[CALUG] Linux & FIOS

[Willie Kupersanin]

I have had FIOS for a few months now and have had no problems with it 
other than the fact that one day they mysteriously decided it was time 
to start bocking incoming 80/tcp. One interesting thing about the 
service that I haven't seen mentioned yet is that the provided router is 
running BusyBox, an embedded Linux.

Enjoy,
--Willie



mhartwx wrote:
> I remember some CALUG discussion a year or so ago when Verizon started wiring 
> this part of Maryland for FIOS.  Have any CALUG members switched over to FIOS & 
> how do they like it, now that it's been here for a while?  Did they rip out your 
> copper phone lines & how has their battery system worked when the power went 
> out?  That's been a big sticking point with me.  I'd like to dump my dial-up & 
> am not a fan of COMCAST (& the dual TV-Internet Verizon packages look pretty 
> good).  Are there any snags involved in using Linux with FIOS?  I'm using 
> Mandriva 2007 (I got acquainted with Mandrake when I lived in OH - the LUG there 
> were Mandrake fans) but could switch to Ubuntu or something else if necessary. 
> I don't own a router & was thinking about using Verizon's - is there a different 
> router I should consider?   Can the same router be bought somewhere else?  I 
> plan to to some talking with Verizon before I order but it may be hard to get 
> past the sales people to their techies for the real info.  One other thing I've 
> been wondering about - my circa 1990 house has the standard phone & cable TV 
> wiring, so is it worthwhile to install something like cat-5?  I'm looking toward 
> the future which is always difficult where technology is concerned.
>           ml hart
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