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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    Thanks! Using Ookla's speed test connected to my personal laptop that I bought back in 2019, using a CAT6 cable. I've used that speed test for Wi-Fi as well, both on that same laptop and on through the Ookla Speed Test app on my iPhone. Across the board, that tests have generally produced...
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    Just a quick update - I have installed my 8 port switch in the closet and now have 5 active ethernet ports converted from telephone jacks. Using Speed Test, I am getting consistent ethernet speeds of 930-940 Mbps down and 23.5 up (on an Xfinity 800/20 plan) when I tested each of the 5 ports...
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    Troubleshooting and Diagnosing MoCA Network (ScreenBeam Devices)

    Yes, your 5-way splitter should also be 5-1675 Mhz to accommodate MoCA signals. Random question - is your cable modem a combo of modem and router?
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    Troubleshooting and Diagnosing MoCA Network (ScreenBeam Devices)

    For #1, I think using a standard 5-1002 Mhz splitter will still work but it'll be at the expense of throughput/speed I believe (i.e., sub-optimal). For #2, I'm actually referring to looking into your cable modem signal. Like logging into the admin page to view signal stats for downstream and...
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    Troubleshooting and Diagnosing MoCA Network (ScreenBeam Devices)

    3 things to consider, though you may already have done these: Is the 2-way splitter you're using rated for MoCA? (i.e., 5-1675 Mhz or is it the standard 5-1002 Mhz?) Are your modem downstream and upstream power levels within spec? Asking because if your downstream or upstream power levels have...
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    You are totally right! I had a few minutes last night and just for kicks, I went ahead and terminated both ends of the CAT 5 cable with keystones and I got similar consistent speeds of 920-930 Mbps down and 22-23 up, just like the other CAT5e cables I've terminated. Honestly, I expected a dip...
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    @krkaufman - a few updates since last week! So I did a lot of YouTubing on appropriate methods to terminate the CAT5e cable and successfully added RJ45 keystones on both ends of the cables - from the wall jacks to the closet. The setup I have right now is basically what you suggested earlier...
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    I agree. I'll post an update of my changes once I get everything squared away (hopefully correctly). Appreciate your help and insight @krkaufman!!
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    Yes just checked - the 2 other locations where I have MoCA adapters have the white cabling behind the telephone jack locations. Also, my hypothesis seems to be correct… after checking behind each telephone wall plate in my upstairs rooms, I saw all white cabling (CAT5e) except for one bedroom...
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    Thanks, hoping my hypothesis is right! Do the pics of the cable jacket labels help at all? The labeling is really faded but I can make out the CAT5e part on the white colored cables. The blue colored cables have CAT 5 on the jacket. If it matters, my home was built circa 2003.
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    I tried looking for a MHz rating but couldn't make anything definitive out. I attached a few pics of random numbers on the CAT5e cables, but the only other text I could see on the label was "Genesis Cable Systems" and "P/N" followed by a long number which I assume is a part number and "ETL...
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    This is great! Thank you! I had a brief moment to take a look at the closet's CAT wiring and behind my office's wall plate (which right now is a coax and RJ11 phone jack combo). In the closet, there are 5 CAT wires that seem to lead to the upstairs rooms and other CAT cables that look to lead...
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    I think I do. I'm just thinking of adding a keystone jack on each end of the CAT5e cables (one where they're currently connected to a telephone "panel" and the other end would be the ethernet jack to a wall plate for each room. The tricky part will be locating which cables going to which room...
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    Got it. I'll go with your suggestion and keep my existing 3-way Amphenol splitter then following your diagram and put the PoE MoCA filter at its input port. Is that a terminator cap on the PoE filter in your diagram? BTW - will try to get pics of the CAT wiring in the closet and back of the...
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    Good to know and certainly appreciate your input! I think for the time being, I'll keep MoCA in my current setup in the near term, but will not move forward in purchasing another adapter to put in the closet. Instead, my plan is to convert the existing telephone jack (that is leveraging an...
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    Thanks @krkaufman! When I get a minute, I'll post pictures of the CAT cables in the closet along with what's behind one of the telephone jack wall plates. I do not have/use a landline, nor have a service. You're updated layout of Option 3 makes sense. But for future proofing purposes and...
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    Ahhhh!! Makes sense! In my diagram, I would just be having the first MoCA adapter getting an internet signal but there wouldn't be any internet signal traversing internally across the other MoCA adapters in the different rooms without use of LAN ports. I guess in this case, option 1 makes sense...
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    Hmm.. I guess I'm not understanding. Using the new diagram as reference, my basic thought was that the modem would get the cable signal and convert it to internet data then send it to the MoCA adapter. In my mind, this would be no different than plugging directly to the modem - whether the...
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    @krkaufman - Thinking through of a better setup based on your suggestions above, would this setup below (visual attached) work to address to better signal quality and lower modem upstream power levels while preserving optimal speeds and throughput? I'm leaning toward your second option. Main...
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    Questions on my GoCoax 2.5 Adapter Install

    @krkaufman - thank you so much!!! This is very helpful for me. I'll have to think through what setup may work best... Right now, even though I'm experiencing higher upstream power levels that I see on my cable modem, I haven't had any internet drops or disconnects yet. I've checked the outdoor...
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