Raspberry Pi Travel Router - RaspAP (2024)

[@MidianNiles]

I'm new in the world of linux and have used raspberry pi to get started. I'm a disaster preparedness consultant, trying to build a small device for computer communications; a secure travel router being first on my list of necessary items. Thus far this video has proven to help with merging a travel router with a linux OS and next will be a media server, all in one. Thanks for this video, it seems to be a direction I'll need to go; however I still need to confirm how secure it is versus using OpenWRT. I like the RaspiAP GUI because it's more user friendly than OpenWRT. I did get the Panda dual band USB dongle to work (it wasn't easy, but I did it). Now I just need to move forward with getting the media server installed and see if it'll work. Let me know if you're interested in looking over my build. Until next time, and don't forget to embrace those evil dice ;-)

[@donaldhoudek2889]

Thank you, Great video and you make the process so easy.

[@marc_h_cl]

No it still works made it yesterday - only change i made is 64 bit version And used monitor and keyboard to install eveything

[@brinh123]

I failed to the get the original set up working on a one WiFi setup :(

[@uglyoldjafar7060]

incredibly thankful for this video

[@sarosvideos4429]

This just helped me so much. I had a problem and didn’t know what to do but this updated one really helped me so much. Thanks so much!!

[@0ffGridTechClub]

Awesome. I just received my PCIe X1 Hat and my mPCIe hat. Both work with the 2.5gbps dual Eth cards. Cant wait to try this build

[@mdawas1986]

Thanks for this great video, really helpful Just wondering if you can take it further one more step and explain how to install and connect travel NAS to it this will be the ideal scenario for someone traveling long distances (10-14 hours) with family, so they can use on a plane for example to share media privately

[@itsageek1]

How do you get around a Capture portal at a hotel or starbucks

[@aaronag7876]

Great video and very well explained. Thank you. I use a USB 3 gigabyte Ethernet adaptor as the connection to the internet, where there is a cable available but switch it to a USB 3 wifi 6 adaptor when there is no cable but use your set up for the Wlan0 connection for the devices.

[@SBinVancouver]

Does the RaspAP software allow for "secondary login" i.e. after you've connected to, say, Starbucks' Wifi, or a hotel network, it requires a subsequent login or confirmation?

[@beutelschwitz]

Yeah I really need to know this, too. What about those wifis where you have to open a login page on your browser first :(

[@carstenfrandsen]

2 things that I think is risky: 1. You should definitely change the admin password... (and admin user name as well if possible). 2. Login seems to send unencrypted user/password when you are simulating connecting to a public AP hot spot - this is my warning signal that it should not be used - unless that behavior can be changed! So maybe 1 and a half. I really like your video since it is down to earth, everybody should be able to understand it, and accelerating the time spending watching installations ... Thank you - and I hope that my couple of risky issues are not hurting your feelings (they were not meant to!) Keep up the good work!

[@EverydayTechTV]

Thank you. A number of people have commented on the changing of the admin. I was more concerned about getting the steps conveyed but I definitely think I should have included that along with a number of other security measures that I could have taken. Thanks for the feedback and the kind words.

[@LouiseBrooksBob]

If the admin password is sent in the clear then surely it would be sent over the trusted LAN side connection, not over the public WiFi?

[@Tech4You-m4u]

Thank you. I know you didn't change the admin password because this wasn't a security tutorial.

[@kenanlumantas4057]

Thank you so much for this!

[@SMorrisRose]

Seems like this would be attractive to try on a Pi Zero 2 W, which is wonderfully small and uses little power.

[@EverydayTechTV]

That's a great idea. I'll have to get a hold of one and try it out. I have the original Pi Zero W and I'm pretty sure it's not going to be able to keep up.

[@irkedoff]

Thank you

[@Lp-ze1tg]

Can I use a pi zero w?

[@TheMichael2019]

what i noticed is that if you have the wifi dongle in when doing this it will use that automatically but if you plug it in after raspap is installed it uses it as the hotspot

[@luckbeforeleap]

802.11ac (5Ghz) has shorter (not longer) range than 802.11n (2.4Ghz). 802.11n signals are heard over longer distances than 802.11ac. However 802.11n cannot achieve the throughput of 802.11ac so 802.11ac is better when the client device has a good signal from the AP (i.e. is physically close enough to the AP).

