Bezeq Ruter

[E.S. Rosenberg]

In addition to the "fancy" (read crappy) wireless routers that Bezeq
will always try to offer you to lease/buy/get/whatever the latest fad
is, they also have simple modems.
Really these are bridge routers with one ethernet port and one DSL
port, also running Linux, you can use them as router and create a DMZ
between your wireless router and the bridge, though I don't recommend
that because then you:
- can't just drop in a replacement when they break down
- are relying on the bridges' firmware for security on your DMZ

They have currently 2 models as far as I can tell:
- (Rotal) RTA 1320+
- D-Link DSL-25xx (newer, haven't seen very often)

Bezeq does not like giving these devices out most likely because it
prevents them from having a Bezeq_free network at your address, the
last time I had to replace my modem they told me that they actually
repair them and aren't making/buying new ones (which makes sense for
the rta1320 which is old but supports up to 24M).
The fact that they are repairing does seem to be starting to lead to
failures happing more often recently...
It also prevents them from trouble shooting your network since the
most they will have access to is the bridge whereas they generally
have remote access to the wireless-routers (you often don't even get
full root/admin on the router).

To me using these devices only has advantages:
- cost less then the "fancy" modem/routers.
- allows me full control over my network infrastructure.
- no Bezeq network freeloading on my DSL connection
- no Bezeq access to my home network
- allows me to easily upgrade my wireless router if/when I want some
newer technology/toy.

BTW: It is of course also possible to use a Bezeq wireless router
together with your own wireless router either in a DMZ like setup or
even as a bridge (though that takes some real effort), but that seems
like a major overkill and a waste of money.....

HTH,
Eliyahu - אליהו

2015-04-12 23:15 GMT+03:00 Geoff Shang <geoff at quitelikely.com>:
> On Sun, 12 Apr 2015, E.S. Rosenberg wrote:
>
>> Personally I always insist on Bezeq giving me their simple modem and
>> use a decent router of my choosing (obviously vetted for OpenWRT
>> support and specs) for WiFi etc (the modem ends up being a bridge
>> device about whose fw etc I don't care as much).
>
>
> Ha!  I didn't know you could do this.  Typical that I find out 6 weeks
> before I leave the country. :)
>
> for the benefit of anyone else who didn't know, please tel more.
>
> Geoff.
>
>
>
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