Follow these steps to use your own router for Verizon Fios service and avoid Verizon's outrageous rental fees.

If not, then Verizon may be blocking the port. If they are, then pick something else random like 8080 and setup your dad's router to forwards inbound port 8080 to port 22 on the destination computer.

Why You Should Set Up Different SSIDs for Each Band Apart from the obvious reason of being able to tell what band you're connecting to, assigning unique network names to your router's 2.4, 5, and ...

Verizon says the new Home Awareness feature means your router and the devices connected to it will double up as motion detectors.