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Re: [OFFTOPIC] Actvnet (was: Re: A couple of questions)



Lev Makhlis (mlev@writeme.com) wrote:

>Please note that NAT is only used at NetVision
>(Actvnet connect you either to Shani or to Netvision).
>At Shani, you get a normal fixed IP, not NAT, no firewalls, no blocked ports,
>no bull. I don't know whether that's going to be changed.
>(Shani has other problems, such as a 64Kb/s link to IIX -- yes, that's half
>the bandwidth of your frame relay! -- for, I think, like 350 customers at the
>moment,
>and for people on this list, it may also be important that there's a redhat
>mirror
>in Netvision's domain. :)  Their link abroad isn't that great either 
>(0.5Mb/s,
>I think).)
>

Well, until Activnet connects us, Shani is giving us a free 50 hours a 
month, and it seems speedy enough for a 33.6 modem (during the day at 
least - evenings is the usaul terrible performance.)

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