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GeneralRe: The old way of handing out corporate hardware doesn’t work anymor Pin
Joe Woodbury16-Nov-20 11:15
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Dan Neely17-Nov-20 2:31
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Repeating what I said on the original:

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VPNs are not perfect, and using a corporate VPN system can create bottlenecks, as I've mentioned previously. But in some cases, using a VPN router at the employee's end may make it easier to manage their device's security and other policy settings and keep organizational data from accidentally ending up in a child's math homework. And having a standard network device configuration deployed to employees at home also could address issues like quality of service (QoS) and specific protocol support required to ensure SIP phone systems and specific company applications get priority over Fortnite.

Most home routers support QoS in some form, but they may require more technical expertise to configure than employees can muster. Your IT helpdesk isn't going to be very well prepared to walk employees through configuring random Wi-Fi routers, so it may help to select and standardize on a small number of supported routers—and to provide some backup connectivity options for employees when their ISPs fail (like a cellular modem).


OH Elephant | [mastadon] NO!

if corporate IT wants to stick a box between an (already VLANed off port) on my router and work device to add a layer of paranoia they can; but I'm not letting them put anything in a place to be able to spy on the rest of my network.
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