Actiontec MI424WR DLNA Problems

I am hoping someone can help me.
My problem started when I switched from an Actiontec 9100EM
What happens is basically I can not stream anything from wireless to wired connections or vice versa.
I am able to temporarily fix this by going into setup-Advanced-Yes-IP Address Distribution and change it from DHCP Server to one of the other options and then change it back and all works, until the connection resets
I have tried every setting I can think of, and was thinking maybe I need to reflash the firmware to fix it?
Any help would be appreciated
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MI424-WR Rev F
Change from DHCP server to what?
Any of the two options DHCP Route or Disabled, then you switch it back
Do you have another router on your network?
Yes but it is an ethernet only router no wifi, this setup worked fine on the last router
It sounds like you're getting DHCP conflicts.
What do you mean by "until the connection resets"? Do you mean "when the DHCP lease expires"?
I am not sure it is either when the lease expires or when I take the device off of wifi.
Why do you think this is a DLNA problem?
I can use teamviewer (logmein pc) from phone to pc, I can stream Wired connection to wired connection, wireless to wireless
I can see the other computers on my network to transfer files even wireless connections
I can not use DLNA from Android or DLNA from Iphone.
If I connect old router (which had other issues) I can then stream to Android and Iphone.
I will test it with the other router unplugged.
Ok I can Stream
From Laptop (Win7) to Android
From Laptop (WinXP) to Android
From Laptop (Either) to Wired Desktop (W7) this ended up not working except when plugged in
But not from Wired Desktop to Android, unless I do the little fix everytime I want to stream

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Actiontec MI424WR Router Revision I - Having a problem

Background:
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I am running FIOS Triple Play service since January 6 (20 days). I have the Actiontec MI424WR FIOS N Router REV. I with the latest firmware. Connected to the MI424WR is an Netgear WNDR4500 (via LAN to LAN connection), which serves as Access Point. WiFi is completely turned OFF on the Actiontec.
I had Internet/Phone only package for 18 months without any problems, service downtime or slowdowns. The connection was from the ONT directly to Netgear WNDR3700 router via Ethernet. There was no Actiontec(s) used.
Issue:
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The problem desrcibed below is happening on my HARDWIRED PC (meaning, connected via Ethernet to LAN), so this has nothing to do with WIFI.
On four separate occasions I noticed that after running for about 48-72 hours, that the internet pretty much stops working. Some pages stop loading (cannot be found) but some do load (VERY SLOWLY), but do not display graphics, or the text is misalligned and in weird fonts. In addition, my Outlook 2010 starts getting "stuck" in trying to retrieve email, and PING'ing sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. Bascially, it's like my whole internet goes down, but not 100%. Maybe 95%.
Testing:
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Going to 192.168.1.1 (IP of Actiontec) and/or 192.168.1.26 (IP of Netgear WNDR4500) shows that both are connected to the internet. However, those same pages load (if at all) "very slowly".
I initially thought that thep roblem may be within my PC or the Netgear WNDR4500, but I am 99% sure it is not related to either. First of all, I have been running the same build of Windows 7 SP1 for at least 6 months and I never have any problems. Additionally, when these internet issues start, the rest of the computer continues to run just fine. REBOOTING the PC (numerous times) does NOT resolve the issue.
I then went on to see if rebooting the WNDR4500 helps anything. Nada. Same issues remain.
Only when I reboot the Actiontec MI424WR FIOS N Router REV. I (running firmware version: 40.19.22) does the problem get completely resolved. This is done while the the is PC on and without any reboots. After the Actiontec goes back online, I am able to just refresh any of the "defective" webpages, and they re-load fast and looking just fine. All of he four times I have had this happen all I needed to do is turn off and then back on the Actiontec.
This lasts for about 48-72 hours, and then the same exact problem arises.
Conclusion:
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Something must be happening to the Actiontec that causes this scenario. By the way, the STB's work just fine during this whole ordeal. I have checked the log file of the Actiontec and cannot find anything abnormal.
I would love to hear opinions from others, or especially if you think you had something like this happen to you.
I just can't imagine what it can be. I do have Verzion giving me a replacement Rev. I (RED case) router later this week. Perhaps ithe one I have is flaky.

