After looking around I thought this to be the best place for a question I have. I am running a Synology RT6600 behind my cable modem. I have a few devices on the Synology to isolate them from the internet, but have recently come up with a question maybe someone can answer. When I connect to the internet (wifi) is there any difference security wise whether I connect through the cable modem direct or go through the Synology. My thinking was connecting to the Synology gave a little extra protection being that it filters packets and has a number of protections from malicious things built in. Recently I got to wondering if using the Synology for all my internet activities would somehow expose the isolated devices. I always use a VPN on my laptop but never installed it on the Synology.
Would it be advisable to install the Synology's VPN then use the cable modem for my internet activities with the the VPN I've been using? Networking is not my strong point so any ideas would be appreciated.
Would it be advisable to install the Synology's VPN then use the cable modem for my internet activities with the the VPN I've been using? Networking is not my strong point so any ideas would be appreciated.