[@b16crxt]

I bought the panda wireless AC adapter since it seems to be universally compatible according to raspberry pi documentation. Working great. I also skipped all that stuff about switching the wlan0 and wlan1 connections. I tried it on an earlier build and couldn't get it to connect to the internet for some reason afterwards, so I redid it all from scratch, letting it default the devices.

[@MrRoma70]

Nice video, What about if I want to use the build in network adapter instead of wifi?

[@parkjwda9417]

Thankyou for your help, I can build easyly.

[@ChrisWard74]

Question since your home wifi network has a password and lets you connect and it doesn't have a gate in front it's easy. Public WiFi hot spots often have a website where you must either login or agree to some terms before you have a valid internet connection. How can this be achived with RasAP?

[@TepChantra]

Great question and exactly what I wanted to ask as well. Were you able to find a solution?

[@ChrisWard74]

@@TepChantra I have not found an answer but this would be a game changer for saving money on a cruise.

[@JoeMaloneOnTheMoon]

I worked on this the last few days and had moved on. I read that the uap0 AP as repeater is virtual and is experimental. I just found that it wasn't a reliable solution. I found the wifiAP built into Bookworm worked but needed to be run as a computer with mouse keyboard and monitor. So if WRT or RaspAP would work I would prefer it. So with your thoughtful and timely update I may give RaspAP another shot. Thanks. (Not Working) Everything was exactly as explained. Could connect but the DNS on WAN1 wasn't able to access the internet. WAN0 could however. I may plug a way a little but now I'd have to reimage and start over. Looked like my adapter was registered and seen by RaspAP. I wonder how little consumer travel router's firmware is so dependable.

[@EverydayTechTV]

Sorry to hear that it isn't working. I'm wondering if you can get it to work first by following the RaspAP steps. docs.raspap.com/repeater/. The reason why I did it the way I outlined in the video is so that WLAN0 can be the one to connect to the internet. Make sure that your routing tables are properly set as well. The interface with the internet connection needs to be before the hotspot interface. That routing table is mentioned also in the documentation. Good luck. Let me know what happens. These things are a bit finicky some times. This is why I had to do an update video. If things change even more, then I might have to make more update videos 😋

[@JoeMaloneOnTheMoon]

​@ayTechTVI Didn't have to re-image. Did a reset and I think it's working now. I'm a little nervous about rebooting. But it's currently working as it should. Thanks for your reply and the videos. Thumbs up!

[@luciidscontent2796]

Not really a travel router when you still need to connect it to the internet to share the connection. If you could use a SIM card and 4g modem then yeah not bad but rasp ap cannot

[@K4TFJ]

Is there an easy way to BLACKLIST almost all domains except for specific domains on the hotspot side??

[@mtnsolutions]

Very cool. will it work with 2 of the ac wifi dongles to get you connected on the lan side at ac speeds instead of just the n speeds of the built-in adaptor?

[@Spectre.007]

must use 802.11ac usb dongle also, not just 802.11n

[@skellener]

This is great!!

[@eniggma9353]

I love the fact that rpi's do not feature emmc storage in its default version.

[@derrickc7525]

hello, great guide, I was wondering if I can install tailscale on top of this? Thanks

[@michaelosumune2149]

How can I implement this with docker I cannot ssh into raspberry pi using rasAP

[@thedeadbaby]

how does this work with channel bonding?

[@billneoorg]

Hi, excellent tutorial! Very useful! I would like to use this to share with further at a CoderDojo is there a way to set this up using captive portal so that when a kid shows up they can connect to an open WiFi network, be authenticated locally then get filtered access to the wider internet?

[@MatthewWhite-j6r]

Does raspiAP support using a USB 4G modem instead of piggy backing on another wifi network?

[@RossPotts]

@everydaytechtv, how would you set up the RaspAP to work with a hotel’s captive portal? Does it have the capability to allow you to register? That’s what I’m beating my head against the wall with. I don’t want my clients to deal with that login.