Well, my replacement Rev I lasted for the same 48 or so hours and then the same exact problem appeared.
I have decided to flash my WNDR4500 with the BETA firmware as the next step of trying to solve my issue. It is : Version 1.0.0.103 - BETA
In the mentime, here is a copy of my Actiontec LOG file from the moment the replacement Rev I. was installed to the moment I had to turn it off/on manually to fix thing (at 9:44:05 on Feb 2). I don't see anything wrong anywhere.
I have redacted my IP address for privacy.
Dec 14 19:00:29 2007 System Log Failed GUI Authentication Failed Login for GUI access
Dec 14 19:00:03 2007 System Log WAN ETH WAN Ethernet Link Up
Dec 14 19:00:06 2007 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 30 21:12:33 2012 System Log LAN Coax LAN Coax Link Up
Jan 30 21:13:18 2012 System Log LAN Coax LAN Coax Link Rate
Jan 30 21:13:43 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.26, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 30 21:14:09 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.21, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 30 21:14:35 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.20, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 30 21:17:33 2012 System Log LAN Coax LAN Coax Link Rate
Jan 30 21:24:59 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.21, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 30 22:12:32 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 30 22:26:01 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.21, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 30 23:12:33 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 00:03:15 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.22, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 00:12:33 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 04:08:50 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.100, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 04:12:34 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 04:15:49 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.101, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 05:12:34 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 05:27:57 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.100, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 06:12:34 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 09:13:54 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.26, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 09:30:30 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.20, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 10:12:35 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 10:26:03 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.21, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 11:12:35 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 12:03:17 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.22, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 12:12:36 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 13:22:47 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.23, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 14:12:36 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 16:15:49 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.101, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 17:12:37 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 17:27:58 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.100, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 18:03:28 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.23, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 18:12:37 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 20:05:33 2012 System Log CWMP Periodic Inform initial 401 challenge
Jan 31 20:05:34 2012 System Log CWMP Periodic Inform challenge response with 200 OK from server
Jan 31 20:05:34 2012 System Log CWMP Periodic Inform 204 No Content
Jan 31 20:12:37 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 21:12:38 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 21:14:04 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.26, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 21:46:20 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.20, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 22:12:37 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 22:26:04 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.21, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Jan 31 23:12:38 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Jan 31 23:37:50 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.22, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Feb 1 00:12:38 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Feb 1 04:15:49 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.101, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Feb 1 05:12:39 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Feb 1 05:27:58 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.100, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Feb 1 06:12:39 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Feb 1 09:14:13 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.26, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Feb 1 10:00:15 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.20, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Feb 1 10:12:40 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Feb 1 10:26:05 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.21, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Feb 1 11:12:40 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Feb 1 14:11:16 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.20, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Feb 1 14:12:41 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Feb 1 16:15:49 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.101, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Feb 1 17:12:42 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Feb 1 17:27:58 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.100, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Feb 1 18:12:42 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Feb 1 20:05:33 2012 System Log CWMP Periodic Inform initial 401 challenge
Feb 1 20:05:34 2012 System Log CWMP Periodic Inform challenge response with 200 OK from server
Feb 1 20:05:34 2012 System Log CWMP Periodic Inform 204 No Content
Feb 1 20:12:42 2012 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Feb 1 20:52:51 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.20, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Dec 14 19:00:05 2007 System Log WAN ETH WAN Ethernet Link Up
Dec 14 19:00:06 2007 System Log WAN DHCP DHCP WAN connection IP:108.41.xxx.xxx,DNS:68.237.161.12 71.250.0.12 ,GTW:108.41.xxx.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (WAN Ethernet)
Feb 2 09:44:05 2012 System Log LAN Coax LAN Coax Link Up
Feb 2 09:44:50 2012 System Log LAN Coax LAN Coax Link Rate
Feb 2 09:44:53 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.26, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Feb 2 09:45:15 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.21, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Feb 2 09:46:03 2012 System Log LAN DHCP DHCP LAN Connection IP:192.168.1.20, DNS:192.168.1.1, GTW:192.168.1.1,Subnet:255.255.255.0 (Ethernet)
Feb 2 09:49:05 2012 System Log LAN Coax LAN Coax Link Rate

Windows 7 64 bit has problems with Actiontec MI424WR while wired with wireless radio off

