I’m having a problem using my own Asus ac68u router as primary on my Verizon Fios service and would greatly appreciate any help on getting this to work.
Background: I have FIOS internet (100/100) and TV service in my apartment which is wired with coax (not Ethernet). Running Ethernet cables is not an option for me. I have a Fios ONT that runs 3 coax cables out to various rooms in my apartment. My living room is where I have a coax cable running into a Verizon splitter and then splitting 1 cable to the STB and another to the Verizon Gateway G1100 router. The Verizon router doesn’t run very well and the wifi is weak, so I’d very much like to replace it with my own Asus ac68u router. I’ve attempted to simply plug the coax cable into an Actiontec Bonded Moca 2.0 adapter (ECB6200S02) but later learned that it wouldn’t work because of the lack of Moca WAN detection of these adapters. (Moca LAN detection works fine, but not WAN). Therefore I determined that completely removing the G1100 wouldn’t be an option for me. I’d have to use the G1100, but that I could probably use it as a Moca bridge. I followed the instructions at this site:
Two things of note:
- On step 4, I was not able to select ‘Minimum Security’ on the IPv6 section because that section was grayed out and fixed at the Medium/Middle setting.
- I did step 8 before step 7 because otherwise the option to release the IP would disappear.
This worked to getting the G1100 into bridge mode and my Asus router was able to access the internet. HOWEVER, after 2 hours, I would always lose my internet connection and I’d have to reboot the Asus router to re-establish internet connection (and it gets a new IP in the process). Obviously this isn’t a working solution so I have no clue as to why I keep losing the connection after 2 hours. I assume it has something to do with the Verizon IP lease which times out after 2 hours, so it would seem that my router can obtain an IP when restarted but possibly there’s a communication issue when trying to communicate with Verizon to maintain/refresh that IP or to keep the IP alive?
So that’s my big #1 issue.
I also have a second issue, which I believe will be with the STB. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe the STB needs to communicate with the internet for TV guide/menu/update purposes, and that it does this by communicating through the router. (I have no DVR and never use On Demand, if that matters) So based on the Verizon Fios FAQ, section 3.1 General Networking here:
https://www.dslreports.com/faq/verizonfios/3.1_General_Networking
It would seem that only option 5 double-bridge is what I need. I’ve read the instructions but they don’t seem to address the nuances of the G1100 and also don’t lay out the instructions clearly enough for me to follow. Is it as simple as turning the G1100 into bridge mode and then just plugging in an Ethernet cable from the Asus LAN to the G1100 WAN? (I’ve also seen people say to plug it into the G1100 LAN).
Also, is swapping the MAC addresses of the devices necessary, and if so, should I do this during the initial Moca bridging of the G1100?
Sorry for the long post but I wanted to provide as much information and be as clear as possible as to my situation.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated as I’ve spend many days racking my brain on this.
Thanks