First question is, does anyone who has verizon fios know if there's something that makes this router special? Can I just replace it with a linksys one? My main question on getting my ports forwarded ...

Got some money for the holidays and am planning some upgrades. Just want to be set straight here. Current set-up is this: Verizon Actiontec router (coax to ethernet for STB's) --> 1 wired 10/100 ...