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1 year agoHow are you converting from the 50ft coax cable to Ethernet?
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Sounds like some wires may not have been punched down completely. Gigabit Ethernet requires 4pairs of wires while 100Mbps requires 2 pairs.
If the coax isn’t being used for anything, then that can make things simpler. But, just because you have coax wall outlets, doesn’t mean they are interconnected together. You will need to locate where the coax cables meet, so you can interconnect them together.
If you are only planning two locations to be interconnected with moca (one at router and one at your room), then interconnecting the two cables with a F81 barrel adapter will create the link. Attach the moca devices to coax wall ports, connect Ethernet to router LAN and Ethernet to your switch, and you are ready to go. Enjoy the speed!
This sounds like a bad Ethernet cable. Standard practice is the Ethernet link will negotiate its speed to 100Mpbs (from 1000Mbps) when issues in the link occur.
If you are only interconnecting coax cables with F81 barrel connectors, it shouldn’t cause a problem. Cable modems have a wide signal operating range.
Options: Ethernet cable or Moca or WiFi or powerline or pixie dust…
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.
Start simple.
Do you have a Moca POE filter… where is it installed?
In your picture, you don’t show how the 2 ports (red) are connected together. You need a moca compliant splitter to connect these 2 rooms together.
Temporary move the pc so you can connect it to the router with an Ethernet cable. That will help determine if it is a hardware component in the pc.
Don’t discount Moca, as if it is deployed correctly, it is a solid solution where running data cables is challenging or just more than what the homeowner is willing to tackle.
Many times when a link drops from 1G to 100Mbps, it’s a damaged cable or connector not making good contact.
What is it? Geez…
All we ask is for a tidbit of information regarding the model number, ISP type, etc to help others help you.
If you are renting the modem/router, then request a new unit. Or you can buy your own based on ISP approved list.
What ISP service do you subscribe to? Do you have coax outlets in the router room and game console room?
Use nylon mesh screen material or get a separate WiFi access point attached to the locked up router.
The Zenwifi devices would serve as your new router and you would set it up the same as you did with the old router.
Coax outlets are not wired room to room, but room to a central point. Think of your electric service, which has a central breaker panel where all the wall outlet wires join (meet).
An F81 adapter just allows 2 coax cables from 2 rooms to be connected directly together.