FiOS, Actiontec, MBP, and 10.5.5 wireless problems

I've posted a couple of threads, prior to realizing that the problem I'm having is likely an interaction between my MBP and the FiOS actiontec blocking NAT. Anyone else having wireless problems with FiOS on an MBP?

There are over 23000 compatible Mac hardware and software titles on http://guide.apple.com/ Even if there were only 64 compatible Mac and hardware titles, that would take longer than the age of the universe to test every possible combination of software and hardware, based on a single test every second with 64 factorial equaling greater than the age of the universe in seconds. Somewhere even old items are going to drop off in terms of compatibility. That's why there are specs. That's why Apple sets developer guidelines at http://developer.apple.com/
Your $1000 router, is probably only worth $10 today, if it doesn't meet today's current standards. Apple makes an effort to follow the standards of present day. If you spent $1000 on your router, I sure hope the company that makes it has a good support system. If it doesn't, it sounds like you made an unwise purchase then, and should sell it and get a better router. Apple's Airport Extreme base stations are only $179. You can setup a wireless distribution system with them, and Airport Express base stations which are only $99 that probably will cover just as many machines as your $1000 router.
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O.k.
Here's what the tech that came out to the house did.
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I have not purchased the LaCie device yet. it seemed cool.
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at the time I wrote this post, I had no idea that the Time Capsule was an Airport Extreme too
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I appreciate your feedback on how to avoid some of the smart *** and mean comments I frequently get. I do not agree with most of what you wrote because although I post a post or Question(s), but I do not ask any specific person to answer or help me.
True, but that's not my point. When you post a question on a forum such as this, you do so with the hope that someone will reply with useful advice. To do that someone has to read your post to determine what advice to give you. So anyone who has any thought of helping you has to first read your post, which involves a certain commitment of time.
Frequently I do not get any answers or replies. it is their decision to try and help me or not. If they do not like the way the question(s) is worded or expressed in writing, they do not have to even attempt to answer it. That is what I never understood. The negative criticism would come with their first reply, but I did not even ask any specific person to help me.
It's hard to comment without seeing your post and the reply, but perhaps those people were just trying to help you (clumsily, perhaps) learn how to write better-behaved posts.
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http://www.apple.com/au/support/icloud/back-to-my-mac/
To do it without the iCloud service your issue is static public IP address.. if you have one this is simple to the point of trivial. If not it is very hard, as Apple did not put in a standard dynamic DNS service.. (ensuring you were roped into their cloud accounts). Static IP from your ISP is the best solution.. if it is possible go for it.
Then the actual protocol for access is AFP, so the only device you can do this on is a Mac.
Do you have the TC as the main router?
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