cjohnson19791979@gmail.com on 23 Nov 2009 10:52:47 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] Fios users.


Grrrr seems like everyone I talk to about this has the same setup.
Am I the only geek in philly with MoCA?



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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Diehl <tdiehl@rogueind.com>
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:46  PM
To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Fios users.

On Mon, 23 Nov 2009, Carl Johnson wrote:

> I agree on all accounts with the actiontec being better served as a
> doorstop. What are you using to do the MoCA (coax-ethernet bridge)
> stuff then? A NIM?

No MoCA here! When I signed up for FiOS, TV was not available in my
area. I am in a kind of unique situation in that I run my business from FiOS
but my TV and phone are from other providers.

As a side benefit, since it is Internet only, I do not pay sales Tax
or any of the other usual Verizon add on fees. The price they quoted me for
the service, is what I write the check for every month. It will be interesting
to see what happens to the price, when my contract expires in January.

Regards,

-- 
Tom Diehl       tdiehl@rogueind.com      Spamtrap address mtd123@rogueind.com

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Diehl <tdiehl@rogueind.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:25  PM
> To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Fios users.
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> On Mon, 23 Nov 2009, Carl Johnson wrote:
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>> Does anyone out there use any type of linux router successfully with
>> fios service? I've got some odd dhcp issues after putting the vz
>> supplied actiontec box into bridge mode.
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> Yes, I have been using a linksys WRT54GL running openwrt for almost 3 years.
> I have it hacked to use fwbuilder (fwbuilder.org) to configure iptables.
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> Works flawlessly most of the time. A couple times a year it gets confused
> and needs a reboot. Right now it has been up for 127+ days.
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> Many people have problems with the Actiontec routers supplied by VZ. As far
> as I can tell they are junk. I never ran mine long enough to tell. I took
> one look at the GUI and figured any router that has advertisements in the GUI
> is not something I want to waste time on. In addition, I have 29 static ip
> addresses and the actiontec GUI is less than intuitive about how to configure
> that many ip addresses. The manual was not much help either.
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> Hope this helps,
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> Regards,
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