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On Wednesday 18 February 2009 11:58:19 am Eric Hidle wrote:
> The installer is here now and he is telling me I cannot get direct Ethernet
> access. I must use their router, which does the first level of NAT for me.
> He says I cannot get Internet over the Ethernet port.
>
> Why all the conflicting stories? Who do I have to call to get this to work
> the way I want it to?
What am I missing in this discussion. I am having FiOS installed Sunday.
Verizon sent me an Actiontec for my DSL a couple of years ago. 4 ethernet
ports and wireless. Has worked as both a lan switch and an internet gateway
without *any* problems in those two years.
To my understanding, and as explained to me offlist by our list member who is
also a FiOS installer, the new actiontec is basically the same as the one I
have, except it receives its signal from coax instead of an RJ-45 cable.
I can run or turn off any of its features (including NAT) if I either don't
want them, or want to handle them in another way.
Other than needing a bigger, commercial grade switch, I'm missing the point as
to why anyone wants to run another router.
I'm asking a question, here. I'm puzzled. This is not a rhetorical question.
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