On Thursday 09 January 2003 19:21, Eliran wrote: > Alex Chudnovsky wrote: > >Can you provide details of your Windows connection? Not username and > > password, but VPN server name? Is it PPTP or L2TP? Windows XP supports > > both, L2TP support in Linux is not so strong yet. > > VPN: pns.inter.net.il > > >And why? What is their exact answer, "It's impossible" or "We don't know > > if it's possible"? I'm inclined to think it's actually the second. > > It does *not* work. Not that they are such a linux gurus... How doesn't it work? What happens if you run pptp pns.inter.net.il? What is your /etc/ppp/options? I checked the issue, and I DO SUCCEED to establish at least VPN connection. I can't establish PPP connection, as I haven't a username/password for Internet Zahav, so PPP authentication fails. > > >Netvision proclaim they do support Linux for the connection phase, so you > > may try them.But - no support if you've got e.g. problems with e-mail > > while in Linux, even if the problem is theirs. In this part, their > > support guys are "script monkeys", except their Linux guys. I tried to > > call them once because of a NNTP problem. "We don't support Linux". "Ok, > > I'm booting to Windows... it's the same problem here". "I don't know, I > > can easily connect from my station here at work." "Can I talk to some > > Linux guy?" "Yes, wait a bit"... To Linux guy it took exactly half a > > minute : "Let me clarify that... Yes, we know of this problem, it's > > because of our maintenance works. Try to connect in an hour". > > That happen frequently ? It used to happen frequently when they only started to provide Internet via the cable. Now, the service is pretty stable but disconnections here and there, but they are easily overcome. > --
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