So I've discovered that using a second router with my FIOS box is going to be fairly complicated. Here's a list that's been put together of all the various ways to do it and the pros/cons of each:
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/16077 I only have a coax drop from the ONT and it's not really an option to run CAT5 from it, so I'm going to have to probably try the dual-bridging option since I need my TVs to work. --------- Brian On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 3:01 AM, Robert Martin Jr. <lopaka_...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Yes. Tomato with openvpn. I followed a tutorial to set it up initially and > have only messed with is once since then, to change the IP address of the > VPN Server. The router gets set up as a client and auto connects to the VPN > server on each reboot. Any clients behind that router go out through the > VPN and are not visible to anything else on the network. > > lopaka > > > ________________________________ > From: Scott Sipe <csco...@gmail.com> > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 6:17 PM > Subject: Re: [H] Using two routers at the same time. but only one for WiFi > > > Are you running tomato with OpenVPN? What tomato > distribution/mods/plugins/whatever do you use? I've only ever used the > stock tomato without VPN and would love to give it a shot. > > Scott > > On Sep 15, 2013, at 9:30 AM, Robert Martin Jr. wrote: > > > Sorry didn't give all the info. One router is bridged to primary and the > other uses tomato going out an encrypted VPN. Haven't had any issues and > have been running 24/7 for over a year. All tomato firmware. > > > > lopaka > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Naushad Zulfiqar <z00...@gmail.com> > > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > > Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 6:07 AM > > Subject: Re: [H] Using two routers at the same time. but only one for > WiFi > > > > > > Wouldn't double NAT be an issue? > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Robert Martin Jr. <lopaka_...@yahoo.com > >wrote: > > > >> Yes, no problem at all with that setup. I have 3 wireless routers at my > >> house. The second and third use the first as the gateway. My network's > >> using 3 different subnets so I can prioritize traffic easily. Gaming, > work, > >> and home/VOIP networks. > >> > >> lopaka > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> From: Brian Weeden <brian.wee...@gmail.com> > >> To: hardware <hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com> > >> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 5:51 AM > >> Subject: [H] Using two routers at the same time. but only one for WiFi > >> > >> > >> Got a bit of a problem with my home network. I've got FIOS (which I > love) > >> but the WiFi signal from the FIOS router is not strong enough to go up > to > >> our bedroom. Also, it's speeds are not all that great. > >> > >> A few months ago I looked into setting up a WiFi extender for the > network. > >> Unfortunately, none of the Actiontec routers that Verizon uses support > it: > >> > >> > http://forums.verizon.com/t5/Home-Networking/Actiontec-router-does-not-support-wireless-range-extender-so-how/td-p/553721 > >> > >> I've confirmed that my router is one of these. I was also told that > >> replacing the FIOS router completely was not an option because it's > needed > >> for the IPTV to function. > >> > >> So, I was thinking it should be possible to turn off the WiFi portion of > >> the FIOS router and add a new router to the network that will handle the > >> wireless duties. As long as I set the new router to use the FIOS router > for > >> its gateway, things should work, right? > >> > >> Would it be preferable to run off DHCP for the new router and have the > FIOS > >> router handle those duties? Or should I let the new router get it's IP > >> address from the FIOS router and then all the wireless devices get > their IP > >> addresses from the new router? In that case I'd obviously have to make > sure > >> they were on different IP ranges. > >> > >> > >> --------- > >> Brian > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Best Regards, > > > > > > Zulfiqar Naushad >