I have discovered an issue with Windows 7 64 bit OS. My attempted set up was to havea 802.11n Belkin Play router connected to my Actiontec MI424WR router as a wireless access point with the MI424WR wireless radio turned off. This worked fine for my XP 32 bit PC, my Windows 7 32 bit PC, and my 2 Windows 7 64 bit laptops using wireless. A problem arose when I tried wired connections on the Windows 7 64 bit laptops and a Windows 7 64 bit PC.
While wired, internet would drop either completely or intermittently but too frequently to be useful. Tech support had no idea what to do or what caused it. It was reproducible after a reset of the router and then turning off the wireless radio.
I could fix it by turning on the wireless radio again, but I had hoped to turn it off and only use wireless from the 802.11n router.
Any ideas?
Brian

Did you disconnect wireless on the 2 Windows 7 64 bit machines while testing wired?
What is the connection between the Actiontec and the Belkin? LAN-to-WAN or LAN-to-LAN?
If the connection is LAN-to_LAN, the wireless connection on each machine would have obtained a DHCP address from the Actiontec. When you connected wired, you would have gotten a new IP address based on the different MAC address of the wired NIC, resulting in the machine having 2 IP addresses. This may not be readily apparent on the Actiontec main status page as the second connection will get a generated name of "new-host-xx" (the router can't reuse the same PC name for 2 different IP addresses). Windows should be able to keep the two connections on the same subnet straight, but I've seen WIndows do stranger things.
If the connection is LAN-to-WAN, the Belkin must have a different subnet address than the Actiontec (e.g.. 192.168.2.x). Now, if you connect both wired to the Actiontec (192.168.1.x) and wireless via the Belkin (192.168.2.x), Windows is going to have connections to two different subnets with two different gateway routers. Without explicit routing rules, Windows won't know which gateway to use.

Problems with FIOS with ActionTec MI424WR

I have had FIOS for a couple of months and am having major problems with the internet and the actiontec MI424WR Router:
   I cannot get port forwarding to work. I have setup several previous routers to do port forwarding to my Windows web server, never had a problem. Nothing I try on the Actiontec works, all incoming requests are rejected. Checked Dns, server, everything.
   Wireless works well at first, then slowlly degrades until after a week or so the signal is so weak that wifi traffic slows to a crawl. Turning off the router and turning it back on fixes this problem.
   Wired Ethernet traffic becomes flaky. browsing works for a while, then gets flaky, IE and chrome both report that they can't reach web sites, but other apps can still get to internet. closing browser does not fix issue, rebooting machine does.
This is the most problematic router I have ever seen.
Is there a different brand of router from one of the more respected router compnaies, like Dlink, linksys, or netgear?
DK

dwightk wrote:
I have had FIOS for a couple of months and am having major problems with the internet and the actiontec MI424WR Router:
   I cannot get port forwarding to work. I have setup several previous routers to do port forwarding to my Windows web server, never had a problem. Nothing I try on the Actiontec works, all incoming requests are rejected. Checked Dns, server, everything.
DK
Port forwarding is a little odd the way it's setup. Took me a couple of days to work it and then it was only by looking at one of the canned protocolsand then emulating it for what I wanted that I made it work.
For example, if you go into port forwarding and select New Entry and under Protocol select FTP it will display the canned setting for port forwarding to an internal FTP server, all you need to do is add the internal IP address of the local host that has the server. The confusing thing is that what you see for FTP is TCPany -> 21 whereas I expected it to be TCP21 -> 21. Means that when you set up your forwarding you typically would be selecting protocol User defined and under that protocol TCP (or whichever you want) the leave source port at ANY and change destination port to Single or Range and enter the value. Then save it
Your other questions appear to say that your router maybe not working correctly.

Actiontec MI424WR Router Connection Problems

Over the past several days I have continued to have intermittent internet connection problems. All my computers are wired eithernet connections to the Verizon FIOS Actiontec router. I called FIOS tech support yesterday and they were no help, the said they found no problems with the connection. The tech support said it was most liley a problem with using Dell Computers as most problems that he has had to troubleshoot were Verizon Customers who used Dell Computers. Well I have 3 Dell Computers and 2 are VIsat and 1 XP...All have the same intermittent internet connection problesms. I notice that wihle tying to connect to a webpage the Actiontec router looses connection, the WAN Coax and Internet lights go out. It take the router 10 -30 secs to reconnect to the internet. I have re-booted and also have performed a hard re-set of the Actiontec router, same problem still ocurring again today. It has ocurring on all 3 computers and there is no specific website. Just a couple a minutes ago lost conneciton while reviewing the football scores on ESPN.com.
Does this look like bad router or NAT Address problem that people are talking about.