[@beutelschwitz]

Yeah, I really need to know this, too. I read that you either have to log in with say your mobile and then use the MAC adress of that for your pi or tinker with scripting to fill in the necessary information

[@MrPir84free]

While the geek in me wants to try this; I have some GL.inet devices that do essentially the same thing but far less involved to get rolling. I'll probably try it once for the experience on a day where I get bored. I have noticed that while my devices like my laptop and tablet work well in most cases, in some fringe areas where signal is low'ish, the GL.inet devices do pull in better signals; This RaspAP has a similar promise to a degree; who knows what I'll do .. ( I carry my gl.inet router in a small waterproof case in the car, complete with powerbank and cables. ). If you don't have a travel router, making one does sound like a nice option. What I like about the RaspAP concept: Separate radios where the gl.inet devices use a single radio; If it works well, I can certainly adopt it. Having separate radios is a good reason to give it a whack.

[@EverydayTechTV]

I totally agree with you on this. I say, only do this if the geek in you wants to. 😊 I just wanted to give an option for people who already have a raspberry pi. Another use case for using the raspberry pi for other things. For example I’m used the Raspberry pi as a web server so I could do programming while using my iPad at the coffee shop. This way I only needed to bring one device with me. Thanks for dropping by.

[@NemoOhd20]

You are right. It is probably smarter to just buy a travel router. However, first it is a learning experience and teaches you about networking. Secondly, it gives you a Pi that you might later convert to another use when you don't need the router. Third, it's fun to be a geek.

[@PMOG]

Can u still use Ethernet cable at the end, so I use Ethernet on the router to the pi, or won’t that work? Also can I use an Ethernet cable from raspberry pi to a laptop? Do I need an adapter so usb to Ethernet or does the Ethernet port work already for it?

[@happymarching4688]

Hello , good video. Is it possible to use open wifi for wifi client and built a wpa2 hotspot. It doesn't work for me in this combination.

[@ecu4321]

You can use an entry level glinet router which is cheaper than a raspberry pi

[@alvinleongcw]

Can this works on those hotel WiFi that has another login webpage that need us to key in username n password separately?

[@russg4313]

Maybe, but it's cheaper, more feature rich, and easier to buy a glinet travel router. This is a neat project....but there are better off the shelf travel routers out there.

[@bolle666]

@@russg4313 Have fun with your off the shelf travel router that has outdated software on it.

[@antoineblach9897]

Hi, fantastic tutorial here. Does this works with ethernet instead of the Wlan0 side and the wifi hotspot for the..herm.. wifi part (wlan 1) ? Thx !

[@budschultz5544]

Thanks for the video. Followed you instructions and can connect to the raspap. Can not get local networks to show up. My wlan0 shows down which I assume is preventing me any connection to the internet. Any suggestions on how to get wlan0 up and connected. Thanks

[@smitty683]

The USB wifi dongle in the description does not show as wlan1 - how did you install the driver?

[@netwrkops]

How do we get connected to the Hotel network? They have that authentication page that comes up.

[@hellomihai]

Hi and thank you for this update. Im having an Issue no internet for connected clients. I followed your instructions to a T... my pi connected to a wifi client and has internet. But when connecting to the raspi_webgu SSID, clients dont have internet. I noticed clients connected dont appear in the Dashboard > connected clients either... I tried everything in the FAQ but no dice. Any advice?

[@hellomihai]

found the issue, installing some other packages cleared the iptables I used these 2 commands to add the masquerade back and its working again sudo iptables -t nat -L -n -v ### show current table sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE ### adds MASQUERADE 0.0.0.0/0 --> 0.0.0.0/0 sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.50.0/24 ! -d 192.168.50.0/24 -j MASQUERADE ### adds MASQUERADE 192.168.50.0/24 --> !192.168.50.0/24

[@lewiskelly14]

What about those capture portal sites on public networks?

[@cbaservs]

good video but regretfully all links are US related links to Amazon...same stuff cannot be found in europe and finding a good usb dongle is a formidable quest

[@MY-cw2wl]

Can i connect my pihole and wireguard to the conection of RASPAP?

[@joebowen430]

This is awesome, thank you for this informative video. Does RaspAp work with captive portals like a hotel wifi?

[@EverydayTechTV]

It should.. Captive portals usually have to do with the computer itself and not the router / repeater.

[@DevOpsDavid]

is there any way/trick how to only use the on board wifi interface?

