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If not, what are you waiting for? Don't let that coax jack sit unused while your TV/streaming thing competes with a dozen other devices for bandwidth!

Convert the entire network with a MoCA adapter before the coax splitter, taking the input ethernet and converting it to coax. (Some internet companies already do this.) Then you'll have 300+ Mbps uninterrupted speeds coming out of every coax port. All you need is a coax to convert it back to ethernet/Cate. And now that useless coax network is good for something again.

If not, what are you waiting for? Don't let that coax jack sit unused while your TV/streaming thing competes with a dozen other devices for bandwidth! Convert the entire network with a MoCA adapter before the coax splitter, taking the input ethernet and converting it to coax. (Some internet companies already do this.) Then you'll have 300+ Mbps uninterrupted speeds coming out of every coax port. All you need is a coax to convert it back to ethernet/Cate. And now that useless coax network is good for something again.

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I ran Cat5e and then pulled fiber as it became cheap. The only coax is the one that I ran to come to the modem.

[–] • 2 pts

Definitely the best option. If I was building new, I'd run fiber throughout. But I admit it's probably overkill unless you're running servers or something.

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It won't be. 10Gbit will come to residential soon.

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Haha, don't you need at least Cat7 wire to even handle anything above 1 GBps? Even a router that can handle that much is going to be expensive.

Most households don't need more than 50 Mbps (maybe 100 if they have multiple UHD streams), everything above that isn't needed or is lost anyhow from network inefficiencies. And most people are limited by their wifi speeds anyways.

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Good for u?

[–] • 0 pt

Yes it is. So much data can flow over those lit lines. My god, it's beautiful.

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I don't like adapters. Too many problems and while I like clients who insist on "creative" solutions because it pays my bills when I have to constantly troubleshoot. At home I want my shit to work PERIOD.

If you have COAX already run you can in most cases use it as a pull cable for UTP. All my runs I do 2 or 3 strands with each pull if at all possible. This way if a cable goes bad down the road I have a backup next to it not in use. Or perhaps later on I decide I need another dedicated cable for some reason. Don't ask why, just do it and thank me in 1-5 yrs when you undoubtedly will find a need for it and won't have to open up drywall again.

  • Anything over CAT6 comes down to shielding, if you need to worry about shielding at home then you're planning your runs poorly.

  • Avoid CCA cable. Buy quality cable that will outlast you.

  • Buy quality RJ45 ends and good crimping tool. Watch some videos on how to do it correctly and don't cut corners

  • Buy quality keystones and terminate properly. I use CAT5e keystones with CAT6 cable all the time mostly because I bought in bulk years ago.

I've had clients pulling their hair out over Ethernet over Power adapters and shitty wifi repeaters. Probably paid me more in labor to fix over the years than doing a solid infrastructure upgrade themselves.

Do it once and do it right.

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If you’re running MoCA, please have a trap at your ground block so you don’t knock your neighbors offline.

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Coax and fiber optics are different but us same moca setup connection. Fiber optics out performs coax by long shots.. Moca routers suck there is limited options. I perfer ddwrt and other OS routers and those are eth connections.fiber optics to house then fuck that eth and verzion has eth options with same high spds. They will gladly do away with moca and give you a high speed cat 8 or 12 cable to house and you'll need a eth router they don't supply them

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I use the TPlink powerline devices. plug one in the outlet at the router and every outlet in your house becomes a lan port. 1GB speed or 600 MB if you don't have a 1GB source. been using them for years. $39 for two devices. I have 10.

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Timely post :) I was just wondering how best to run ethernet to the other end of the house, there are a bunch of coaxial wires already ran for the old TVs I could use, I'll do some experimentation.

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Attach cat6 minimum to the old coax, and pull that shit out from the other end. Now you have upgraded.