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Re: [modem/router] Verizon Actiontec GT704-WG is crocked by Veri I have the actiontec also. Here is what I did, I turned off the wireless option, DHCP, and also I did not put a DSL password/userid in the Actiontec. I then connected my DSL line to the Actiontec, and connected an Ethernet Cable from one of the Actiontec Ports to my Airport Extreme WAN connection.
In this configuration the Action is controlling the DSL synchronization, and my Apple Extreme is controlling my connection.
I hope this helps. |
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1 edit | said by freemandc:I have the actiontec also. Here is what I did, I turned off the wireless option, DHCP, and also I did not put a DSL password/userid in the Actiontec. I then connected my DSL line to the Actiontec, and connected an Ethernet Cable from one of the Actiontec Ports to my Airport Extreme WAN connection. In this configuration the Action is controlling the DSL synchronization, and my Apple Extreme is controlling my connection. I hope this helps. Thanks, but what I did was the best of all worlds. I took the Actiontec firmware update (a real one---*NOT* from Verizon) and flash the thing back to what it was supposed to be before Verizon got their mits on it.
No Verizon flashy icons, No Verizon glitz, No Verizon lack of functionality.
I got "Transparent Bridge Mode" back. So I turned off Wireless, enabled the Transparent Bridge Mode, which turns off the router and makes the 704 a simple Modem-ONLY. My Netgear RangeMax now is connecting to that as if it were any other dumb-modem.
So far so good.
Recap. This is topology now, and is what I wanted:
Computers --- Netgear RangeMax (routing/DHCP/wireless) --- Actiontec GT704-WG (in "transparent bridge mode" which is modem only) --- DSL Network |
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sprewellPremium
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Phoenix, AZ | Could you describe exactly what problems you've been having? I've been having problems with this modem/router since I started using it more than 6 months ago. It will crash randomly or not be assigned a WAN IP, which is then usually assigned on a soft reboot. What's worse is that it will sometimes crash so hard that nothing short of a power cycle will bring it back. You cannot do anything else because wireless AND ethernet connections die during this type of crash. Were you having the same problems? Were they fixed once you started using it solely as a DSL modem? Did you try calling Verizon to see if they have a new firmware update? Any more info would be appreciated. |
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Spencer, MA
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oops never mind. I found my answer |
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I believe verizon no longer supports this modem as far as upgrading firmware. I noticed that when I use the actiontec as a dumb modem that it works perfectly, but when you use it as "wireless/modem" that some times you get connectivity issues. I'm on the 3 MEG plan, but i'm 11,000 ft+ away so my connection is marginal. When I used the actiontec's wireless capabilities, every now and then my connection would drop and then it would re-connect back up. Sometimes i had to switch the modem off/on. Now, i'm using it as a dumb modem and my connection has been rock solid ever since. And I'm pulling 333k on my downloads. Somehow I believe it is related to the wireless features that causes this modem to have issues. I notice that during long periods of operation, the free memory slowly goes down to nothing. |
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said by sprewell:Could you describe exactly what problems you've been having? I've been having problems with this modem/router since I started using it more than 6 months ago. It will crash randomly or not be assigned a WAN IP, which is then usually assigned on a soft reboot. What's worse is that it will sometimes crash so hard that nothing short of a power cycle will bring it back. You cannot do anything else because wireless AND ethernet connections die during this type of crash. Were you having the same problems? Were they fixed once you started using it solely as a DSL modem? Did you try calling Verizon to see if they have a new firmware update? Any more info would be appreciated. I was not going to fully test out this modem/router because I saw sketchy reviews, and tried it briefly with less than stellar results. I saw that when I used it as a full modem/router my wireless notebook was somehow dropped, and then I could not get it back without powercycling the thing. And I wanted the RangeMax anyway, because it has proven itself to be
1. outstanding in terms of coverage
2. outstanding in terms of solving the microwave turned on and phone call thing collisions.
3. 99% rock solid in not requiring powercycling.
So realizing I didn't want the wireless, and also realizing that my temper would eventually make my fist pulverize the thing to plastic and circuit board dust on my desk, I opted to make the thing a modem only.
So far, so good, no powercycles needed. |
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