[Novalug] mikrotik router and verizon fios

covici@ccs.covici.com covici@ccs.covici.com
Thu Oct 4 14:31:27 EDT 2012


I am not using the FIOS router, but I certainly did the other two steps.

Jay Hart <jhart@kevla.org> wrote:

> Have you:
> 
> 1. Turned off the Mikrotik Router
> 
> 2. Rebooted your FIOS router
> 
> 3. Restarted your Mikrotik router with DHCP client enabled
> 
> In this order?
> 
> Jay
> 
> > Sure, the Linux box connects to it fine and if I invent a static route
> > with the dhcp ip address even the MT works, but the dhcp does not work.
> >
> > Jay Hart <jhart@kevla.org> wrote:
> >
> >> By any chance, are you using a known working good ethernet cable???
> >>
> >> Jay
> >>
> >> > Thanks for your quick reply.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Verizon said they did not need to release anything and I have spoofed
> >> > the MAC address, but the MT still will not connect.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > John Holland <jholland@vin-dit.org> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> If you're talking about using the Mikrotik directly connected to Fios,
> >> you
> >> >> may need to "release" the lease. The routers Verizon supplies will do
> >> this.
> >> >> If all else fails if you call their tech support they can do it.
> >> >>
> >> >> I don't entirely understand what you're saying but it could be your linux
> >> >> box has the lease from fios and they won't let a different mac address
> >> >> connect. If the mikrotik allows it, you may be able to spoof or mimic the
> >> >> MAC address of the linux box and that might get you going.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, Oct 04, 2012 at 09:17:09AM -0400, covici@ccs.covici.com wrote:
> >> >> > Hi.  I have just got a Mikrotik router and I am having problems -- its
> >> >> > dhcp does not work with FIOS.  My linux box works fine, but MT's dhcp
> >> >> > just times out -- the server does not respond.  I was trying to capture
> >> >> > the Linux packets to send off to their support, but I could not get the
> >> >> > capture to work because of the state of the ethernet card -- sort of a
> >> >> > chicken and egg problem.  So anyone ever successful with this
> >> >> > combination, or can suggest a possible fix?  I am using the 751U-2HnD
> >> >> > model.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
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> >> >> > you spend it?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >          John Covici
> >> >> >          covici@ccs.covici.com
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         John Covici
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