On Nov 15, 2011, at 2:07 PM, Ted Lemon wrote: > On Nov 15, 2011, at 1:42 PM, "Howard, Lee" <[email protected]> wrote: >> How do we explain to "the typical home user" what a router is, how to decide >> whether a given thing is one, and how to (in all cases) get the Magic Key >> onto it? In other words, when you say "are intended," who is doing the >> intending? > > Presumably a device that's intended to work in a homenet environment will > understand what's on the key, and a device that isn't won't, so it's a > non-issue. Just plug it into every device you want to connect to the > network. Actually, devices that are leaf nodes can benefit from this too. > > The point here is that you _won't_ plug it into a device that you _don't_ > want connected to your network.
Ah, I thought you were trying to distinguish routers from hosts, where "hosts" don't have the magic in them. FWIW, the most common boxes I see have two or more Ethernet ports and some Wi-Fi. I don't want to pay for another interface, especially if it's intended to be one-time use. So, if in-line is the only method one has for putting the Magic Key on the device, are we talking about (t)FTP? That doesn't sound easier than a GUI to me. Or do we need to describe or find another method for Magic Key discovery and retrieval? Lee This E-mail and any of its attachments may contain Time Warner Cable proprietary information, which is privileged, confidential, or subject to copyright belonging to Time Warner Cable. This E-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this E-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this E-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this E-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this E-mail and any printout. _______________________________________________ homenet mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/homenet
