Yeah, I did it once (turning Alcatel to PPPoE). It worked great until I discovered that it has some issues with "redialing". I mean, after (for some reason) the connection drops, it has some bug with reconnecting. At least that's my experience.
Oleg. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shachar Shemesh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Shaul Karl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 1:17 PM Subject: Re: ADSL - What is the current recommendation? > Shaul Karl wrote: > > >On Sun, Oct 19, 2003 at 05:31:08PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > >>Aviram Jenik wrote: > >> > >> > >>>AFAIK if your MERKAZYIA supports pppoe (most of them do now), you should > >>>be ok > >>> > >>> > >>As far as I learned about this - PPPoE vs. PPTP has nothing to do with > >>the telco's exchange. PPPoE and PPTP are used only between the computer > >>and the modem, once the data reaches the modem it (the modem) tucks it > >>into PPPoA (PPP over ATM) and sends it into Bezeq's ATM cloud. > >> > >>Is Jess around to approve/deny this? > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > Who is Jess? > > > Jess is the reason that 012.net now support Linux. She used to work for > their technical support. She is, however, not subscribed to this list. > > While in no way a Jess replacement, I can confirm this. I even have the > instructions somewhere as to how to make an Alcatel Home modem talk > PPPoE instead of PPTP. It does NOT require making it into a Pro. It does > not require new firmware. It does NOT require a technician password. > Sadly, the modem cannot be made to talk both protocols simultaniously. > > Shachar > > -- > Shachar Shemesh > Open Source integration consultant > Home page & resume - http://www.shemesh.biz/ > > > > ================================================================= > 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]
