I have an old home so I don’t have Ethernet throughout my house. I love to game and stream so wireless internet was not gonna be a good option. Moca is by far the greatest solution to my problem or something similar if you don’t want to pay or diy Ethernet your house. I’m getting the exact speeds I pay for and I couldn’t be happier. Get this if you have a similar problem.
Excellent review. I know someone that wanted to do a wired backhaul but there was only coax in the 2nd room. He used some goCoax MoCA 2.5. It worked well but testing with iPerf was a little confusing. Found using Parallel keyword worked. iperf3 -c -P 5 ... "Tell iperf to use TCP but with 5 parallel streams so that the added MoCA latency does not limit the results. "
I checked the outside box where my ISP’s coaxial cable enters the house and noticed the splitter filters out MoCa ghz frequencies. I assume lots of folks only check the splitter inside their house where the line enters. If I wanted to use the MoCa adapters, I’d have to replace both the outside and inside splitters for it to function properly. So if you’re pulling your hair out trying to figure out why it’s not working, make sure you check both splitters!
Quick follow up on this. 1st off, thanks for posting! 2nd, he's my current set up. Cable provider comes into house on the COAX. I then have to go from COAX to my modem and wireless router. So that's the set up I currently have and I want to come off the COAX in two rooms straight to ethernet. Is one of these sufficient in each room to achieve this goal? Plain and simple, I want to take my son's gaming computer OFF the Wireless and get him wired to the network directly. Appreciate the feedback!
You would need 2 of these, one where your modem is and the other would come out from your son's room and he can connect directly to his PC. I've done a setup guide video with a tp link deco (you can substitute the deco with another router or mesh in the instructions) system on how connect everything.
Thank you for the great review. I have a question. how did you connect your Fiber optic to the MoCA? I am trying to get fiber optic internet in my house, but I don't have fiber optic cables in my house so i was going to try to use the Coax cables to transfer the signal. Thank you. Best regards,
I go into the connections here: ua-cam.com/video/JfsbmtGFd4o/v-deo.html You will not connect your ONT (Optical Network Terminal which is basically a modem for Fiber connections) to the MoCA directly. Usually you connect your ONT to a router, then a router via ethernet to MoCA and MoCA goes through a coax and comes out as a coax on the other side to the other MoCA, the 2nd MoCA connects to a computer or to an access point or extender depending if you have a mesh wifi or not.
So how do I set this up when junction box is upstairs? I have five coax runs coming from the junction box to certain parts of the home, both upstairs and downstairs. Does one MOCA connect to the Modem or to the router? What about a "filter" to ensure traffic is not thrown out in the wild? As for the second MOCA, I get the setup and understand that part. And what about connecting FIVE rooms? I need one MOCA at the modem or router and FIVE other MOCA adapters in the rooms and connected?
The first MoCa connects to your Router not the Modem, unless they are both in one unit. Yes, you will need an additional MoCa for each end of Coaxial that you want to connect with. In your case, that would be six total. But if one room also has a tv that is connected you will also either need a Moca that has a split in it or an additional splitter to also connect that. This video is talking about using MoCa to tie together two wireless routers. If you do that, I"m guessing that you wont need a MoCa in every room, Unless..you dont want to use wireless at all. Faster speed can be had if you just get a network adaptor for your phone or iPad or Laptop and plug it straight into MoCa and dont use wireless at all. WIRED is always FASTER. AND YES you also need a filter to go on the input side of your main splitter. NOTE that if you intend to split your signal 5 ways you are going to lose signal strength from your Cable TV provider, and the splitter must be specified for MoCA use. You will likely need a signal amplifier for the line that has a tv on it. If all your TV is streaming it shouldn't matter.
I read that some competing MOCA Adaptor kits have a web GUI to measure speed? Also, any tool to test the continuity of the wire before starting all this?
Speeds will vary based on the cables and possible splitters in place. I just wanted to show the best possible connection and to demonstrate how it works.
Yes assuming the coax cables are connected to each other and if there is a splitter, that needs to allow the frequencies. I have a setup video on this as well
Hello landpet I need help. The connection of the MA 25s on your table top seemed clear but I could not apply this in real life. I have one coaxial outlet behind my separate non-mocha router and modem. I plug the coaxial cable from the wall into the modem and an ethernet jack from the modem into the wlan port of my ASUS axe 6600 ET8 Router. Do I need to plug the moca box in to another coax cable outlet? Do I plug it into power and plug an ethernet jack into the lan of the ET 8? Mine is the most common set up in this country and I don’t see how to follow your connections. Could you be specific for my set up? I’m clear about the set up in my upstairs office where the mesh node is but there’s definitely something missing for the initial connection. Thanks in advance for your help.
