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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 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.