[@jus4027]

Quick question to save me a google. Does the raspap connect to captive portals like in hotels

[@EverydayTechTV]

It’s not a simple answer. It depends on the captive portal. Hotels are the toughest ones to get around. Some captive portals rely on a cookie on your browser, which means each device will have to agree to the portal, no matter if you connect through RaspAP or not. Then, some captive portals record the device’s MAC address, in which case, you need to be able to do something called MAC Cloning, which you can’t do on the “free” version of RaspAP, which implies that there is a paid version of it, which is officially called their “Insiders” membership. I’m not an “Insider” so I’ve never verified this works. If this is all confusing to you, let me break it down this way… if you are trying to get around captive portals, RaspAP is probably not the best solution. I would get a dedicated travel router from GL.iNET or TP-Link. I hope this helps.

[@jcw232000]

can i connect to my own wiregourd server i don't want rasap to be a server for wireguard

[@extradollarfortomorrow]

I want to use this as 5G modem router, but the waveshare m.2 5G hat alone is too expensive

[@NemoOhd20]

Thanks for the video! There is a hell of a lot more to any wifi (or radio) performance than just its type standards. With any radio, and wifi is just a radio, it is all about the antenna. In the military, we regularly transmitted across the planet with just a few watts of power...with the correct antenna. I dont see what wifi dongle you are using, but if it's a separate antenna (vs those ones that just look like a thumb drive) it should perform much better than wlan0's on board antenna. Ideally you'd also want to crossband repeat (in otherwords use 2.4g to connect to the hotel wifi or other internet access point and 5g setup your travel router hot spot. (or vice versa.) If not, youd at least want to make sure the channels being used are as far apart as possible or you will only be overloading wlan0 when wlan1 transmits, or vice versa. You'd also prefer to have as much separation as possible between the two antenna (meaning wlan0's on board antenna and wlan1's usb attached antenna). There are times you'd want to use the superior range of wlan1 with a good antenna as your hotspot and there are times you'd probably want it as the connection to the access point providing internet.

[@EverydayTechTV]

I totally agree with your comments. I could get a USB wifi dongle with an actual bigger antenna that would perform better as well but I wanted to keep this as cheap and compact as possible. The RaspAP software that I was demonstrating here... it's not the most simple thing to switch the hotspot back and forth, although not too difficult. Overall, this was more of an exercise to see if I could do this and try to get the most of what I already have. If people are needing a travel router and they don't have anything, I would still recommend getting a dedicated travel routers, like one from GL.iNET. I'm actually in the process of reviewing more travel routers from them. Thanks for your input and the knowledge.

[@NemoOhd20]

@@EverydayTechTV I meant to put that. My WLAN1 antenna setup is large, and detached with a USB connecting it. Obviously, some people are fine with a small stubby USB thumb type antenna and wouldnt want the bulk of something large regardless if it is a more effective antenna.

[@iPigee]

So this is nice. Love the video. But, why? What’s the benefits? Why not just connect to the public WiFi? I have ideas but curious why you don’t offer any benefits…?

[@magnumgvegas8419]

Some places charge you per connection and this will allow you to connect one device while sharing that connection to all of your devices. It can also be a direct line to your home network/servers using VPN. Also, if you're somewhere with a weak wifi signal, you can place this somewhere nearby that gets the signal and it can repeat it to you farther away.

[@EverydayTechTV]

I didn't outline the benefits in this video, mainly because of the length of the video (although, what's another minute 😂). I've outlined the benefits in the first version of this video and in my other video I did on the GL.iNET travel router, but basically the benefits are... more secured connection, ability to connect to a VPN, and if you are traveling with multiple devices, this is an easy way of getting all those devices connected all at once. These benefits may or may not fit your needs. I would say the last benefit is... just to try stuff on the Raspberry Pi and learn a little bit more of how Linux works.

[@cjlowe1650]

If I have the old Rasap and do updates to the OS will it still work? Also can you get the older version if you don't want to buy a dongle? Although I only used ethernet on my setup but will be traveling soon and want a portable one for hotel wifi.

[@user-ly3lj8ld9x]

How are you accessing a Web browser rasberry os lite only uses a terminal and no gui (especially confusing when it comes to the rasbery.local part

[@xti2020]

Why is this better than just connecting to hotel wifi using your VPN? I’m not dissing this. Don’t get me wrong. I’m going to make one 😂. Just curious about one vs the other.

