So after doing a pretty good amount of scouring the internet I haven't been able to find an answer. Signed up here because it seems like there is a pretty good community here and I might be able to resolve my problem with your help!
I have Verizon Fios and I hated the fact that I had to primarily use their Actiontec Gateway and couldn't use my Asus Dark Knight router (RT-N66U). I had a TV issue about a week ago and spoke to a pretty cool tech and he told me that if I wanted I could run an Ethernet line from the ONT box and go directly into my router and bypass the gateway. But I would still need to incorporate the gateway due to the TV features being reliant on it (Guide, On demand, etc). So I got the line run the internet was working fine, I've used the router before in a Comcast setup and had no issues. But when I ran the LAN-LAN to the actiontec opened the port needed for the Set Top Boxes, every once in awhile it seems like my asus router loses its WAN connection, when the connection goes down I try to access the router and it takes me to the verizon landing page for the actiontec. So it's like the Asus router completely falls off or the actiontec tries to pull itself in front of my router. I'm seeing if anyone has an advice/knowledge on my situation or if I am doing something wrong. I tried doing a LAN-WAN connection (asus lan -> actiontec wan) but I can not see the set top boxes on the asus in this manner.
I have Verizon Fios and I hated the fact that I had to primarily use their Actiontec Gateway and couldn't use my Asus Dark Knight router (RT-N66U). I had a TV issue about a week ago and spoke to a pretty cool tech and he told me that if I wanted I could run an Ethernet line from the ONT box and go directly into my router and bypass the gateway. But I would still need to incorporate the gateway due to the TV features being reliant on it (Guide, On demand, etc). So I got the line run the internet was working fine, I've used the router before in a Comcast setup and had no issues. But when I ran the LAN-LAN to the actiontec opened the port needed for the Set Top Boxes, every once in awhile it seems like my asus router loses its WAN connection, when the connection goes down I try to access the router and it takes me to the verizon landing page for the actiontec. So it's like the Asus router completely falls off or the actiontec tries to pull itself in front of my router. I'm seeing if anyone has an advice/knowledge on my situation or if I am doing something wrong. I tried doing a LAN-WAN connection (asus lan -> actiontec wan) but I can not see the set top boxes on the asus in this manner.