I am very wary of putting my home LAN directly on the FiOS router. I cannot find out any information at all as to what its firewall settings are and the Verizon Westell 9100EM router they supply is really lame. For internet access from my LAN, I use a firewall behind the FiOS router to protect my LAN from snooping eyes. It works fine that way. My firewall/gateway gets its IP address from the FiOS router. It just thinks it is hooked up to an ISP. To verizon, it's just an PC that does internet activity. They can't get in through my firewall to do anything to my PCs. I prefer it that way until I get some definitive answers about what Verizon is attempting to do to PCs on my LAN.
I also disable the wireless feature on the Westell router and use my own WAP (wireless access point) on my LAN behind my firewall.
I've done a port scan from an external site and it reports that all ports are closed. But who knows what Verizon may be trying to do to my LAN from within their router. They have access to the router and through it, they are able to usurp any firewall settings and do anything they want. Generally, I have no trust in routers provided by any ISPs.
One thing - I would like to try is their "media manager" so I can use one of my systems for viewing of pictures. I have yet to discuss with anyone as to what ports I need to open up on my firewall so my TV has access to my pics. But that's really no big deal. I'd rather be protected from potential snooping eyes and do without the "media manager" features.
I'm not saying that Verizon snoops on my LAN, but I have yet to talk with anyone that can give definitive answers. My experiences with their tech support has been disappointing at best.
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