Re: IPv6 woes - RFC

[Victor Kuarsingh <victor () jvknet com>]

On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 4:51 PM Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com> wrote:

> On 9/29/21 1:09 PM, Victor Kuarsingh wrote:
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> On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 3:22 PM Owen DeLong <owen () delong com> wrote:
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> > On Sep 29, 2021, at 09:25, Victor Kuarsingh <victor () jvknet com> wrote:
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> > On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 10:55 AM Owen DeLong via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>
> > wrote:
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> > > 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.
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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).
>
> 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).

regards,

Victor K



> The use cases that stuck in my mind for the justification for the need for
> routing was for things like Zigbee and other low power networks where you
> want them isolated from the chatter of the local lan. Not saying that I
> agree with the justification, but that was it iirc.
>
> Mike