Hi all,

I would like to use a linux phone with Ubuntu Touch or PostmarketOS to make a sort of mobile modem which, when my laptop connects to the phone’s hotspot, would have Pihole for DNS and a VPN. Is this possible, and which general steps would you recommend to go about it? I have installed PostmarketOS on a Poco F1 and connected to my VPN using openvpn in the terminal, but then when I open a browser on the same phone and check my ip address it shows the address of the wifi I’m connected to, not the VPN. So it seems I have no idea about the architecture of this endeavor.

I hope to have this working by Christmas when I go to visit my parents. The intended internet connection would be

home wifi —> linux phone [some level of privacy]—> my laptop wifi

Thank you in advance!

  • paperboy@lemmy.zipOP
    1·
    18 hours ago

    I would configure your phone to already have the necessary settings for VPN, so that any subsequent device’s traffic routes through that VPN (home).

    Does PostmarketOS work like that? On Android even if the phone has VPN active any device that connects to the phone’s hotspot will not have the VPN connection.

    The security and privacy of my parent’s home connection is exactly the issue… there is none!

    • unitedwithme@lemmy.today
      3·
      17 hours ago

      Idk about PostmarketOS. I use Lineage though, and my VPN app works just fine as does hotspot.

      I use a 3rd party VPN for privacy (Proton 2 custom profile).

      I meant at your place if you’re using a VPN to for network. Then you could take advantage of a Pihole that you already use.