[@KurtSelf]

Thanks for the updated video - much appreciated and can't wait to try. I'm curious what anyone's experience has been with the RaspAP software itself? On my last installation, it was *super* unstable.. I'd get everything working, try to change one lil thing and it would all fall to pieces. Fingers crossed RaspAP on this installation. THX for the guide!

[@KurtSelf]

Sadly no luck. It's up, it's down. Can't connect hotspot, then I can. But wont route to internet. For me, I guess the RaspAP software isn't ready for me. Appreciate the vid though.

[@ramosel]

I've been using the build Network Chuck did a while back (OpenWRT based, which is fine, I'm an OpenWRT user). I did watch your first RaspAP video and built one out real quick... but went back to Chuck's build because of the single radio issue.. Now that the RaspAP is using a secondary radio (usb) I really want to give this another look. BUT!!! with Chuck's build and this one I've found an issue. If you connect to the RaspAP and attach the WLAN1 to a travlel network... how do you navigate a captive portal if your hotel or coffeshop is using one? Because it is your Raspberry PI that needs to talk to that network before your devices can get on. Or is there a switch for CP passthru?

[@uberneint3297]

I think I saw somewhere that if you connect the router to the wifi, connect to the router, and then try to go to a website, you'll get the captive portal prompt for the router on your device. If this works, could you let me know?

[@marijuslapinskas1709]

when i delete wpa_supplicant and other file, after reboot it says error in httpd or something and hotspot is not appearing. What do i do?

[@justingurudegreat]

must it be pi os lite ..cant i use the full raspberry pi os

[@luigiprovencher]

any suggestions for a 802.11ac usb 3 or greater dongle?

[@HooMinGuen]

raspap cannot combine with casaos even though the port has been changed. It seems like raspap blocks services running on systemctl how i can fix?

[@RomeoGeorge]

Does this with with a captive portal?

[@the_mad_swimbaiter455]

I know this isn't a help desk and I like the video and I can follow along as I have watched it maybe 6 times and counting. BUT I get everything set-up and configured, I can connect to the hotspot, but I get no internet from the wifi I am connected to on the Pi...so the pi is connected to wifi and I am connected to the pi, but it says no internet connection.

[@the_mad_swimbaiter455]

It took me about a day but I finally figured out it was the network routing and the "metric" values. I write this follow-up in the event anyone else runs into my issue. I found it takes a lot of patience to set this up. After I got it working on a RPi4, I built a tiny version on the PiZero2W for shiggles. Got that working too. thanks for the video update

[@ernestgalvan9037]

@@the_mad_swimbaiter455…”it was the network routing & … “metric” values…” Could you share these, please?

[@jojohnes5863]

Cool Video! Many thanks. Setup was easy with it and it worked! But what about securying the PI with a Firewall? When using it in "public Wifi". As far as I can see, everything is open, inbaoun and outbound

[@jojohnes5863]

no answer?

[@EverydayTechTV]

Sorry about that.. I saw the alert come through my phone but I couldn’t find the comment on my iPad. As far as Firewall is concerned, this is a yes and no answer. Doing some search on this, there is a Firewall feature, but it’s only for “Insider” or “Sponsor”. I personally am just using the regular version. This means that it should eventually be released in future versions. There are at least 1-2 other features that I’m waiting to be released into the regular version. With that said, you can install a Firewall on the Raspberry Pi, but just not through the RaspAP software. If having a Firewall is a deal breaker for you, then I would suggest getting a GL.iNET travel router, which does have a Firewall. I’m eventually going to do a video on OpenWRT, which I know has a built in Firewall, which actually the GL.iNET travel routers use.

[@jojohnes5863]

@@EverydayTechTV : Does UFW work? And RaspAP has firewall rules implemented, but no GUI for it

[@bob_mosavo]

Thanks 👍

[@chrismscotland2009]

Great video; I've been trying to get RaspAP to work consistently on a Raspberry Pi 5 so that I can use it as a Travel NAS (Emby Server, SAMBA, Navidrome and Syncthing via Docker Containers) but it just seems soo inconsistent to get the Hotspot to actually function; I'm getting close to just buying a Travel Router.

