[wplug] Verizon FIOS experience with Linux?

[Eric]

I've had FIOS for over a year now.  When I got it, they provided a d-link 
wireless router that connected to the ONT. It used pppoe to communicate with 
verizon, and then provided dhcp and nat to the 4 port switch on it.

Once they had it installed though, I took it off and hooked up my homemade 
linux router to the output of the ONT, and set it up for pppoe, and it's 
worked ever since.

I had a windows laptop for the technician to use, but i'd guess if you have 
a linux box with a web browser and an ethernet port, that it would work.

Yes, the wireless router for the home network is the same one that connects 
to the ONT.

I've had almost no problems with the service.  It's been down maybe once or 
twice that i've noticed, for a total of just several minutes.  I have the 
15/2 plan, and i usually get about 14.7/1.8.  I have 3 voip lines plus about 
10 pc's running on it and everything's always blazingly fast.

They do block port 80 on the residential plans.

I just wish the 20/20 plan was available here...

Eric


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Cooper" <ecc at cmu.edu>
To: <wplug at wplug.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:27 AM
Subject: [wplug] Verizon FIOS experience with Linux?


> FIOS is now available in my neighborhood, and I'm wondering if anyone
> here has it and can answer more questions than Verizon's web site does.
>
> Verizon says they provide a broadband router to connect to the optical
> network terminal.  Can anyone tell me what they're using?  Does it
> provide DHCP and NAT, or do you talk to it with PPPOE, or what?
>
> Was it possible to get connected without having a Windows PC or Mac to
> make the technician happy?
>
> Elsewhere Verizon says they provide a wireless router for a home
> network.  Is this a different box or is it the same one that connects
> to the ONT?
>
> I'm also curious about any general experience with the service, and
> which service level you've used.  (They're currently offering 5M
> down/2M up, 15/2, 15/15, and 30/15.)
>
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