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No Ethernet runs in your house?
Why Run Ethernet Over Coax?
Related:Using Wi-Fi for Everything?
One workaround is to usepowerline networking.
Kits likethis TP-Link optionare quite popular.
Although powerline networking is useful and has helped plenty of folks, it’s also a bit fussy.
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The older the home and the more convoluted the wiring, the more likely you’ll encounter problems.
Many homes, even older ones, have been heavily wired for coaxial cable.
Ripping out all the wiring and replacing the coax with Ethernet would be messy and involved.
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But, thankfully, you don’t have to.
Coaxial cable can easily be converted to serve as a data internet.
The secret sauce is MoCA, the coaxial data web connection standard named after the Multimedia over Coax Alliance.
Turn any coax connection in your home into a high speed network drop.
Most people don’t need that deep of a dive, however.
How Fast Is MoCA?
Are There Different Versions?
Not everyone will need it, but the advanced on-device configuration panel in handy for power users.
MoCA 2.5 offers a host of improvements in terms of speed, ease of setup, and so on.
On paper, MoCA 2.5 supports 2.5Gbps transfer.
Are MoCA Adapters Interchangeable?
If your splitters are old and have a limited range, this BAMF splitter will ensure you can use MoCA.
MoCA adapters are interchangeable, just like Ethernet devices.
MoCA 2.5 is backward compatible all the way to MoCA 1.1.
Mixing really old MoCA hardware with brand new MoCA hardware is a recipe for lackluster performance, though.
This simple and cheap filter prevents MoCA signals from passing in or out of your home.
Is MoCA Secure?
MoCA offers a secure connection.
Since version MoCA 2.1 it has supported encryption and enhanced privacy measures.
Does MoCA Only Work Over Unused Coax?
The MoCA standard uses 1125 MHz to 1625 Mhz.
As long as nothing else in your home uses that frequency range, you’re fine.
Can I Use MoCA With My Existing TV Service?
Whether or not MoCA works with your existing TV service depends on what kind of TV service you have.
This question is only applicable to people who are using antennas, actual cable service, or satellite service.
ATT U-verse TV also conflicts with the same range.
If you have fiber, or any other non-cable delivered internet you didn’t give it a second thought.
Typically, you should have no issues with combining a cable modem and a MoCA home online grid deployment.
Can MoCA Work Directly with My Existing Broadband Equipment?
But some broadband providers have modem/router models that directly support MoCA.
Can MoCA Adapters Share Coax Jacks with Other Equipment?
How Many MoCA Connections Can I Have In My Home?
you’re free to have up to 16 MoCA adapters per discrete coaxial internet.
Will I Need to Update Any of the Coaxial Hardware?
The cables in your walls will work just fine.
We’ll talk more about that in the next section.
you might pick up a single unit for around $60 (oddly, cheaper than buying multipacks).
Turn any coax connection in your home into a high speed data pipe drop.
For the most part, there are typically no bells and whistles with MoCA adapters.
Not everyone will need it, but the advanced on-machine configuration panel in handy for power users.
Replacement Splitters and Amplifiers
Traditional TV and cable transmission happen in the sub-1000 Mhz range.
Many older splitters only have a 5-800 Mhz or 5-1000Mhz range because of this.
You want a bi-directional splitter that has a higher range.
Such splitters are commonly available in the 5-2300Mhz and 5-2500Mhz ranges which is more than enough for our needs.
This simple and cheap filter prevents MoCA signals from passing in or out of your home.
Put one MoCA adapter plugged into the coaxial cable near your modem/router.
Attach it to an available Ethernet port on your web connection hardware.
