FiOSCustomer Posted August 3, 2005 CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 It would SEEM using the Linksys router (BEFW11S4 vers4) would work with the D-Link (provided by Verizon, #DI-604) and the FiOS service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted August 3, 2005 CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 um, the cable to the d-link that verizon provided, where exactly does it come from? because the 604 is basically a 4 port router, same as your linksys, that hooks in behind the vroadband modem of whatever flavor. your problem might be as easily fixed as unplugging cable from wall(?) from d-link, removing cable from dlink to linksys and plugging cable from wall into linksys. otherwise, you woulkd need to use a crossover cable (probably) to go from the dlink to the linksys wan port. but then all you're doing is running two routers one behind the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiOSCustomer Posted August 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 Thank you, esopalrabotnick! Wired part: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted August 3, 2005 CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 is what i was saying, the dlink and the linksys are essentially the same thing, just that the linksys has the added feature of being a wireless access point. the fios cable has to come from some device, since, at least according to the info i gathered on the dlink according to your model description, the dlink is just a router, nothing else. hence, if the cable into the dlink has an rj45 plug, which it should have, and is a normal ethernet connection to some box from the fios, which there should be, (someone correct me please if that is not so and i am making a complete hash opf this!), then you can plug the cable from the wall into the linksys, plug the docking station into the linksys, and your wireless should be good to go. (don'tr forget the encryption now, learn from your neighbors mistake). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiOSCustomer Posted August 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 I wonder why Verizon would bother to supply the D-Link (DI-604) then, if it wasn't needed....? All this boggles my pea brain.... thank you for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humorman Posted August 3, 2005 CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 Another separate cable (yellow) connects D-link (port 3) into Linksys wireless router (port 3). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted August 3, 2005 CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 humor, i missed the port 3 part. good catch. and customer, is it working now? and the reason they supplied it could be because they had no idea you had the other one, it's a freebie anyhow, or whatever. anyhow, let us know if it works now or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiOSCustomer Posted August 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 It is hard to describe to get an accurate picture.... Wired part: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted August 3, 2005 CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 ok. try the following. remove blue from wall to dlink. remove blue from dlink to docking station. remove yellow from dlink to linksys plug blue from wall into linksys wan port. that is the one not marked 1,2,3 or 4. plug blue from linksys port 1,2,3 or 4 to docking station. dlink should now have onlyu power cable connected, linksys should be blue from wall, blue to docking station. that should work. if it doesn't, revert to what you had. then plug the yellow from port 3 of dlink into wan port on linksys (again, the one not marked 1,2,3 or 4) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiOSCustomer Posted August 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 Guess what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiOSCustomer Posted August 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 Spoke with Verizon today and the helpful tech had me completely remove the D-Link and use just the wireless Linksys...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiOSCustomer Posted August 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 You were right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted August 3, 2005 CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 the laptop on the docking station will get full speed due to it being wired, the slower connects will be the wireless laptops. on the bright side, the wireless laptops won't be able to gobble all the bandwidth, so you can be sure the wired one will always have some speed reserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiOSCustomer Posted August 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 Let's see if I understand this correctly - The FiOS cable is plugged into the wireless (Linksys and then the second blue cable goes into the laptop replicator, which might be slower than using a 'G' router, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted August 3, 2005 CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 the kneebone is connected to the legbone, the legbone... almost. the fios goes to the linksys. no bottleneck. the linksys goes to the docking station (laptop replicator) should be no bottleneck, 100 mbit wired ethernet the wireless connection runs through the 802.11b wireless part of the linksys here there is the 11 Mbit bottleneck, since 802.11b is just that, 11Mbit/s. getting the correspponding dlink 802.11g router would change that, since g is 54Mbit/s max. if verizon likes the dlink for debugging, i see no harm in getting that, it will make them less likely to say ah, but you bought the xxx router, we don't support that, it's your fault. basically, it's up to you which router you get. minimum requirements for you are that it has the 100 Mbit switch to hook up the docking station and whatever other wired systems you have. (maybe the other laptops when using them at the same desk? wired always better than wireless, and the 802.11g wireless capability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiOSCustomer Posted August 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 that is cute! the kneebone is connected to the leGBone, the leGBone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiOSCustomer Posted August 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 I went to PitStop, http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/default.asp, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted August 3, 2005 CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 is that wireless, or wired. and what do they advertise for your link? if it's slower than what they advertise, get a hold of vanburen in makeitfaster, he'll tweak it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiOSCustomer Posted August 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 This is the wired results; FiOS service, Up to 5 Mbps/2 Mbps (maximum connection speed) (I'm not sure how to quantify the PitStop results vs. the potential in the service I've subscribed!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted August 3, 2005 CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 you're right on target down, the up is ok. up is less important to max out anyways. do a test here, that's what the place is for anyhow. edit and the b wireless won't slow you down then, since the max 11Mbit/s is more than the 5Mbit your connection has. so the g router is not a must, only if you want to be faster between the machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiOSCustomer Posted August 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 Thank you, thank you! I was tyring to use the Download and Upload Test from the links above, but everything looks a bit odd..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiOSCustomer Posted August 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 For comparison purposes (now that I am using the wireless service---at my kitchen table vs. office with wired connection) WIRELESS: Download speed: 2451 kilobits per second Test details: 3354 kilobytes downloaded in 10.946 seconds. Receive buffer size: 307824 KB Upload speed: 1267 kilobits per second I went to PitStop, http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/default.asp, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugensc Posted August 4, 2005 CID Share Posted August 4, 2005 THat test is wrong please use the test site Verizon gave you or one from here. That will help you get a better speed reading than Pitstop Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted August 4, 2005 CID Share Posted August 4, 2005 Do your wired and wireless test here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiOSCustomer Posted August 4, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 4, 2005 Results from Verizon's SpeedCheck....(not sure if this is their only one or the best one to use??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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