Re: IPv6 woes - RFC

[Owen DeLong via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

> On Sep 29, 2021, at 14:23 , Victor Kuarsingh <victor () jvknet com> wrote:
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> On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 4:51 PM Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com <mailto:mike () mtcc com>> wrote:
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> On 9/29/21 1:09 PM, Victor Kuarsingh wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 3:22 PM Owen DeLong <owen () delong com <mailto:owen () delong com>> wrote:
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> > > On Sep 29, 2021, at 09:25, Victor Kuarsingh <victor () jvknet com <mailto:victor () jvknet com>> wrote:
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> > > 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. 
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> > > Owen
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> > > 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.  
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> > 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. 
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> > 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). 
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> > 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.
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> 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