[Novalug] actiontec router problem

Jay Hart jhart@kevla.org
Fri Mar 8 16:26:26 EST 2013


If I understand you correctly, you have a router behind the Actiontec router,
is that correct?

Are you using wireless on the Actiontec?

Where I'm going with this is that if you can do anything you need with your
router, drop kick the Actiontec.

Jay

> Scott Talbert <swt@techie.net> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 8 Mar 2013, Jon LaBadie wrote:
>>
>> > Don't use the wan port at all.  Have your switch feed the routers
>> > switch via one of the lan ports.  Don't let the ActionTec do dhcp
>> > for an overlapping range as your other dhcp server.  You only
>> > really want it to do dhcp for coax connected devices.
>>
>> Yep, that should work too.  The dslreports.com FiOS FAQ has more details
>> on how to do what you are trying to do (see the LAN-to-LAN section):
>> http://www.dslreports.com/faq/verizonfios/3.1_Actiontec
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> I read that FAQ, but it does not apply to me -- the PC that I want to
> reach the inside of the action tech is actually serving as my main
> router, so the only way I can figure is to have another network card
> with an assigned static ip in the range of the FIOS router -- this I
> will look into soon.
>
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