Thanks for this and all the other recommendations. In the end I decided to upgrade to 750kBaud ADSL and take the Bezeq provided ECI 270PR router. I let them now my discontent about having to buy a faster connection (and paying more) than I need only because I am using Linux, but screaming into /dev/null is probably as effective. I'm getting the router this afternoon and will then try to set it up. Are there any good links with instructions of what I have to do to my system (RH9) to get it working?
Btw, once I have the fast connection I'm thinking of creating a partition with bleeding edge Linux setup. Does someone have a good suggestion about a good distribution /environment for continously updating all packages? Regards, Dov On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 10:51:08AM +0200, Ben-Nes Michael wrote: > There are allot of chip routers with ADSL dialers that cost around the 100$. > > I worked with few of them and its easy and fun, and in the Linux all you > have to do is configure a simple Ethernet using a DHCP. > > The routers come with 4 ports so you can share the connection. > -------------------------- > Canaan Surfing Ltd. > Internet Service Providers > Ben-Nes Michael - Manager > Tel: 972-4-6991122 > Fax: 972-4-6990098 > http://www.canaan.net.il > -------------------------- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dov Grobgeld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 12:33 PM > Subject: ADSL - What is the current recommendation? > > > > Hello, > > > > I did the stupid mistake of accepting a USB modem ALE130 last week from > > Bezeq, which of course I found out is not supported by Linux. I just > > called them up and the only alternative they offer is the external > > ECI 270PR router. (Since I only ordered 500kB connection, I will also > > have to buy it, since you can only get an ethernet modem for higher > > throughput. In the mind of Bezeq there is no other reason why anybody > > would want this modem). Now my question is whether to accept this modem? > > Or should I follow the old recommendations of this list and buy a > > 2nd hand alcatel modem on EBay? > > > > Won't all ethernet modems work if I first initialize them from Windows > > and then reboot the computer into Linux and use the initialized > connection? > > > > I'm also debating what to do with the USB modem once I get a working > > ethernet modem. The EciAdsl driver developers I chatted with last night > > offered to take good care of it... > > > > It is really upsetting me that the state monopoly Bezeq behave as if > > there are no other operating systems in the world but M$! > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Dov > > > > > > ================================================================= > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
