can you have vlan without touching the router (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by lemmingsareawesome@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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my home network isnt trustworthy and i cant change anything about it becuase its not mine. my mom has a virus on her computer and she doesnt let me do anything about it (she says im trying to spy on her and ill mess with her stuff even though the virus is spyware lol)

also i go in public and use the wifi i dont want a virus or be spyed on anywhrre (i hate shcool) you cant go in the back and mess with other peoples stuff

im using framework (12 i think) with qubes but i want to use a normal computer with a normal gamnig distro (the framework will explode if i use qubes and play games im sure) (if i could play games on qubes privately it would make me very happy)

wqat do i do

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[-] MartianSands@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

A VPN can absolutely protect you from hostile software elsewhere on the network, so long as you don't accept traffic from any source other than the VPN. Doing that correctly is a fairly sophisticated thing to do though, and a sufficiently sophisticated threat might find a way to attack you still.

It all depends on your own technical ability and whether you're protecting yourself from a script kiddie or palantir.

this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2026

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