Israeli Academic Network Information Center

Israel Academic Network(ILAN)
FAQ

For more recent information, see the MACHBA or Internet-2 site.
The following document is a collection of Frequently Asked Questions about the university section of the Israeli network (specifically the ILAN segment of the Israeli Internet). This document is not meant to be a network guide or tutorial. Where appropriate, pointers are given to other network sources.

If you have any questions you would like added, please send them to the author, Hank Nussbacher <hank@interall.co.il>.

Table of Contents:

  1. What is MACHBA?
  2. What is ILAN?
  3. What services does the network provide?
  4. What is the current topology of the national ILAN network?
  5. What is IRC?
  6. What are the guidelines for use of ILAN?
  7. What is Aleph and how does one use it from the network?
  8. What is Usenet news and how does it work in Israel?
  9. What is anonymous FTP and what is available in Israel?
  10. What is Network Time Protocol (NTP) and where is it in Israel?
  11. What are the rules for domain names under ac.il?

Question #1: What is MACHBA?