This is off-topic and the only connection with CentOS is that the laptop will be running CentOS...
I am looking for a travel router/firewall for a number of reasons:
- Protect against outside attacks when outside the office/home not relying on whatever protection the laptop/tablet/phone offers.
- Allow for fast transfer for data between devices without being limited by the bandwidth of the hotel etc., even without being connected to the internet.
- Allow for multiple devices even when the hotel etc. only allows one device to be registered.
The ideal device should:
- Be small, ideally be able to be charged via a USB port.
- Use open-source software that the user can update.
- Allow the user to log on the device and set up the connection with the hotel etc. which often requires a userid and password to be entered on a browser page.
- Allow using either a RJ-45 wired or wireless connection to the outside net.
- Have at least two RJ-45 ports to connect a laptop avoiding WiFi.
- Allow for VPN tunneling.
If anyone has suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated!