Some tips *from my own experience*: Daniel Pearson wrote:
> ... Before anything else, try to disconnect anything from the analog port of your ADSL. The transciever that Bezeq installs, has 2 ports: one is the ADSL, and the second allows you to speak (simultaneously), fax, etc. If you have random disconnections, one of the possibilities is "reashim" from the analog line. So unplug anything from the second port. Another tip that already helped me: Before calling Bezeq, try to replace your NIC card, by the best you can put your hands on, or the best that you can loan (3Com is recommended); Some cards work well with ADSL, and work well with Linux, but not with both... The Windows way to resolve problems, is recommended here too: Anytime there is a problem, or you improve anything (e.g. unplugging stuff from the analog port), turn off and on your ADSL modem. And don't forget to wait 2-3 minutes till the lights stabilize, before accessing it (you know, the whole stuff with pptp etc.). > If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know about them. I am willing to > switch ISPs if someone can convince me that it will help. Before doing that, try a "guest" account. For more details, see the HOWTO. > (Speaking of which, > does anyone know which of the available ADSL ISPs provides the best Linux support?) The rumor claims that ActCom. And you also get a static IP, though it is not anymore a unique service of them. Another "rule": If Linux support is less important, and only bandwidth is, then: IIX connection is cheap, so all the ISP's have excellent connections inside Israel. The differences are only to abroad. Usually, the best lines to abroad are owned by the international voice providers (012, Barak, and Bezek Int.), because leasing high bandwidths to abroad is cheaper for them. Last but not least: If you don't need static IP, then prefer an ISP that doesn't force you to obligate for a long time. Maybe you will want to replace the ISP in the future, or even migrate to Cable TV (BeKarov Amen! ;-) -- Eli Marmor [EMAIL PROTECTED] CTO, Founder Netmask (El-Mar) Internet Technologies Ltd. __________________________________________________________ Tel.: +972-9-766-1020 8 Yad-Harutzim St. Fax.: +972-9-766-1314 P.O.B. 7004 Mobile: +972-50-23-7338 Kfar-Saba 44641, Israel ================================================================= 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]
