On Sat, 14 Feb 2009, Robin 'Roblimo' Miller wrote:
> Does anyone have FiOS?
Yes.
> If so, any problems with their wireless and Linux?
If your wireless chipset works with other routers, I see no reason why it
won't work with theirs. EXCEPT: In the last few weeks I have had a problem
wwith their router not responding to DHCP requests, but it does bother the
XP DVR (apparently its interface's DHCP allocation times out occasionally),
and a Vista laptop (she boots it fresh, so naturally it has to use DHCP). I
haven't found a workaround except to log into the router and reboot it. It
has some port always forwarded to itself for updates from Verizon. I
suspect it's one of those updates that hosed DHCP.
> And does their wireless router have Cat-5 ports for at least two
> computers, or do I need to add my own router/switch?
It has 4 ports, at least on the Actiontec MI-424WR router, which is what I
have. We have more than four devices, and none of them are where the main
router is, so we have smaller routers a way off, connected to long cables.
-- The mnky gibbering and screeching used to keep me up at night, although in the lst week or so it's prtty mch tailed off to nthng. The smell has gttn noticbly worse in the last cple of days, too. The next time I get a barrl full of mnkys, I'm going to try taking the lid off. -groo, AFCA ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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