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chet99
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Aug 23, 2021
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RBK753 - long connection time from startup - windows

Hey folks:   It's been a bit of a bear setting up this system.  After finally updating firmware manually, and fighting to connect satellites, it is now taking 5-10 minutes for windows machines to a...
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chet99
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Aug 24, 2021

Gah.  I dug in tonight and bridged the Actiontec rather than just running off the WAN port.  It seems to be working better - 3 of 5 windows devices are grabbing IPs wirelessly very quickly.  (I just need to test the others).  I'm not exactly sure why only the wireless windows devices were impacted - I'm thinking that both use the same 192.168.1.x gateway, and windows must somehow blast the WAN port for a response.  (Not a network guru clearly). 

 

If needed for other verizon users in my shoes who have a set top box - this link helped.  (It is for a Quantum Gateway - but the info is there if you pick through the menues). I didn't forward any ports, but my DVR seems to be working.  

 

Replace Fios Router with Your Router

 

I'm not going to mess with the firmware, as everything seems to be running.  I think I was trying to use the file for satellites, not the router firmware.  The filename is only a letter off - and must have picked the wrong file.

 

Thanks for the help - I have another question - but it is probably better for another thread.