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Hey all,
Yesterday I switched from DSL to Verizons FIOs. Everything is working great with my PowerMac G4 which is hardwired to the ActionTec M1424WR wireless router, and an old PC laptop which is wireless.
The problem I’m having is with an iMac G5 wireless connection to the ActionTec router. I can connect to the internet but the pages load slower than DSL.
I started by talking with Apple Care a couple of times with no luck. I emptied the Cashe and reset Safari. I’ve also checked for interference from other sources like other routers in the area. And it’s not a distance problem because the connection strength is as high as it can be. The speed tests I’ve run say the download speeds a great. (5.12Mbps) But it still takes 30 seconds for a page to load.
In talking to a tech guy at Verizon (who knows Macs and networks), we thought it might be the WEP or the transmition rate. We turned off the WEP and set the transmition rate to “Auto” in the router control panel. But still no luck.
The Verizon tech is checking with ActionTec. If anyone has any other ideas please let me know. And I will let you all know what Verizon says.
Thanks,
mekg4
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Several weeks ago I said I would let everyone know how things progressed with getting my slow FIOs connection issuse resolved. So here’s what took place.
The first Verizon technician I talked with had me turn off the routers WEP encryption, then I changed the transmition rate setting to automatic. After having no effect he said he would call me back after talking to Actiontec. I never heard from him again.
During my second call to Verizon, tech support set up a conference call with a technician at Actiontec. After a brief discussion the Actiontec technician was sure the problem was with the wireless card in my computer. So after getting no help from Verizon or Actiontec I decided to give up on the Actiontec router an go back to my Netgear router.
After reconnecting my Netgear router I discovered I had a new problem. My Netgear router would not automatically configure. So I called Verizon tech support a 3rd time. I spent a half hour on the phone trying to configure my Netgear router manually. But this was a waste of time because no one at Verizon was sure what the correct router settings are because routers are designed to configure automatically.
Next I called Netgear to find out why the router was not configuring automatically. After spending $32.00 to talk to Netgear tech support he had me eliminate the router by going straight to my Mac to see if I could get an internet connection. And there was no connection.
So I called Verizon tech support a 4th time. I finally got someone I felt could really help. He told me that in order to connect the new router he would have to clear the IP Address that was assigned to my Actiontec router. The other option is to leave the router unplugged for as much as 4 hours. This too, will clear the IP Address. Once he cleared the old IP Address I reconnected my Netgear router and it configured automatically and I was back on the net. Now, web pages on my wireless iMac are loading in 3-5 seconds instead of 30 seconds.
However, there is just one more thing. After a short time my Netgear router began to freeze when I tried watching a 480p HD movie trailer. Then again when I went to the iTunes music store. Each time I had to turn of the router, wait 30 seconds then turn it back on. I emailed Netgear tech suppport and their response was to log into the router control panel:
1 Go to the WAN Setup.
2 Reduce the MTU to 1400,1456,1484 or 1492
3 Deselect "Disable the SPI firewall"
I tried setting the MTU to 1400 first and that seemed to work for a while. Then it started freezing again. I have the MTU set to 1456 now and it seems to be working so far.
I hope this information will be of help to anyone upgading to Verizon FIOs Internet.
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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