[wplug] Verizon Fios & static IP

[Brian A. Seklecki]

On Wed, 2009-07-08 at 11:31 -0400, Eric Cooper wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 07:20:30AM -0400, Andrew Fisk wrote:
> > If it makes you feel any better,  according the the folks that did my  
> > FIOS install "you can't use Linux to connect to the internet".
> 

The trick is that the DVR uses DHCP and IPv4 to fetch channel meta data
via XML, sot it has to subscribe.

What Verizon generally does (cheeky bastards) is put Ethernet frames
back onto the COAX in your house by putting a the COAX port into the
"LAN" VLAN/Bridge on the Actiontec.

I don't know if the DVR can do ethernet over the Cat5/UTP port without
kicking it.



~BAS

> Nah. If you're just using the FIOS broadband service, not FIOS-TV, you
> can remove the Actiontec completely and use any Linux router.
> 
> You need Cat5 rather than MOCA cabling between the optical box (ONT?)
> and your router (unless you use a relatively expensive MOCA-to-Ethernet
> bridge -- Netgear and DLink both make them).
> 
> If you didn't ask for Cat5 at install-time, you can still change it
> yourself.  Here's a good description of what to do:
> 
> http://www.slavepits.com/2009/06/ditching-verizon-fios-actiontec-router.html 
> 
> And here's a discussion on how to keep the Actiontec for FIOS-TV only,
> but use a Linux router for data:
> 
> http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/r19559467-How-To-MI424WR-Network-Bridge-working-FIOS-TV 
> 
-- 
Brian A. Seklecki <bseklecki at collaborativefusion.com>
Collaborative Fusion, Inc.
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