The first thing I would check is your coax connections. You shouldn't be loosing your Coax wan connection. Check it there are any old splitters on the coax, check the ends and make sur ethey aren't cruddy crimped connectors. If everything is new I would call the fsc and tell them that your loosing your wan coax light and arrange to have a field tech visit. It could be something as simple as wiring or something more involved such as replacing your ont.

ITunes Home Sharing and the Actiontec MI424WR

I have a MacPro Desktop that holds a pretty huge iTunes library (35,500+ items). It's the mothership and is connected to my home network via ethernet. I have a Dell Media Center machine (Vista; also ethernet) hooked to the TV and basic home theater system. It's the number one player for Home Sharing. On them, Home Sharing works flawlessly.
My wife's HP laptop (Vista; wireless connection) and my MacBook Pro on the other hand are a little quirky. If hooked up via ethernet, everything is fine. When using them wirelessly however, Home Sharing (as well as the Shared links in Finder on the MBP) disappear. In fact, I can have iTunes up and running and watch the Home Share appear and disappear as I connect the MBP to the network one way or the other. The most bizarre thing is, it's worked wirelessly before. Nothing changed as far as I know, it just decided one day that it wasn't going to play nicely anymore, or something. After dwelling on this for a bit, I came to the conclusion it had to be the wireless router (Actiontec MI424WR for Verizon FIOS) that was causing the issue. It was the only common denominator.
Opening the interface, I went to Wireless Settings then Advanced Security Settings. Everything there was innocuously fine. At the bottom of the Advanced screen, however, is a link called Other Advanced Wireless Options. Inside this menu are a number of settings probably better off left alone. The one that struck me was the second one down called "Network". It was set to "Network (Home/Office)". Seemed logical but what were the other options? Of course I checked.
Whatever selecting "Broadband" actually did (I have yet to find it described in documentation in any detail) it solved ALL of my problems. The floodgates have reopened. From the laptop I can now see the entire mixed network as well as access the iTunes library on the MacPro. What was originally thought by the Apple Care Tech to be related to the size of the library ("I've never heard of one being so large") turned out to be nothing more than a setting in the router's wireless settings menu.
Now if I can just find out what it did, exactly....

#1 Do you have only one router OR least two?
#2 If at least two routers, what is the brand and model of the other router?
Oryoki wrote:
Whatever selecting "Broadband" actually did (I have yet to find it described in documentation in any detail) it solved ALL of my problems. The floodgates have reopened. From the laptop I can now see the entire mixed network as well as access the iTunes library on the MacPro. What was originally thought by the Apple Care Tech to be related to the size of the library ("I've never heard of one being so large") turned out to be nothing more than a setting in the router's wireless settings menu.
Now if I can just find out what it did, exactly....
#3 Odd.
After selecting "Broadband", what else did you do?
For example, setting up a Static IP.
^^
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Swap Actiontec MI424WR Router

Verizon needed to swap my Actiontec MI424WR router for performance reasons. However I had a significant amount of time invested in my configuration so I was reluctant to agree. Fortunately I had 7 versions of my configuration saved. It was my understanding from talking with Verizon that I should be able to load saved configurations into the new router. However when I go to do this I get ...
The configuration file that you are trying to load does not match this device I could save a configuration file from the old router and load it into the old router.I can save a configuration file from the new router and load it into the new router.I cannot save a configuration file from the old router and load it into the old router. I can save a configuration file from the new router and load a configuration from the new Has anyone successfully swapped an Actiontec device or solved this issue? There are the specs for the new router ... unfortunately I don't know the specs for the old one as Verizon took it. Firmware Version: 20.10.7.5 Model Name: MI424WR-GEN2 Hardware Version: F Got a response from Verizon and Actiontec and it's not a good one. Configuration files are specific to device therefore new devices must always be configured manually. Does this make any sense?