That coax cable going to your modem should be split before connecting to your modem with a splitter that can handle 1000MHz to about 1700MHz so the MoCA can work. So from wall goes to splitter, one to modem, the other to MoCA, from modem go to WAN port of ET8 then from LAN port of ET8 go to MoCA LAN (the same MoCA hooked up to Coax already) then on the other side of your house, go from wall coax to MoCA then from MoCA Ethernet to WAN of second ET8
hi I have ethernet and coax attached in my rooms of my house. how do I know if those worked? Lets say I connect an ethernet cable and run that to a PC etc...
Would MoCa to and from a basement on the other corner of the house work? The modem has to stay in the basement and the router is next to it (not my choices). I'm getting less than 10mb dl a second right now and less than 5mb upload speed. It's bad.
As long as the coax is there and if there are splitters, they must support the frequencies that the MoCA operates on, then yeah it shouldn't be an issue
What if you hook up one of those modules to a splitter, just like verizon does when they are giving you internet through coax so you can still use your cable box. That way every room connected to that splitter gets internet. Sure you would still need another module per room, but you could do more rooms if this worked.
@@landpet thanks for your reply. You must be smarter than others 🤣🤣 because I've seen others talking about the same thing but they use two devices per coax line, one from and one to. Like always good video
@@L-NEGRO Well this is not something I have tried, since I only have 2 but from what I've read, it seems like that's possible. The main questions I get asked are if this can work with an existing cable modem or cable providing channels to your TV to which the answer is yes. Hence if you only have one coax, then you need a splitter however not any splitter will work, you need something that's going to cover the frequency range which is typically from 1000MHz to about 1700MHz.
You don’t need a cable modem to use the MoCA. You do however need coaxiable cables. I go over all the ways of connecting it here: TP Link Deco X4300 Pro Setup Guide | FAQ's Answered | All Configs Shown including MoCA Adapter ua-cam.com/video/JfsbmtGFd4o/v-deo.html
I don't get how this hooks up since my cable modem is taking the cable coax connection in one room. I have a coax connection in the other room that is 2 rooms away but I don't get how the source will hook up since my cable modem is taking that port
Hello, I have a question: I live in a small apartment behind my landlords larger house. He has a Spectrum cable box, modem, and wifi router towards the front of his house, (There's an additional Spectrum cable box in my bedroom for my TV, on his same account). I use his wifi signal to connect my bedroom laptop to the Internet, but the signal is very weak, even with an extender I purchased and connected. So my question is this: would it be as simple as just splitting the coaxil cable that goes into my cable box and connecting a 3rd party modem for a legitimate strong Internet signal which I can run to my laptop with an Ethernet cable? Thank you.
It’s typically one modem per service, so if he has the main modem, you can’t get another one and add to his without calling the ISP and paying monthly for it.
I lucked out. My landlord’s gateway had a built-in moca option and I had a moca adapter. After installing a line filter at the house and splitter, I connected my moca adapter to my router set up as an access point and presto! I had full internet speeds from Xfinity. I did have to flip the gateway’s Moca adapter back on a few times after Xfinity turned it off. They eventually got the message that we turned it on purposely.
Hi, thks for the video, i am also thinking of using house-come-wth coax out at wallside to establish wired backhaul for my asus mesh setup. Just that my ISP is using the coax out to cable modem (and then to my asus mesh node). As no more coax out close to cable modem/asus mesh note, pls help advice how can i do? Thks & Rgds.
MoCA just extends your network. It simply allows network data to go over a coax cable which would normally go over an Ethernet cable. The main purpose is to boost internet speeds in another part of your home. It has nothing to do with the TV. Hope this helps
I have an old home so I don’t have Ethernet throughout my house. I love to game and stream so wireless internet was not gonna be a good option. Moca is by far the greatest solution to my problem or something similar if you don’t want to pay or diy Ethernet your house. I’m getting the exact speeds I pay for and I couldn’t be happier. Get this if you have a similar problem.
Thanks for your feedback. Yup MoCA is great for these situations.
Excellent review. I know someone that wanted to do a wired backhaul but there was only coax in the 2nd room. He used some goCoax MoCA 2.5. It worked well but testing with iPerf was a little confusing. Found using Parallel keyword worked. iperf3 -c -P 5 ... "Tell iperf to use TCP but with 5 parallel streams so that the added MoCA latency does not limit the results. "
Thanks! I didn’t use any local speed tests with this but judging based on the internet speed tests, it should be working great
I checked the outside box where my ISP’s coaxial cable enters the house and noticed the splitter filters out MoCa ghz frequencies. I assume lots of folks only check the splitter inside their house where the line enters.
If I wanted to use the MoCa adapters, I’d have to replace both the outside and inside splitters for it to function properly.
So if you’re pulling your hair out trying to figure out why it’s not working, make sure you check both splitters!
Yes, splitters have to allow the MoCA frequencies
How do you know if their splitters will filter the signal ?
