What I would do:
Trying to get them to accept your Linux box is doomed to failure. I'd grab a Win box
from somewhere with some extra NICs (so they can't say it's the NIC), and make them
make it work there. They won't have excuses.
I would also try to climb high as possible in the technical
I am using Hot also,
The service men were fixing cables on the street. I asked them if this
could be the reason for my poor service for the last month and they
answered me no it was just a problem for today which would be fixed
shortly. (it took all day)
I couldn't connect and call hot. I got