This got off topic real quick but I have the same issue as the original poster, A LOT of time invested in configuration especially for VoIP QOS as that is not documented very well nor do the Verizon techs understand anything in that arena much less general networking and always respond with we don't support QOS. Really? Better get w/ the rest of the world if you want to keep customers Verizon!!! I was actually told by a tech that if my speeds are in the kb's for a 150/150 plan it can only mean I have some malware or a virus on my system. His claim was that a higher level tech had told him this is a factual rule. He stuck tight to this claim even after I told him I atached a single, "flashed-to-factory" tablet with a direct ethernet connection directly to the router with no other devices connected and wireless disabled, had the same exact issue as the other PCs. Yes, a virus or malware *could* be a problem in some circumstances but this guy was clinging to it like it was always the case which is rediculous. I went on to prove that if what he was saying was true, why would my mobile devices experience this horrible connection speed when *ONLY* connected to the FiOS router and not other networks??? Idiot. Back to the config file. I've checked both routers and they are identical in model, version, firmware and both are gen3 I. The details under System Monitoring > Router Status is identical (except for obvious serial # and MAC of course). So it appears that this actiontec feature was intentionally hacked by Verizon which really gets under my skin. I am sure they do this so people don't load corrupt or misconfigured configuration files into the new router and still complain about the same issue they were having. But this is a very shoddy way to NOT have to provide the proper support where a real qualified technician should be able to identify BEFORE changing out the router if the config file is the issue or not. My biggest gripe is the techs that work at Verizon that I have dealt with have a very poor understanding of common networking concepts, troubleshooting methods and how routers actually work and I don't agree with Verizon's blatent decision to remove this capability as if they know better then their cutomers whats good for them. Now I have to go through and screen shot every config page and manually key in everything. What a PIA especially when I'm absolutely certain the issue is the chewed up fiber strands I can visually see with my eyes in my yard from gophers but the verizon tech still thinks it's the router!!! Idiot. POOR MOVE VERIZON.

Actiontec MI424WR-GEN3I with ChangeIP dynamic dns

I'm trying to configure my router (Actiontec MI424WR-GEN3I, v. 40.21.10.3) with ChangeIP.com dynamic DNS. It's listed in the provider drop-down in the Dynamic DNS section of the router GUI, so i figured i'd be all set. I setup an account with ChangeIP, and then got a hostname from them.
In the router i'm configured as follow..
Hostname: MyHost.changeip.com (<-- actually MyHost.onmypc.org; "onmypc.org" being one of the domains ChangeIP offers for free.)
Connection: Broadband Connection (Ethernet/Coax)
Provider: changeip.com
Username: My changeip username
Password: My changeip password
Dynamic DNS System: Dynamic DNS
Offline: (not checked)
SSL Mode: None
In the status area it just says "Error - Unknown changeip.com error". There's nothing in the changeip knowledgebase. Has anyone tried configuring changeip on their router? I know they have something called homeing beacon, but really i just want this to work as configured without having to install anything extra.
Thanks!

Hello, I had the exact same problem. It seem Verison FiOS router is not very flexible. You can't enter another Dynamic DNS (DDNS) and can only use one on the list. The only two free one I found was no-ip.com and changeip.com.
The no-ip.com came back with a host not found cause they've changed the name to noip.com (without the dash) so the dumb router is not able to find it.
The changeip.com is no help either as you've found out. I keep getting Error but it does not say why. Fortunetely I did found a solution. You can download changeip.com's DDNS Update Client (for Windows, Linux, or OSX). The called this software as Homeing Beacon.
http://www.changeip.com/accounts/downloads.php
In Windows it runs as a self startup service so you don't to remember to run it but you will need a Windows PC to be on for the update to occur. Basically instead of updating changeip.com's DDNS entry from the router, you have a Windows client that somehow figures out what the router's IP and act as a proxy agent and update your DNS entry on changeip.com. This is a workable workaround, I think. The drawback is you need a PC running every so often on your home network so updates occur. But, the price is FREE and you can't beat that.

Cant figure this one out. Port forward of http 8181 to inside server port 80. Actiontec MI424WR

I have an Actiontec MI424WR and have 2 servers nn1 and nn2 running IIS and Apache.
Here is what I have being forwarded currently which works fine outside and behind router.
192.168.nnn.nn1 HTTP - TCP Any -> 80
192.168.nnn.nn2 HTTP Secondary - TCP Any -> 8080
I need to add something like (ie. forward 8181 to 80) so i can do http://mysite.com:8181 to website page on 192.168.nnn.nn2:80
e.g. some like this
192.168.nnn.nn2 HTTP Third- TCP forward 8181 to 80
How do I specify this in the router? I tried several things (like 8181->80) and nothing works.
I tested behind the router and it works fine: http://192.168.nnn.nn2:80 so no problem here.
Any suggestions would be appreciated

