> On Sep 29, 2021, at 14:23 , Victor Kuarsingh <vic...@jvknet.com> wrote: > > > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 4:51 PM Michael Thomas <m...@mtcc.com > <mailto:m...@mtcc.com>> wrote: > > > On 9/29/21 1:09 PM, Victor Kuarsingh wrote: >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 3:22 PM Owen DeLong <o...@delong.com >> <mailto:o...@delong.com>> wrote: >> >> >>> On Sep 29, 2021, at 09:25, Victor Kuarsingh <vic...@jvknet.com >>> <mailto:vic...@jvknet.com>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 10:55 AM Owen DeLong via NANOG <nanog@nanog.org >>> <mailto:nanog@nanog.org>> wrote: >>> Use SLAAC, allocate prefixes from both providers. If you are using multiple >>> routers, set the priority of the preferred router to high in the RAs. If >>> you’re using one router, set the preferred prefix as desired in the RAs. >>> >>> Owen >>> >>> I agree this works, but I assume that we would not consider this a consumer >>> level solution (requires an administrator to make it work). It also >>> assumes the local network policy allows for auto-addressing vs. requirement >>> for DHCP. >> >> It shouldn’t require an administrator if there’s just one router. If there >> are two routers, I’d say we’re beyond the average consumer. >> >> In the consumer world (Where a consumer has no idea who we are, what IP is >> and the Internet is a wireless thing they attach to). >> >> I am only considering one router (consumer level stuff). Here is my example: >> - Mr/Ms/Ze. Smith is a consumer (lawyer) wants to work from home and buy a >> local cable service and/or DSL service, and/or xPON service >> > Isn't the easier (and cheaper) thing to do here is just use a VPN to get > behind the corpro firewall? Or as is probably happening more and more there > is no corpro network at all since everything is outsourced on the net for > smaller companies like your law firm. > > > For shops with IT departments, sure that can make sense. For many mom/pop > setups, maybe less likely. The challenge for us (in this industry) is that > we need to address not just the top use cases, but the long tail as well > (especially in this new climate of more WFH).
The mom/pop law firm without an IT department probably isn’t working from home any more, they’re probably back in the office. In any case, they probably have the office “resources” they want to use for WFH in the cloud somewhere so there’s no difference in access between home and office. Owen
