[NTLUG:Discuss] FIOS

[Gilbert Morrow]

Isn't FIOS fiber to the curb then copper to the service?
On Mar 29, 2013 2:17 PM, "Greg Edwards" <greg at edwards-tx.us> wrote:

> I guess I didn't explain clearly.  My network is already connected so I
> would just be switching from DSL to FIOS.  I need to know how the Verizon
> FIOS gets from their equipment on the exterior wall to my server.  I
> haven't been able to find that info.
>
> DSL comes in on a twisted pair to modem that connects to my server via
> ethernet.  Is FIOS any different?
>
> Greg Edwards
> http://greg.edwards-tx.us
>
>
> Jay Urish wrote:
>
>> Simple.. On a WRT54G, just disable the wireless and remove the antennas.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/29/2013 1:55 PM, Greg Edwards wrote:
>>
>>> I don't want to spend a couple hundred on anything that I don't
>>> absolutely have to buy.  And I don't need or want wireless.
>>>
>>> Greg Edwards
>>> http://greg.edwards-tx.us
>>>
>>>
>>> Jay Urish wrote:
>>>
>>>> You could run a cisco firewall. I run an ASA5505..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A linksys dd-wrt would also be cool.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 3/29/2013 1:31 PM, Greg Edwards wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Has anyone connected their Linux server to Verizon FIOS?
>>>>>
>>>>> My question is what device options are available?  Verizon sells a
>>>>> wireless router but claims that it has to be connected to a Windows
>>>>> box.  I haven't been able to find any info on exactly how they
>>>>> connect up.  Is there a modem like DSL on the house side of the FIOS
>>>>> box?  Or does the FIOS circuit connect directly through cat 5 or
>>>>> coax?
>>>>>
>>>>> For me there are some problems with their option.  First I do not
>>>>> want a Windows box for my firewall or router.  Second I do not want
>>>>> to be wireless.  I don't think I want my firewall running on a
>>>>> device, if that's the purpose of their router.  I'm happy with the
>>>>> configuration that I have now where my modem is connected directly
>>>>> to my Linux box over 1 nic which is my firewall and routes to my
>>>>> internal network.
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA,
>>>>>
>>>>
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