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<div dir="ltr">I wonder - do you have to get the modem from Bezeq?
Can't you buy anything compatible on the free market?</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 13 April 2015 at 16:18, E.S.
Rosenberg <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:esr+linux-il@g.jct.ac.il" target="_blank">esr+linux-il@g.jct.ac.il</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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addition to the "fancy" (read crappy) wireless routers that
Bezeq<br>
will always try to offer you to lease/buy/get/whatever the
latest fad<br>
is, they also have simple modems.<br>
Really these are bridge routers with one ethernet port and
one DSL<br>
port, also running Linux, you can use them as router and
create a DMZ<br>
between your wireless router and the bridge, though I don't
recommend<br>
that because then you:<br>
- can't just drop in a replacement when they break down<br>
- are relying on the bridges' firmware for security on your
DMZ<br>
<br>
They have currently 2 models as far as I can tell:<br>
- (Rotal) RTA 1320+<br>
- D-Link DSL-25xx (newer, haven't seen very often)<br>
<br>
Bezeq does not like giving these devices out most likely
because it<br>
prevents them from having a Bezeq_free network at your
address, the<br>
last time I had to replace my modem they told me that they
actually<br>
repair them and aren't making/buying new ones (which makes
sense for<br>
the rta1320 which is old but supports up to 24M).<br>
The fact that they are repairing does seem to be starting to
lead to<br>
failures happing more often recently...<br>
It also prevents them from trouble shooting your network
since the<br>
most they will have access to is the bridge whereas they
generally<br>
have remote access to the wireless-routers (you often don't
even get<br>
full root/admin on the router).<br>
<br>
To me using these devices only has advantages:<br>
- cost less then the "fancy" modem/routers.<br>
- allows me full control over my network infrastructure.<br>
- no Bezeq network freeloading on my DSL connection<br>
- no Bezeq access to my home network<br>
- allows me to easily upgrade my wireless router if/when I
want some<br>
newer technology/toy.<br>
<br>
BTW: It is of course also possible to use a Bezeq wireless
router<br>
together with your own wireless router either in a DMZ like
setup or<br>
even as a bridge (though that takes some real effort), but
that seems<br>
like a major overkill and a waste of money.....<br>
<br>
HTH,<br>
Eliyahu - אליהו<br>
<br>
2015-04-12 23:15 GMT+03:00 Geoff Shang <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:geoff@quitelikely.com">geoff@quitelikely.com</a>>:<br>
> On Sun, 12 Apr 2015, E.S. Rosenberg wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Personally I always insist on Bezeq giving me their
simple modem and<br>
>> use a decent router of my choosing (obviously
vetted for OpenWRT<br>
>> support and specs) for WiFi etc (the modem ends up
being a bridge<br>
>> device about whose fw etc I don't care as much).<br>
><br>
><br>
> Ha! I didn't know you could do this. Typical that I
find out 6 weeks<br>
> before I leave the country. :)<br>
><br>
> for the benefit of anyone else who didn't know, please
tel more.<br>
><br>
> Geoff.<br>
><br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13/04/2015 09:29, Amos
Shapira wrote:</div>
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Exphone says I can purchase anything compatible if I dont like the
one subsidized by them<br>
and sold in Bug shops.<br>
The price for vdsl router (didnt find modem only) is around 600 nis.<br>
The rumor is that Bezeq stores reluctantly sell dlink modem (price
unknown).<br>
Moish<br>
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