On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 10:01 PM Valdis Klētnieks <valdis.kletni...@vt.edu> wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Sep 2021 16:09:26 -0400, Victor Kuarsingh said: > > > - Both providers provide IPv6 and delegate a prefix to the router (let's > > pretend the retail staff knew enough to sell this person a consumer box > > with 2x WAN interfaces) > Just to make it clear, I would love it all to work really well and by default. But I also look at the reality and don't over estimate how proficient consumers will be. > > So... do such boxes exist in any great quantity? > Not in great quantity. But for the fun of it, I ran down to the local BestBuy recently and they offered me a dual WAN router (only one type) in stock. So, I guess sufficient supply? > > Do consumers who can't add a valid number after 'IPv' accidentally > contract for > Internet service from two different providers often? Do they intentionally > do > that often? > Likely not accidentally, but the router they showed me (will not say what brand on this list) showed a "WAN" and "WAN/DMZ" port, so just as clear as any other port markings for consumer grade connections. > > It sounds like a sufficiently rare situation that "clueless lawyer/whatever > hires somebody with clue for 2 hours work to configure it all" is a > reasonable > solution. > Yes, I suspect that may happen. How many clueful IPv6 folks do we suspect service this market which are available at a cost most will be willing to pay? regards, Victor K
