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!

  • elmicha@feddit.orgEnglish
    2·
    8 days ago

    I don’t understand why you need the Linux phone here. Your laptop can run Pihole and it can use to OpenVPN (or Wireshark).

    • paperboy@lemmy.zipOP
      2·
      4 days ago

      So that other devices can also connect to the Linux phone, as if it were a router, but they would get my DNS sinkhole + VPN.