[wplug] Verizon FIOS experience with Linux?

[Greg Simkins]

On Apr 3, 2008, at 11:27 AM, Eric Cooper wrote:
> 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?


The FIOS router is fairly impressive looking with four ethernet ports  
and one rather stout wireless antennae.

I use Vonage VoIP.  When my daughter called me and complained about  
the connection, I told her to hang up, then I went to the basement and  
moved the Vonage router from the old DSL to the new FIOS and called  
her back.  Huge improvement in our phone service.

In addition to the router, Verizon mounted a pretty large box on the  
basement wall (I guess that is the ONT).  It has a backup battery for  
the Verizon phone service that I do not use.  I am not sure what they  
charge for the phone line, but with Vonage costing $15/month, I am not  
all that optimistic that moving back to Verizon would be a good idea.

There is a coaxial cable between the box on the well and the router.   
It is triple shielded - they ran the coax though the same hole in the  
steel beam as a power line and we have no interference.

Did you check the article on Wikipedia? It has a photo of the router.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_FiOS

Greg