[@gustavoadrian804]

When I reboot the system, my wlan1 gets disconnected. What should I do? I have to access the RaspAP interface and connect the Wi-Fi every time I reboot the system... Thank you for the video!!

[@gustavoadrian804]

sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces in the end auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp wpa-ssid your ssid wpa-psk your psk

[@adamelhejaji9273]

love u man

[@Selahmescudi]

Would it be a pi zero enough to run this?

[@EverydayTechTV]

I believe so because there is reference to the Pi-Zero in the documentation but I have not tried it.

[@luigiprovencher]

ssh: Could not resolve hostname pi-hotspot: Name or service not known. Now what?

[@MajorGamePC]

Could i use the network cable to connect to the hotel socket and have the build-in wlan from the pi 3B to setup as my hotspot?

[@hufftechsolutions7903]

That's what I'm trying to do too! Will try and test in my home lab to see if possible

[@BruceBanner-dn5lq]

After deleting the network manager and what, my pi isn't showing up anywhere and nor did that ip address you said work. Any suggestions?

[@dux6553]

Yes, same issue here. This tutorial doesnt work.

[@mwlulud2995]

He work now ?​@@dux6553

[@docmalitt]

Just as a general curiosity question... if you had 2 old Raspberry Pi's 2B (gosh I can't tell the specs straight from my head...google... 0.9GHz, 1GB SDRAM) what would you use them for nowadays?

[@EverydayTechTV]

I'm assuming it will work... I can't speak to the performance. RaspAP even works with Raspberry Pi Zero W's... so I'm assuming it'll work with the 2B, but I don't think the 2B has built-in Wifi, so it becomes a little more complicated.

[@ernestgalvan9037]

@@EverydayTechTV…no WiFi on RPi 2B v2. Use two USB WiFi dongles?

[@Zpykx]

Can i make it that the raspberry pi is its own wifi network and doesn’t rely on my home wifi

[@ernestgalvan9037]

Absolutely … cable between your internet portal and the RPi, then the RPi WiFi becomes your WiFi network. I’ve done it.

[@alexanderminidis157]

can one setup a VPN with this?

[@adicl_yt]

Why not just instal OpenWRT on the Pi?

[@JavierPerez-fq2fi]

Because Raspap is super mega easy to use and just... works

[@deanmoe5881]

Because a travel router can be setup to mirror your home wifi so you only deal with one connection and all devices (wife phone, kids tablets, your phone and laptop) can connect, plus you can use VPN to keep all of it secure at the same time.

[@adicl_yt]

Yes - I uderstand that. And OpenWRT is able to do that since quite some time, on a le variety of hardware, including the Pi... and it i s probably more mature and better tested... But in the end, I agree, this is a question of personal prefference. And we all have to be gratefull for open source spoiling us with multiple great choices.

[@memecentral5469]

Pls help it was giveing my phone or devices a ip

[@Viken43]

Thanks for sharing this, wondering if this might help with extending our home network....

[@EverydayTechTV]

This would definitely help.. but I would say.. depends on how you are setting it up. There are definitely other solutions out there with better performance but if you already have a RPi, then try it out.

[@davepickering997]

Most Access points now have restrictive portals, does this solution have the ability to join them?

[@EverydayTechTV]

For the most part.. you should be able to. A lot of captive portals rely on the individual devices (computer, phone, etc.) to connect to the portal, so connecting through the travel router doesn't make a difference. With that said, it depends on how the portal is setup. I recently was at a hotel and that particular portal didn't allow the travel router to connect.

[@hammockdweller]

​@@EverydayTechTVI have activated VNC on the router, so I can access it with my iPad using screen sharing. This way I can start a browser on the PI and fill in if needed the information for the captive portal. Also handy to do computery things my iPad can't do.

[@jullien191]

Pero cuando estás viajando puedes hacer daño a tu raspberry

[@HelloHelloXD]

Please use dark mode in a terminal. Otherwise good video

[@EverydayTechTV]

Haha. I go back and forth on this one. Believe it or not there are people who want the bright mode. I promise to use dark mode on the next, which is actually my preferred way I usually use terminal.

