Michael Edward Chinn http://mechinn.com Coder, Student, Gamer, Geek Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:03:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Use your own router with Verizon FiOS Internet & TV! http://mechinn.com/2011/09/use-your-own-router-with-verizon-fios-internet-tv/ http://mechinn.com/2011/09/use-your-own-router-with-verizon-fios-internet-tv/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:26:57 +0000 mike http://mechinn.com/?p=28 So if you do any research about the ActionTec router that comes with Verizon FiOS you will find out that while it has a lot of features it has a very limited number of NAT connections(1).

The Ideal solution is to connect your own router’s WAN port to the ethernet port on the FiOS converter box (ONT) (2) then the ActionTec router to a Coax connection in your house and connect an ethernet cable from a LAN port on your router to a LAN port on the ActionTec router.

Next contact verizon support and request that they remotely switch you over to the ethernet port on the ONT, that you already have everything setup and have a better router that you would like to use and you understand that you need to have the verizon router setup the way I described to have the set top boxes work correctly.

They did it immediately for me, hope this helps!

 

(1) http://www.dslreports.com/faq/16233

(2) http://www.dslreports.com/faq/12565

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