably go with the travel router as mentioned. Maybe if there’s an open USB Wi-Fi card we can hack it to always show a fake Wi-Fi list + real nearby networks added manually.