For the past year or so I've been having a heck of a time having FiOS equipment play nice with my network. Six techs, countless support reps phone calls and forum browsing have left me in a pinch. I've decide to register and post here in the hopes that someone with a similar situation might be able to shed some light on what to do. I've read the FAQ's and guides and havent found exactly what I'm looking for. In the case that I've missed something and this point is redundant please excuse it.
First and foremost, is there any consensus on whether or not "MOCA bridge mode" is possible with the Quantum G1100 gateway? After about four or five phone calls with reps I reached a tier two rep that supports quantum equipment and walked me through what he claims is the process to bridge the COAX WAN to the LAN interface essentially bridging the connections. This then of course prevents me from accessing the FiOS interface of the gateway and allows my ASA on the edge (pulugged into the LAN of the gateway) to grab the DHCP offer from Verizon. The only way to get back into the G1100 is to perform a hard reset. This leads me to believe that this is some type of passive bridge, despite the fact that the "White Globe LED" remains lit on the gateway. DHCP and Wifi are disabled on the device of course.
This whole setup worked with VOD/Channel Guide in bridge mode for some time. It all came crashing down when my house had a brown out because of a faulty electrical line. When everything came back up the channel guide and VOD didn't work but the internet did. As it turns out it was a fluke prior that allowed everything to work. My STB/DVR actually received its own WAN IP from verizon and my ASA received another. How, I have no idea. But this is what allowed it to work. Obviously the likelihood of repeating this oddity is slim to none.
The only way I have gotten the channel guide to work is by taking #2 G1100 gateway with default settings and hooking it up on my network while the other #1 G1100 is unplugged. Then calling Verizon and having them release and renew the DHCP lease so #2 gets and IP and the STB's download channel guide info. Then I unplug #2, plug in #1 and release and renew again so the bridged gateway forwards the DHCP offer to my ASA again and I get my internet back. However this use to work for a month or so at a time. Now recently I've been loosing channel guide info every 2-3 days. I'm simply fed up with calling so frequently to have this workaround work.
Moral of the story, I need help. Verizon, despite a couple of knowledgeable techs coming to my house can't help for obvious reasons. VOD feature I can live without. I have the whole network wired for DNLA for steaming services and a stockpile of media to steam at any given moment. However I haven't convinced the rest of the household to ditch FiOS TV yet leaving me with the need for the channel guide at the very least. As a last resort, if entirely necessary I'd be willing to look at running CAT5/CAT6 from the ONT up to my server rack where the ASA and Primary Gateway reside. There is a tremendous amount of info on various forums, but many of them appear several years old and only refer to the older REV I and REV D actiontechs and don't quite fit with this setup...
One last thought. Is there any way with the existing network layout in the attached photo to use something like a TiVo or alternative cable card box to get TV or streaming services. I have no loyalty to FiOS TV, just their internet service as my only alternative is cox. If I'm not mistaken all that is required is an internet connection via ethernet to the TiVo and a cable card inserted and activated. This would eliminate the need for the FiOS DVR to communicate with a FiOS gateway to get channel guide info. Now do I have to pay for FiOS TV and a TiVo Subscription plus the cable card rental fee? I've never used a TiVo like service so I'm unaware of the costs or benefits. I'm just trying to consider all options.
Any and all help is appreciated!
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