[@HelloHelloXD]

@@EverydayTechTV thanks XD

[@lionwangsinovoip]

why not chose Banana Pi BPI-R3 Mini

[@EverydayTechTV]

No reason other than I have a few Raspberry Pi's and they are the most popular. I do have a Banana Pi though and I will get around to eventually trying this on it.

[@Megatog615]

does it work with captive portals?

[@EverydayTechTV]

It depends on the captive portal. I've had success with most captive portals because most of the time it depends on the device connecting to the internet. When I'm connected to the travel router, my device often still has to go through the captive portal. With that said, I was just at a hotel this past weekend and it didn't let me get past it. Your mileage may vary.

[@androidphone9357]

only if pi zero w without extra dongle works, or it is quite useless. The regular pi is power hungry, non-portable, and loading the full rasbian is a waste of resources.

[@patslee1394]

👍

[@blazegbs]

Make it wide enough to hold a credit card or two, back it with those plates to block credit card scanners, add the coins. You would a have a “legal” and court defendable wallet … that has an extra feature or two.

[@f8ukp]

I do understand why you would do that as a geek and I did so years ago but there is no reason why you would use a raspeberry pi to build a travel router over picking up something off the shelf that just works, gets regular software updates, includes 3 lan ports, a proper case, antennas and runs OpenWRT such as for example the GL.iNET SFT1200 which can be picked up on Amazon for $40...

[@aijokker]

Its very simple why, he answered this question in the beginning - first video is most viewed This is why he makes this stuff

[@jig1056]

We like to tinker, granted I can pick one up Amazon however, I can’t wait to try this. This will be my weekend project. There is a lit of stuff that we can purchase but people in a DIY community. Just prefer to build it ourselves. It’s a learning experience it’s fun, sometimes frustrating but that’s the way we’re built.

[@TheDarkelvenangel]

The advantage of using a Pi over a pre built router is the ease of upgrade and fixing of issues. Good luck to you if you brick the $40 router, you can easily recover a Pi.

[@IstadR]

I don't need a travel router when I'm not traveling, my Pi can be a router when I need it to be, and something completly different when that's what I need/want. Why buy something to use it a few times a year? Unless you're an American and the sole purpose in life is to buy stuff.

[@SkysimAir]

@@TheDarkelvenangel Ease of upgrade and fixing of issues? Have you seen the video?

[@davidkay1386]

But you never changed the default password from secret. Now anybody can get in there.

[@EverydayTechTV]

You are correct. I was hoping this would be just a guide and people would automatically know to do it, but I can't assume anything. I'll make sure to add that in future videos.

[@226cenk9]

Note: The default username NEEDS to be newuser, I spent hours of my day pulling hair figuring that out.

[@whybutwhy]

The only issue I see on that is, how to provide the power for the Raspberry Pi on my travel. :)

[@kborak]

Yeah I wouldnt blindly recommend updating the system the way you guys do. Lots of times it breaks something.

[@boink800]

OpenWrt is far less complicated than this.

[@EverydayTechTV]

I'm definitely going to try it out and do a video on it eventually. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@Voigt_Analytics]

It‘s a pure waste of time and energy. The raspberry isn’t even worth the effort to use it as router. The GL.inet brings the the best hardware and software for a travel router. I really love the Beryl AX😊

[@EverydayTechTV]

I agree with you concerning the GL.iNET… as far as a waste of time… definitely not. It all depends on what you already have and what you intend to you use this for. I have the Beryl AX coming in the mail soon so I’m excited to see how it performs. Thanks for coming.

[@Voigt_Analytics]

@@EverydayTechTV Well, I had already tried out the project myself. It's just a fun way to gain a deeper understanding of routers and their software. However, the Raspberry is by no means suitable for practical use because the hardware is completely unsuitable for this. Such a GL-Inet travel router combines all the advantages of OpenWRT, DIY customisations and, above all, a wide range of WAN interfaces, including for mobile communications

[@JavierPerez-fq2fi]

You can have librelec, docker and raspap running as a container. The possibilities are limitless with just few clicks...

[@tdevosodense]

A tplink n902 router is cheaper and easier 👍🇩🇰

[@ninline2000]

I always wonder why people watch videos they consider a pointless waste of time just so they can explain why it's a pointless waste of time.

[@deanmoe5881]

Can you turn on Samba and bring a NAS with you?