What in the world is this thing? It's being deployed with Verizon's fios as a typical lynksis/dlink/belkin wireless router replacement but the thing is huge. On the back you have one 10/100 ethernet 10baseT type input and 4 outputs just a like a typical linksys or anything else. You have a typical looking antenna for 802.11a/b/g wireless. In addition to that there is a Coaxial cable! ? Why? I read teh manufacturer's page I see that it is supposed a router capable of handing IPTV Voice over IP and broadband at the same time. I don't understand how or what it does though. This thing was installed in my friends house by Verizon fios and it's running their internet nicely (both wired and wirless) but there is a typical cable TV coaxial cable coming out of hte wall and going into this Actiontec box but I don't understand why. Despite the manufacturer's site saying it can handle the IPTV if I disconnect the coax the cable tv's stay on and so the does the internet. What is the coax doing? If I remove the 10/100 input the internet goes out but the TV is fine. Can anyone explain what the deal is? I've very confused. The coaxial cable going into this box appears to be there for absolutely no reason what so ever. I don't know why they even cut a hole in the wall and ran one up here if disconnecting it makes no difference to any devicee in the house. What it sounds like it could do from the manufacturer website is perhaps receive the internet, VOIP and IPTV singles over the 10/100 ethernet cable adn then split it off into broadband and cable tv signals appropriately but obviously it isn't doing that. What's the story? Thanks. http://actiontec.com/products/broad... 4port_wireless_broadband_router/ http://forum.emule-project.net/ index.php?showtopic=111038

If you use Verizon FIOS talk to Verizon Tech Support or read the manual or PDF file accommodating the router/modem combo. What in the world is this thing? It is COAX-ENABLED BROADBAND HOME ROUTER. The new router (MI424-WR) comes standard with a four-port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet switch for wired networking, a built-in 802.11g wireless access point for wireless networking, and both LAN and WAN MoCA support allowing IP streams carried over fiber networks to be distributed to TVs, PCs, VoIP-enabled phones and other devices through high speed coaxial cables. A high-end CPU capable of processing as much as 80 times the throughput as earlier-generation broadband routers makes it possible for the MI424-WR to handle multiple high-throughput media streams simultaneously, including standard and HDTV-based video programming. Networks can be set up to feed personal video recording functionality from a single set top box or other digital storage device to any TV in the house. i_XpUser

Yes I'm fully aware what the website says but I just don't understand the purpose of the coax jack especially if it's not doing anything in terms of the devices connected to the verizon network throughout the house... what should it be doing in theory? Is the IPTV signal supposed to be carried over the 10/100 ehternet input and then output over the coax jack from this device or what?

"The Wireless Broadband Router features support for the new Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) networking standard that permits digital entertainment and information content to be transmitted and distributed to multiple devices in the home over coaxial cable." It is there for connectivity to "other" devices in the home. For example a network ready TV. YOur friend most likely doesn't have any devices that utilize that technology. The TV would be able to pull content via the ISP/Internet through the router. I'm not aware if any such devices are available at this time. If they are, go spend the $10K that they would probably cost and test it out if you are so interested. Michael J

Plugging the COAX into the router creates a network between set top boxes. If you look at the IP address assignments in the router, you will see that all the set top boxes are obtaining IP addresses. If you have one of their HD DVRs, it can be upgraded to allow other set top boxes in the house to play recordings from the DVR remotely. This is made possible through this COAX network. Hope this helps.