Verizon FiOS → Re: just got TV but trouble with Verizon router

I'm not sure why but the STB's are static addresses. I do believe they were DHCP earlier in the day when I started messing with things. Anyway, I can turn DHCP back on since I just realized I have nothing plugged into the LAN ports. Maybe if the STBs reboot they will flip back to DHCP on their own. It doesn't matter.

But I have no remote access to the DVR (I checked verizon.net and I will also try my iPad once it's done charging). That appears to be the only thing that doesn't work but I would like it to work since I travel a lot and my wife isn't so good with electronics. It's likely she will be asking me how to record shows and if that feature works I could do it remotely or she could too from her iPad.

So I need to explore other configuration options which will allow remote DVR access. I will be checking out option 8 in the faq or going back to the verizon router as primary.

No, the STBs do not use static IP addresses. If you did not reboot (power cycle) them, they would have retained their previous DHCP addresses until the DHCP lease expired.Yes, it does matter. If you reboot the STBs, they will request a new DHCP lease. If they are not able to obtain a DHCP lease, VOD and guide data updates will not function.That is a disadvantage of option #6 which is documented in the FAQ.