said by PetePuma :

Try searching this forum.

»How-to: make ActionTec MI424-WR a network bridge

said by Trel :

Had no clue on what to search for. Thanks for the link

Will this still work if I have to use Coax for FiosTV too?

said by PetePuma :

You could also have them switch the data to ethernet. It would not affect your TV service over coax.

said by Shrapnel64 :

Yes. The only difference is, you will need to keep the ActionTec plugged into the Coax cable, and have an Ethernet cable go from your new Router's LAN port, to a LAN port on the ActionTec.

Edit:

Just to clarify -- You will still need an Ethernet Cable from the ONT to your Tomato router's WAN port...but, the ActionTec will now become a "LAN" client to provide your Video on Demand service, and the STB Guide data.

The change would be that the Internet (Data) would come through and leave out of the Ethernet port -- the Coax would simply be used for TV Service only.

said by Trel :

I re-read it and it looks like you might mean I have to connect the Tomato Router, to the box they setup. In that case, there's a problem, as I have no way to make any wires reach.

said by More Fiber :

You have the following options:

1) Leave the Actiontec on coax and connect your router behind the Actiontec on a different subnet. The result is that devices connected to your router will be double nat'ed, but this the easiest approach.

2) As mentioned above, leave the Actiontec on coax, connect your router behind the Actiontec, turning the Actiontec into a bridge using the link already provided: »How-to: make ActionTec MI424-WR a network bridge
here's a diagram of the cabling for this approach:
»Re: Make your actiontec a bridge with VOD working with REV D

3) Switch the WAN connection between the Actiontec and the ONT from coax to cat5. Replace the Actiontec with your router, then place the Actiontec behind your router to provide a MOCA bridge for the STBs. Instructions can be found here:
»Re: Smoothwall

said by Trel :

From what I see, this is the confuration I have now. However, will internet works for any device connected to MY router, the TV boxes are not working. This is the method I want to use, so if anyone can figure out why it's not working for the TV boxes, that would be super

said by Trel :

That would require getting verizon to run another wire as the router and ONT are on different ends of the house, correct?

said by More Fiber :

If you have the Actiontec correctly in bridge mode, the Linksys should be pulling a WAN IP address (71.x.x.x, 72.x.x.x or 96.x.x.x).

What you need to do now is:
•Connect a patch cable from a Linksys LAN port to an Actiontec LAN port. The Actiontec already has a LAN to coax bridge established.
•In the Actiontec NETWORK(Home/Office) settings, assign the Actiontec a static LAN IP address on the Linksys subnet.
•Reboot the STBs by unplugging the A/C.
•The STBs should now obtain a DHCP address from the Linksys.
Yes. VZ will charge to come out and run the wire for you.
Running the wire yourself may be an option. If so, VZ will not charge to switch the connection as long as they do not have to roll a truck.

said by Trel :

Does a patch cable have to be used, or will a normal ethernet cable work?

said by Trel :

Also, if it will work, I'm still having a problem getting the STB's to pull an IP, they just stay with 0.0.0.0

said by Trel :

Would the extra steps make a difference in my case?

said by More Fiber :

With the patch cable in place, can you connect a PC to one of the remaining LAN ports on the Actiontec and pull an IP address from the Linksys? If so, check that the NETWORK (Home/Office) is properly bridged between the coax and ethernet interfaces.

Also, you must disconnect the A/C from the STBs to reboot them in order to pull a DHCP address.

said by More Fiber :

As to the extra steps, the whole process of bridging has been problematic for a number of posters. There does not seem to be a common set of instructions that work perfectly for everyone. Yubin's original post recommends using the patch cable from the Linksys LAN port to the Actiontec WAN port and creating a second bridge. An earlier thread recommended creating a VLAN, but that functionality seemed to break on the latest VZ firmware.