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Advice Needed: Setting Up a Raspberry Pi VPN for Routing Traffic Before Work VPN (alien.top)
submitted 10 months ago by Warm_Catch3451@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum
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Hi everyone,

I'm considering setting up a Raspberry Pi as a VPN server at home to route my internet traffic through it before connecting to my work VPN. My goal is to have my traffic appear as if it's coming from a different location for privacy reasons before it hits the work VPN.

Here's what I plan to do:

  • Set up a Raspberry Pi with VPN server software (likely OpenVPN).
  • Configure my devices to connect to the Raspberry Pi VPN first.
  • Then, connect to my work VPN.

I'm looking for advice on:

  1. The potential pitfalls of this setup.
  2. Whether this could affect my connection to the work VPN negatively.
  3. Any experiences you've had with a similar setup.
  4. Ensuring that I maintain a good security posture.

I'm aware of the policy implications and will ensure compliance with my work's IT policies before proceeding.

Thanks in advance for your insights!

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[–] ZAFJB@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

My goal is to have my traffic appear as if it's coming from a different location for privacy reasons before it hits the work VPN.

More like you want to work from a location that you should not be working from.

Do not delude yourself that you won't be discovered.

There is not rational reason to use a VPN to try and hide your for WFH.location