wyatt wrote:
I have an Actiontec MI424WR and have 2 servers nn1 and nn2 running IIS and Apache.
Here is what I have being forwarded currently which works fine outside and behind router.
192.168.nnn.nn1 HTTP - TCP Any -> 80
192.168.nnn.nn2 HTTP Secondary - TCP Any -> 8080
I need to add something like (ie. forward 8181 to 80) so i can do http://mysite.com:8181 to website page on 192.168.nnn.nn2:80
e.g. some like this
192.168.nnn.nn2 HTTP Third- TCP forward 8181 to 80
How do I specify this in the router? I tried several things (like 8181->80) and nothing works.
I tested behind the router and it works fine: http://192.168.nnn.nn2:80 so no problem here.
Any suggestions would be appreciated
Why don't you just add a web site on port 8181 on 192.168.nnn.nn2 and then change your port forwarding to tcpany to 8181
then build a link from website 8181 to website 80

Actiontec MI424WR Gen2 router (revision E) firmware bug

I just received a new Actiontec MI424WR Gen2 (revision E) router. It works fine, but I encountered a software bug when editing Parental Controls.
If you remove a website address from a rule, it deletes it from website list, but it also adds it to keyword list. If you save the rule and then try to edit it to remove the keywords, the keywords are not deleted. The firmware version is 20.8.0
If there is newer firmware which addresses it, I cannot find it, as this model router is not listed on the
firmware download page http://www2.verizon.net/micro/fios_router_update/

You were told correctly. Even though the Wireless G does not support the 35/35. Rev. E is is what most everyone is getting. But I have heard of some Rev. F going out at times. I guess it depends on availability, when the Rev. E runs out of production, perhaps when there is no more Rev. E in stock. I know even on a wired connection the Rev. C is prone to locking up when playing multi user games such as X Box. Now if you were having problems with the X Box App for FiOS TV, I would demand a new one. Even Gen 2 Rev. E is better than C. Will not help wireless much. If you have your router plugged into the Rev. C, I would say the Rev. C should go. Option I used. I use the Hawking HWABN1, but there are cheaper ones available.
I would say that Rev C is very old, and you should qualify for a newer version, since it is locking up intermittantly. Rev. C will probably be told to send to the recyle bin.
bbinnard wrote:
Well....mine is a Rev C
Router Status
Firmware Version:
4.0.16.1.56.0.10.14.4
Model Name:
MI424-WR
Hardware Version:
C
and I tried valiently for months to get it replaced with a Rev F (or is it Rev G - I forget) wireless N router. I was even told that I would get a new Wireless N router when I upgraded my service to 35/35 from 15/5. I even had a date/time set for a tech to do the install of the new router.
But in the end Verizon would not do it, and told me that the Wireless N models are only for business accounts and only for the 125/50 service.
As a result of this I bought a separate N router which I have set up as an N access point. This works OK but is an annoying (and costly) alternative to what could have been a clean solution.
I'd rate this level of customer service as poor.

Actiontec MI424WR rev e frequently drops connection with Skype

My Actiontec MI424WR unit drops its public i.p. address while using Skype. It was a lot worse before I routed all wireless traffic through my Linksys WRT54GL router. This wll be the 3rd replacement Actiontec I've received from Verizon. I've requested a newer model but they'll only send the rev E which fails the same. Calling Verizon only gets me another rev E so it could fail the same within 1 month. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
This problem occurs whether connected wirelessly or wired. Hard resetting & powercycling isn't helping.
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I'm connected to the ONT via coax, and the MOCA speed is greater than 200. I know I'm losing my public IP because it displays "connecting" under Broadband Connection while looking at the Main menu under My Router. "Connecting" is displayed in orange. Normally, it'll display my public IP address and the status is CONNECTED. Luckily, by using my own wireless router, it doesn't take as long to obtain my public IP address again. Also, when I lose my public IP address, I can not ping 192.168.1.1.

