@bmwsandman wrote:also, do you know why I had to add the advanced filters to the fios router.
No, I don't know, to tell you the truth. 
LOL
But since you asked if there was an easier way I will share my experience with using an additional router downstream and configuring it in switch mode. Basically, if I understand you right, you wanted devices that are connected to the FIOS router to be able to contact the servers (which I assume you can't connect to the FIOS device because you ran out of LAN jacks, right?).
If the above assumptions are correct, what you need is a switch in order to have more places to plug your wired connections. It may be you are overcomplicating this. If on your second router you give it a fixed IP (192.168.1.2, e.g.) put it in router mode as already done, and disable DHCP you should be up and running. But in that case you plug from the LAN on your FIOS router to a LAN jack on the second device. I did this once with a Netgear device because I just needed a few extra ports and didn't know back then that I could get a switch that would do the job easier and faster.
Here's the hookup based on the Netgear's website FAQ:
Ok, now you have your device configured to allow your other devices to connect to your servers, but you may still be less than optimum in the performance department. If your additional router is only 10/100 speed, then you will have slow performance when you are doing any file transfers to your servers. In my case the Linksys eventually quit, and I ended up getting a real switch to take its place. This model works at 10/100/1000 and I found if I connect all my devices in the network to the switch and the switch alone to one port of my (10/100) Actiontec router then the only time any of my network devices run at the slower 100 speed is when they are getting out on the 'net.
Here's a link to the device I have.
http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/products/EG008W
So far it's been pure plug and play. I haven't had it a year yet, so can't vouch for its longevity at this point. But it didn't need any configuration whatsoever. Not even sure it has a reset button in the back. LOL
Ever since I went to this method my file transfers go at lightning speed from one 'puter to another. In other words, taking the router(s) out of the mix made networking work really well.
If you go the additional router route, you may have to hook it up to the FIOS router first, having disconnected all the other devices. In this way the router should have no problems assigning the static IP you gave it to the second router, then reassigning the device that used to have that 192.168.1.2 IP a different one.
@viafax999 wrote:
@Arthurlw wrote:If you go the additional router route, you may have to hook it up to the FIOS router first, having disconnected all the other devices. In this way the router should have no problems assigning the static IP you gave it to the second router, then reassigning the device that used to have that 192.168.1.2 IP a different one.
I hate to disillusion you but what you stated here is just not true.
Boy I sure am disillusioned. All the time it was sitting there working it was really on the fritz and didn't tell me. 
In actual fact, the Actiontec may have been doing its DHCP thing every new-lease time, but it respected the device's internal IP setting and went along with it. It even showed Static in My Network (IP Address Allocation: Static -- instead of DHCP). I've done this with a VoIP adapter as well (with a static IP of 192.168.1.4) with no problems whatsoever.