Hey everyone, I’m a complete noob at this; I’ve done some research but I’m still confused on whether MoCa is the solution to my problem, so here is my situation:
I need to get a wired connection to my PC, but my router is on the other side of the house (2 story townhouse), so I was thinking I could use MoCa to connect to the router via the coaxial cable outlet I have in my room. A couple things:
I think my router is a DOCSIS modem, cause it’s all in one peice (like no router + modem) and connected to the wall via a coaxial cable
I have no idea if the coaxial in my room is even connected to the one downstairs connected to my modem, is there a way to check?
Because I’m only looking for a connection for one device, and MoCa requires 2 devices, is it even possible? Are there better solutions for me? Any help would be appreciated, I just can’t stand running Roblox on 120 ping anymore lol.
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Yes MoCA sounds like a good solution for you. It’s really simple. You do need two MoCA devices (think of one as a place for the Internet to get in and one for the Internet to get out to your computer). You can check online and see if your Modem has MoCA otherwise you need to buy two adapters.
If you find that your modem is MoCA, buy one adapter, connect it with coax to the coax near your computer, with Ethernet to your computer, and to power. The instructions will tell you how to pair it with your modem. It’s usually press a button on both sides or go into the UI and type a password.
If your modem is not MoCA, you need two MoCA adapters and it sounds like a coax splitter. Connect the wall coax to the splitter then connect your modem and the MoCA adapter with coax to the splitter. Connect the MoCA ethernet to the modem/router and connect power. Then follow the steps above for connecting the other side and pairing.
Here are some diagrams from GoCoax that show how to use MoCA. Be sure that your splitters are 5-1675mhz to support the MoCA frequencies.
Hope this gives you a visual of how this all works.
You can do a quick check of your rooms coax outlet by connecting the current modem/router to the other rooms wall outlet and see if it connects to the Internet. If not, then the coax to the room isn’t connected to the coax network. You’ll need to locate where the coax enters the building to find where the cables come together and connect them together with a splitter. This is where a Moca POE filter would be installed on the splitter’s input port.