Quick follow up on this. 1st off, thanks for posting! 2nd, he's my current set up. Cable provider comes into house on the COAX. I then have to go from COAX to my modem and wireless router. So that's the set up I currently have and I want to come off the COAX in two rooms straight to ethernet. Is one of these sufficient in each room to achieve this goal? Plain and simple, I want to take my son's gaming computer OFF the Wireless and get him wired to the network directly. Appreciate the feedback!
You would need 2 of these, one where your modem is and the other would come out from your son's room and he can connect directly to his PC.
I've done a setup guide video with a tp link deco (you can substitute the deco with another router or mesh in the instructions) system on how connect everything.
Thank you for the great review. I have a question. how did you connect your Fiber optic to the MoCA? I am trying to get fiber optic internet in my house, but I don't have fiber optic cables in my house so i was going to try to use the Coax cables to transfer the signal.
Thank you.
Best regards,
I go into the connections here: ua-cam.com/video/JfsbmtGFd4o/v-deo.html
You will not connect your ONT (Optical Network Terminal which is basically a modem for Fiber connections) to the MoCA directly. Usually you connect your ONT to a router, then a router via ethernet to MoCA and MoCA goes through a coax and comes out as a coax on the other side to the other MoCA, the 2nd MoCA connects to a computer or to an access point or extender depending if you have a mesh wifi or not.
So how do I set this up when junction box is upstairs? I have five coax runs coming from the junction box to certain parts of the home, both upstairs and downstairs. Does one MOCA connect to the Modem or to the router? What about a "filter" to ensure traffic is not thrown out in the wild?
As for the second MOCA, I get the setup and understand that part. And what about connecting FIVE rooms? I need one MOCA at the modem or router and FIVE other MOCA adapters in the rooms and connected?
The first MoCa connects to your Router not the Modem, unless they are both in one unit. Yes, you will need an additional MoCa for each end of Coaxial that you want to connect with. In your case, that would be six total. But if one room also has a tv that is connected you will also either need a Moca that has a split in it or an additional splitter to also connect that. This video is talking about using MoCa to tie together two wireless routers. If you do that, I"m guessing that you wont need a MoCa in every room, Unless..you dont want to use wireless at all. Faster speed can be had if you just get a network adaptor for your phone or iPad or Laptop and plug it straight into MoCa and dont use wireless at all. WIRED is always FASTER. AND YES you also need a filter to go on the input side of your main splitter. NOTE that if you intend to split your signal 5 ways you are going to lose signal strength from your Cable TV provider, and the splitter must be specified for MoCA use. You will likely need a signal amplifier for the line that has a tv on it. If all your TV is streaming it shouldn't matter.
I read that some competing MOCA Adaptor kits have a web GUI to measure speed? Also, any tool to test the continuity of the wire before starting all this?
Why would you test this with them side by side with a shorty cable like that? Real world speed test would've been great.
Speeds will vary based on the cables and possible splitters in place. I just wanted to show the best possible connection and to demonstrate how it works.
so with this can i plug that into my wall and then to my pc?
Yes assuming the coax cables are connected to each other and if there is a splitter, that needs to allow the frequencies. I have a setup video on this as well
Hello landpet I need help. The connection of the MA 25s on your table top seemed clear but I could not apply this in real life. I have one coaxial outlet behind my separate non-mocha router and modem. I plug the coaxial cable from the wall into the modem and an ethernet jack from the modem into the wlan port of my ASUS axe 6600 ET8 Router. Do I need to plug the moca box in to another coax cable outlet? Do I plug it into power and plug an ethernet jack into the lan of the ET 8? Mine is the most common set up in this country and I don’t see how to follow your connections. Could you be specific for my set up? I’m clear about the set up in my upstairs office where the mesh node is but there’s definitely something missing for the initial connection. Thanks in advance for your help.
That coax cable going to your modem should be split before connecting to your modem with a splitter that can handle 1000MHz to about 1700MHz so the MoCA can work. So from wall goes to splitter, one to modem, the other to MoCA, from modem go to WAN port of ET8 then from LAN port of ET8 go to MoCA LAN (the same MoCA hooked up to Coax already) then on the other side of your house, go from wall coax to MoCA then from MoCA Ethernet to WAN of second ET8
@@landpet awesome thank you I can't wait to try it out I'll be home in a few days and will hook it up. I see it clearly now
hi I have ethernet and coax attached in my rooms of my house. how do I know if those worked? Lets say I connect an ethernet cable and run that to a PC etc...
sure, that would be one way of testing it, obviously you would disable wifi on that perticular PC to verify the signal was coming from ethernet
Would MoCa to and from a basement on the other corner of the house work? The modem has to stay in the basement and the router is next to it (not my choices). I'm getting less than 10mb dl a second right now and less than 5mb upload speed. It's bad.
