2015-DEC: There are several things that are questionable and of concern, with this new hardware appliance.
(1) My Verizon Gateway router often has unfamiliar mysterious devices listed on the "My Network" page.
I've read other community feedback that suggested the unknown devices are "merely other wireless devices surveying my SSID .. but not making an authenticated aconnection." I respectfully and competely disagree with this, however.
One example from MY NETWORK list:
new-host-1
Connection: Wiresless 2.4G
IP Address: 192.168.1.158
Status: Inactive
MACs discovered:
• 78:e8:b6:43:ff:ee -- ZTE Corp -- http://aruljohn.com/mac/78E8B6
• 38:bf:33:83:11:22 -- NEC CASIO Mobile Communications -- http://aruljohn.com/mac/38BF33
• b8:ca:3a:81:72:38 -- DELL -- http://aruljohn.com/mac/B8CA3A
• 90:b6:86:4f:e0:22 -- Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd -- http://aruljohn.com/mac/90B686
To block these unknown devices, I take the following action:
1. Log into the router
2. Click MY NETWORK and make note of mystery devices (MAC, IP)
3. Click ADVANCED, on top menu
4. Click NETWORK OBJECTS, under Network Settings heading
5. Add an entry for the mysterious device as "Unknown Device ###" with its MAC address
6. Click FIRWALL, on top menu
7. Click ACCESS CONTROL, on left menu
8. Add an entry for the mysterious device, with PROTOCOL: ANY, RULE OCCURS: ALWAYS.
Is anyone else having this experience?
(2) Upon first connecting the new router to coax, and despite having NO hard-wired connections into the router, I now have TWO Ethernet hosts with Static IPs who also have Port Forwarding engaged as "TR69_0" and "TR69_1". I have 3 STBs on Coax, and all other devices are wireless. There are NO Ethernet cables whatsoever in the router .. so why the Ethernet activity? Regarding the TFTP Port Triggering, I believe this is leveraged by Verizon, to push Router and STB firmware changes, etc. Yet, this still does not explain the Ethernet connections. I understand that the STB connect over coax. This is referred to as MoCA; an ethernet protocol developed by Multimedia over Coax Alliance.
Some research revealed that TR-069 is Verizon's management system. When one calls their Tech Support to diagnose one's router, VZ is able to see the router via TR69 protocol. Sadly, not everyone at Verizon Tech Support understands or is aware of this fact.
More about TR69: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TR-069
I also contacted the router's manufacturer, GreenWave, to ask this question www.greenwavesystems.com and, after they escalated to a senior engineer, confessed that they were aware of this "anomaly" but could not offer a repair date.