Concurrent users on Actiontec MI424WR

I have an Actiontec MI424WR (Rev A) router and I can only get 10 connections to it. I see an option in the Advanced -> System Settings to configure number of concurrent users. It is a drop-down box that only allows a maximum of 10. Am I missing something? I can't believe that I'm being limited to 10 connections.
Thanks in advance, Ron

I think the gentleman was trying to explain an actual problem that I am also having. That is, only 11 concurrent devices can be connected to the router (not the GUI or man-machine interface, the router connections). It is being limited somewhere and whenever I try to connect a 12th device, it either fails, or sometimes knocks something else off and it gets connected.
I am disabled and aside from Netflix Devices, Chromecast, the Samsung Smart TV, my Router Extender, I need several computers so that I don't need roller skates to answer the phones and get information from a computer. It helps me to have several networked. It would help me immensely if I could connect more than 11 devices to my router. This includes both hard and wireless connections - 11 total.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
Kind regards,
Paul
P.S. Let me add that you can have probably 254 devices in the device list, but only 11 active and with assigned IP addresses. Maybe a DHCP limitation on number of active devices? I don't have 11 kids playing WOW, I promise. I just need to have the devices sitting there and available to me. I live alone! Thanks!

Actiontec MI424WR-GEN2 & Netgear MCAB1001 MoCa Adaptors

Hi all,
I'm hoping someone can help as the problem I'm having is really starting to get on my nerves!
We have a relatively simple network in our house. We're on FIOS Internet, no TV, no Voice, and it's over COAX in the house, not Ethernet. From the COAX port in the living room, we have the Actiontec MI424WR-GEN2 router hooked up. It works pretty well, with good speeds, and reliable wireless connectivity. All devices, both wired and wireless work fine. The problem however, is that some of the upstairs rooms struggle with signal, so I invested in a MoCa based solution.
As it stands:
Living Room: Actiontec MI424WR-GEN2 (COAX)
Bedroom 1: Netgear MCAB1001 (with a Roku2 connected to it)
Den: Netgear MCAB1001 (with a gigabit switch connected to it, supporting a Smart TV, Xbox 360, Onkyo Amp, Media Center & Blu-Ray.
When it works, it's all great, however more and more recently, I'm seeing that the Netgear adaptors simply stop passing network traffic. No DHCP addresses getting through, 169.X.X.X addresses on the devices hooked to them, and when I look in the 'My Network' box on the main dashboard of the Actiontec, it shows the devices as 'Inactive' when they are absolutely active, and are requesting network services.
The only way i've found, so far, to fix the problem, is to reboot the Actiontec, which miraculously provides all the MoCa-connected devices with connectivity again. The problem is, this is happening almost on the daily basis. Last night for instance, I completely factory reset the Actiontec, re-configured the network, and wireless, checked the MoCa channel (1150) and connectivity was working. This was 1030pm. By 7am, the Roku2 in bedroom 1 was no longer receiving network traffic, and as shown above, was now listed as 'inactive', even though it wasn't.
I don't know whether this is a Netgear, or an Actiontec configuration issue, and I'm not specifically sure why a 'reboot' solves the issue, but then after a few hours it seems to drop out again.
Any help or guidance would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Matt

Smith6612 wrote:
Are your Set Top Boxes also losing MoCa connectivity to the router?
You likely missed it but OP stated no TV..

Actiontec MI424WR GigE Bonded LAN interfaces

Good Morning Everyone! I wanted to see if it was possible to bond the 4 LAN interfaces on the Actiontec MI424WR GigE routers to connect up to a etherchannel on a Cisco Switch? I have looked at the manual but I have been unable to find any information on this setup. Just curious to see if anyone has accomplished this. Thanks.

Why would you want to do that? The FiOS WAN link is at best 300/65Mbs. A single GigE port has more than enough bandwidth to handle this. Redundancy is not an issue, as there is only one WAN link so a redundant LAN doesn't buy anything.
To answer your question, I've never heard or seen anything about Ethernet bonding support in the MI424WR routers. Bonding is something used by high end networks, and not typically found on a small office/home office router such as the MI424WR
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Verizon FIOS router Actiontec MI424WR not working with bonjour printing

Running OS X ver 10.9.3. Have a HPLaserJetP1102w. Just upgraded my Verizon FIOS router to Actiontec MI424WR Rev. I. Now my Mac can no longer find the printer wirelessly (it does, however, work thru USB). I see others have had this problem- and apparently some have solved it by changing settings on the router- but those settings options do not appear under 'advanced' for me. Verizon technical support, including the version one must pay for- was totally and utterly unable to help. Any suggestions for how to rescue this? Was all working perfectly with older Verizon router.

>It's amazing to me that talkting to 4 or 5 Verizon Tech's, they all say "This is new to me, I've never heard of this." Ugh...
I've had EXACTLY the same experience. Phone support and the techs who come to my home apparently have no idea this has been happening for months and months. Clearly, this issue hasn't filtered down from the network engineers to support.

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