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Re:The IPv4 Cleanup Project by anthropodie on Friday November 19, 2021 @03:30AM (#29275026)
Isn't it possible to have IPs from both WANs assigned to devices on your network? In that case you don't even have to switch.
Re:The IPv4 Cleanup Project by kaliszad on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:20AM (#29275302)
Problem is, the device doesn't have to know, which address is the working one - e.g. which prefix is working on the upstream. It might break connections etc. A solution of course could be to have NAT66 and I really mean address translation not masquerading/ port translation here - as such, much easier to do as it is a 1:1 mapping or to get provider independent space or become a LIR and have two providers announce your space with respective BGP configuration for failover. It is a solvable problem but isn't much guidance and experience with this at smaller companies that might not want to run BGP or go through hoops to get PI space etc.
Re:The IPv4 Cleanup Project by yardstick on Friday November 19, 2021 @05:34AM (#29275775)
Exactly this.

And you are right BGP is a non-starter for smaller sites, especially where cellular is involved. Often small site businesses just need a backup internet connection to access the web and emails, which doesn’t need the overhead of BGP. Also there is a non-trivial cost to using BGP (equipment, expertise, and ISP will charge more for the privilege) which for smaller business doesn’t make economic sense.