Conversely, by using their router and modem you move the demarc to the Ethernet port on the inside of the router, which makes getting support significantly easier. I care about that more than control. And I know damn well they ain’t got time to spy on me. Just because appeals to authority are fun, I spent decades as a network engineer and then architect.
> move the demarc to the Ethernet port on the inside of the router, which makes getting support significantly easier. I care about that more than control.
> I spent decades as a network engineer and then architect.
As an engineer, you've no interest in hosting your own services?
I used to run my own DIY router setup for about a decade until I realized it wasn't adding much value anymore.
Anything that needs to be visible publicly I just throw on a VM in the cloud these days. Keeps my home network "normie proof" and calm. Anyone visiting can find the modem, locate the password and get online without forcing a 45 minute IT change order circus in my own home.
Not at this point. Because it’s not _my_ service. This home network is also used by my wife, by visitors, and by my kids if I had any. Earlier in my career I was using home labs to learn and that was fine. Nowadays I really don’t want any more weekends where I had intended to do nothing or something not related to technology and find myself having to fix something that’s broken for others.
I’m fortunate enough to have fun at work, that may well be part of it.
If only someone standardised a router layout with customer-owned and provider-owned modules and a neutral, state-owned, bridge hardware. Similar to how TVs deal with conditional access. And no, SFP ports are not a solution to this problem, because they only have 1 plug each side.
