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I'm not sure I understand you. TP Link givens the domains an A record using the DNS server running on their routers by default. Publicly it probably either had

I'm not sure I understand you. TP Link givens the domains an A record using the DNS server running on their routers by default. Publicly it probably either had a default record of 192.168.1.1 or it just didn't have one at all. Either way, the domain only makes sense locally. This is also why the domains still work even though they no longer own them. Therefore, if there were a local TLD, this would be the proper use-case for it.

jessaustin 10y ago
If that's how it would work, they wouldn't need to coordinate with anyone else. Just use "login.tplink". Since it's quite unlikely that anyone else would use that TLD, there wouldn't be a problem.
- basch 10y ago
  people would type in login .tplink .com people would type login tplink into google/bing from a usability standpoint this solution wouldnt work.
  - jessaustin 10y ago
    If that's a problem, a simple 301 is the answer.
    - basch 10y ago
      how does a 301 fix a person not understanding how to type a url into the address bar? plenty of people dont understand the difference between searching and directly calling a website.
      - jessaustin 10y ago
        The goalposts, they are a-movin... people would type in login .tplink .com https://www.google.com/search?q=login+.tplink+.com https://www.google.com/search?q=login+.tplink+.com then 301 people would type login tplink into google/bing https://www.google.com/search?q=login+tplink https://www.google.com/search?q=login+tplink then 301 This serious problem you describe, of cavemen and preschoolers who don't know about URLs, has been solved now for a long time. 301 is part of that solution. The tp-link.com site is perfectly capable of examining Referer and using that information to help tplink users. However, since we've already established upthread that the router controls everything about the online experience, it would be no problem redirect the first navigation through an unconfigured router to a "wizard" page.
        basch 10y ago
        only if you are the first result, and by first result i mean the first ad. people can pay to be the "result above you. there is no reason to insult the people in their 20's 30's 40's 50's 60's 70's or 80's who are confused about the difference between a search bar and address bar (especially considering the major browsers merge them) the unified bar has led to a sharp decline in people being able or caring to type correctly configured urls.

jessaustin 10y ago

If that's how it would work, they wouldn't need to coordinate with anyone else. Just use "login.tplink". Since it's quite unlikely that anyone else would use that TLD, there wouldn't be a problem.

basch 10y ago
people would type in login .tplink .com people would type login tplink into google/bing from a usability standpoint this solution wouldnt work.
- jessaustin 10y ago
  If that's a problem, a simple 301 is the answer.
  - basch 10y ago
    how does a 301 fix a person not understanding how to type a url into the address bar? plenty of people dont understand the difference between searching and directly calling a website.
    - jessaustin 10y ago
      The goalposts, they are a-movin... people would type in login .tplink .com https://www.google.com/search?q=login+.tplink+.com https://www.google.com/search?q=login+.tplink+.com then 301 people would type login tplink into google/bing https://www.google.com/search?q=login+tplink https://www.google.com/search?q=login+tplink then 301 This serious problem you describe, of cavemen and preschoolers who don't know about URLs, has been solved now for a long time. 301 is part of that solution. The tp-link.com site is perfectly capable of examining Referer and using that information to help tplink users. However, since we've already established upthread that the router controls everything about the online experience, it would be no problem redirect the first navigation through an unconfigured router to a "wizard" page.
      - basch 10y ago
        only if you are the first result, and by first result i mean the first ad. people can pay to be the "result above you. there is no reason to insult the people in their 20's 30's 40's 50's 60's 70's or 80's who are confused about the difference between a search bar and address bar (especially considering the major browsers merge them) the unified bar has led to a sharp decline in people being able or caring to type correctly configured urls.