Having trouble setting up my own router

Question

Hey everyone,

I found a forum on how to set up my own router and decided to go with releasing the DHCP Lease instead of unplugging my router overnight. So I logged in to my router and followed the steps to releasing the DHCP Lease. When I got to the releasing the lease step, I would click on Release and nothing would happen. I didn’t see the Apply button on the bottom page light up/clickable except for below the DHCP release button, there was an “expire” timer of 120 minutes. I waited an hour and it crapped itself and reset the timer back to 120. I clicked Release again and nothing happened so i decided to unplug the Ethernet and hook it up to my new router which isn’t giving me my full 980Mbps/980Mbps up/down speeds. Does anyone have any idea what I did wrong when I tried releasing the DHCP Lease? Or at least what was with the “expire” timer that didn’t even wanna hit 0? Sorry for the confusing explanation with no pictures but I can’t seem to load up my gateway page right now. I’ll try and upload a picture of what I’m talking about when I get the chance unless someone knows what I’m dealing with.

Thanks for taking the time reading!

gs0b · Accepted Answer

You don't need to release leases anymore.  Simply unplug the Verizon router and plugin your desired router.  Verizon's system will figure it out.

A DHCP release used to be required, but Verizon got rid of that process many years ago.  The old articles keep getting re-posted by click bait sites.  Use forms like this to get accurate information.

As for speeds, try measuring using Verizon's speed test 1st.  It isn't impacted by external issues.  If it looks good, try fast.com, Netflix speed testing site.  It is well connected and provides accurate tests.  Be sure to do all your tests with Ethernet connected devices to eliminate WiFi issues.

https://www.verizon.com/speedtest/