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ipv4 space and bandwidth cost non-zero dollars so I'd ask "who is paying and why?" I'm understand that a significant portion of HN is on fiber or whatever, but
by genewitch 2y ago
ipv4 space and bandwidth cost non-zero dollars so I'd ask "who is paying and why?"
I'm understand that a significant portion of HN is on fiber or whatever, but not everyone has access to fiber, cable, or even - dare i speak it - DSL. CGNAT was mentioned as being prevalent in the UK and germany almost 6 years ago (for example.) I haven't had a non-cgnat ISP the entire time i've lived in Louisiana, and not for lack of trying. (at&t, t-mobile, at&t fixed wireless (x2!), starlink) I'm not paying >$5/month to solve the problem "but what if i want to self host a public service" to switch to business or whatever, either, that's ridiculous.
edit: also i have colo hardware; i write guides for people who either don't or don't know how. cool if tailscale works. wireguard does too...
- fragmede 2y agoTailscale is essentially a free-to-home-users, paid-for-enterprise very usable frontend to Wireguard. They really make it easy. The free service is paid for by the enterprise users.
- Novosell 2y agoTailscale runs over Wireguard. I'm pretty sure they just subsidise their free plan using earnings from their paid plans. Getting a foot in the door and all that. If devs use it at home, they might vouche for it at work.
- vladvasiliu 2y agoI also think they mostly provide the connection setup, actual traffic should travel directly between the peers most of the time.