As long as the coax is there and if there are splitters, they must support the frequencies that the MoCA operates on, then yeah it shouldn't be an issue
What if you hook up one of those modules to a splitter, just like verizon does when they are giving you internet through coax so you can still use your cable box. That way every room connected to that splitter gets internet. Sure you would still need another module per room, but you could do more rooms if this worked.
You can use a splitter
@@landpet thanks for your reply. You must be smarter than others 🤣🤣 because I've seen others talking about the same thing but they use two devices per coax line, one from and one to. Like always good video
@@L-NEGRO Well this is not something I have tried, since I only have 2 but from what I've read, it seems like that's possible. The main questions I get asked are if this can work with an existing cable modem or cable providing channels to your TV to which the answer is yes. Hence if you only have one coax, then you need a splitter however not any splitter will work, you need something that's going to cover the frequency range which is typically from 1000MHz to about 1700MHz.
One more quick question, I have home verizon internet...so no cable in, OTA, but I do have a modem that has ethernet port out...ty
You don’t need a cable modem to use the MoCA. You do however need coaxiable cables. I go over all the ways of connecting it here: TP Link Deco X4300 Pro Setup Guide | FAQ's Answered | All Configs Shown including MoCA Adapter
ua-cam.com/video/JfsbmtGFd4o/v-deo.html
I don't get how this hooks up since my cable modem is taking the cable coax connection in one room. I have a coax connection in the other room that is 2 rooms away but I don't get how the source will hook up since my cable modem is taking that port
You can use a splitter
my coax is a good 20 years old running from inside the house out to the garage, at 10mbit. Would this device give me gigabit speeds on my network?
it might, all it need is just a copper wire
If you want the best performance, just plug straigtt into the MoCa and ditch the wireless.
MoCA is pretty awesome
is it possible to only use one box sins i have one coax outlet in my house?
no
Hello, I have a question: I live in a small apartment behind my landlords larger house. He has a Spectrum cable box, modem, and wifi router towards the front of his house, (There's an additional Spectrum cable box in my bedroom for my TV, on his same account). I use his wifi signal to connect my bedroom laptop to the Internet, but the signal is very weak, even with an extender I purchased and connected. So my question is this: would it be as simple as just splitting the coaxil cable that goes into my cable box and connecting a 3rd party modem for a legitimate strong Internet signal which I can run to my laptop with an Ethernet cable? Thank you.
It’s typically one modem per service, so if he has the main modem, you can’t get another one and add to his without calling the ISP and paying monthly for it.
I lucked out. My landlord’s gateway had a built-in moca option and I had a moca adapter. After installing a line filter at the house and splitter, I connected my moca adapter to my router set up as an access point and presto! I had full internet speeds from Xfinity. I did have to flip the gateway’s Moca adapter back on a few times after Xfinity turned it off. They eventually got the message that we turned it on purposely.
if my download speed is 1000 but upload is 40 on coax and i use this device will it be able to unlock my upload speed to match my download?
no, internet speeds are dependent on your ISP. No router can adjust that.
putting hitest gas in a tractor the tractor runs better for a tractor
coax is good as a pull wire
Whats the latency like vs comparably priced powerline adapters?
I haven't tried the power line adapters, it would also depend on the quality of the coax cable. I don't have a good answer for that
MoCa is faster than Powerline. I have powerline and its ok for just TV internet.
Hi, thks for the video, i am also thinking of using house-come-wth coax out at wallside to establish wired backhaul for my asus mesh setup. Just that my ISP is using the coax out to cable modem (and then to my asus mesh node). As no more coax out close to cable modem/asus mesh note, pls help advice how can i do? Thks & Rgds.
No problem. You can use a splitter that supports MoCA frequencies. I demonstrate it here:
ua-cam.com/video/JfsbmtGFd4o/v-deo.html
@@landpet thanks, that's nice
Hi, would using mocha eliminate the issue of having satellite tv connected to coaxial as well? ty
MoCA just extends your network. It simply allows network data to go over a coax cable which would normally go over an Ethernet cable. The main purpose is to boost internet speeds in another part of your home. It has nothing to do with the TV.
Hope this helps
Do these adapters show up in the ASUS app? Or show up in topology??
They don't show up anywhere
How can I use Moca with Fios?
How to Boost Your Wi-Fi Speeds and Coverage in 2023
ua-cam.com/video/P0oVqQ4ntj0/v-deo.html
Would this work for me at an extended stay america hotel?
Assuming the cables are connected and if there are splitters, that the splitters can handle the frequencies then yes it will work
Why title is same as last video...some glitch?
Must be a glitch, Its not the same title.
can you still conect tv on the coax?
yes
would my internet company know I am using these in my home and block them from working properly
No they wouldn’t and I doubt they can block it
So I need two
It comes as a 2 pack