[NTLUG:Discuss] FIOS

[Kenneth Loafman]

Verizon FIOS modems will work just fine with Linux.  If you need help
from Verizon, you may need to hook it up to Windows for them to be
able to talk to you.  Sometimes you'll find a Linux-savvy tech and
he'll be able to help, but its not often.

Verizon is a very Windows-centric company.  You can tell from their
website.  A lot of things there just don't work with standard
browsers.

I've had FIOS for years.  Their router sits behind a Netgear router
with a port (4567 I think) forwarded to the Verizon router.  You can
configure a bunch of things, but that port is always open.  They don't
use it for anything but to update the FIOS TV listings, but I feel
that justifies isolation on it's own subnet for my security since it
could be used for anything else they want in the future.

And another note, their router is limited to 200 connections or so.  I
found that out trying to run Vuze.  Once it's set up, release the DHCP
address, unplug it, and plug your WRT54G router in.  Put the Verizon
router behind your router and you're good to go.

...Ken

On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Stuart Johnston <saj at thecommune.net> wrote:
> If a WRT54G will work then there must be a modem that converts the FIOS
> connection into Ethernet, which is what Greg is asking. The Windows
> requirement is most likely for support only, not a technological limitation
> but I think Greg was just wanting confirmation on that.
>
>
> On 3/29/2013 1:58 PM, 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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