>>>>> "Jeffrey" == Jeffrey Haas <[email protected]> writes:
    Jeffrey> [I'm subscribed to the list but far behind.  This was
    Jeffrey> prompted by a question to Acee at the mic at rtgwg.]

    Jeffrey> Let's say my Mother has two internet providers, A and B.
    Jeffrey> The reason may be because she needs provider A for home
    Jeffrey> work, but it's a somewhat filtered network (she can't get
    Jeffrey> to her facebook!) and has B as her personal provider.

A good example, particularly if "A" is really a virtual wire.
But, my question is: on provider A, will she have full access, or only
access to work?

    Jeffrey> Instead of source routing, I can also see standard routing
    Jeffrey> being done.  Presume 192.0.2/24 is where the work-related
    Jeffrey> resources are.  A static route configured on the gateway
    Jeffrey> for A and advertised into the routing protocol would be
    Jeffrey> sufficient to sink work traffic to the right router.

so, this is what we have been calling a walled-garden, but perhaps that
term is too confusing due to WAP-type usage a decade ago, and we need
another term.

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