Actiontec MI424WR - a cheap MoCA bridge for all! - Page 2

Just wanted to say thanks-I got this up and running, using them as bridges. It significantly reduced the clutter (and increased WAF) in the areas where I had been using NIM100s and separate switches.

Cheers
F

Hi all,

Thanks for so much knowledge and information. I have similar issues and the posts have helped but I am still not sure what is my best option to get ethernet connectivity to two devices in my living room which has no CAT5 cabling and is a bit far removed from the house (it was added later by the previous owner). I have attached a diagram of my cabling. I have Verizon FiOS but only for Internet. TV services are from DirecTV. Also, my ONT is connected to the Actiontec router via CAT5e though I guess most people connect via MoCA over Coax.

Any suggestions? My laptop near the TV says "wireless signal" strength is low so I can't figure out if a gaming adapter would work. The other option is to use a MoCA bridge - like the suggested Moto NIM100 or another Actiontec old router off ebay. The previous owners have a Coax though I can't figure out how they got it there (probably before the foundation of the floor was made since there is no crawlspace either). Advice greatly appreciated.

Thanks a lot,
Guraaf

So maybe your last sentence answers my question.. Were you just lucky on eBay, or do you have some other source for them?

Thanks a lot of the pointers. The Coax can be brought close to the Actiontec though right now it is in the basement and not the first floor. But I see some simple way of actually extended it to the Actiontec.

Will I connect the Coax to the Actiontec or directly to the ONT?

I want to add two actiontec MI424MR as moca bridges on my fios network, but I have 7 Fios HD STB, when all are connected the Coax LAN light does light up on my moca bridge. If I disconnect a STB the moca bridge work fine. Does anyone know any setting to increase the amount of moca devices on my Fios network?

This is my setup, see diagram. I want like to get the Both ACtiontec Moca bridges up without disconnect my STBs.

So I've got the whole thing set up. 2 routers and 2 diplexers to bypass the amp. Still have one major hicup. As soon as I complete the coaxial circuit it knocks out my modem. For the life of me I can't figure out why.

How?

Yeah... xnappo, I thought of changing the frequency of moca the only way I can think of doing that is to get another Actiontec moca bridges (than I will have three) one will be connected to my DHCP actiontec router via Ethernet and than connected to coax to transmitter over different frequency to the other two actiontec moca bridges. I would then have to change all my splitter since the one Verizon installed only go upto 1 ghz.

zetachi, go to My Network connections then network connections on left, then coax or network/home office (depend on version of firmware on router), then coax. Click settings and channel is a drop down menu. I don't have cable, so I don't know the settings on your cable modem.

Got it. Not sure if that was it but it seems to be working now LMAO though speed test puts my speed at only a bit above Wireless G. That's on a connected laptop. Need to hardwire the PS3 now and test that. Think it may need to wait till tomorrow as I don't need anymore stress on Fathers Day

Thanks for all the help.

Z

I was lucky to get them at those prices. I bought them as soon as I saw xnappo's posting here and was able to snag them at decent prices.

Man, they work a charm once I reconfigured my cable systems in order to eliminate the amp I had in there.

I'm currently using 3 NIM100s in my network setup & I need one or two more connections.

NIM100s are getting hard to find (& more expensive) on eBay so I'm wondering if it's possible to use MI424WRs (as bridges) in conjunction with NIM100s?

If it matters, I have Comcast cable & Internet (no FIOS).

Thanks

Mark

I tried using 1200 MHz but it didn't work, I think it because the splitters that the Fios guys installed only cover 5 - 1000 Mhz range (that is what is labeled on the splitter too).
Xnappo, have you try using 1200 Mhz or higher frequency with 5 - 1000 MHz splitters? If you get it to work...then I might be doing something wrong. Also, check out this link:

http://forums.verizon.com/vrzn/board....id=5434#M5434

they are using a low pass filter... I might end up doing a configuration like this, in order to have one of my STB off the main moca network.

Let me know if you or anyone comes up with some other options. I believe you are right about Moca 1.1 required all devices to be Moca 1.1.

Thanks

How difficult are these things to get working if you're using satellite? I'm on Bell Expressvu (canadian Dish equivalent) and I've been trying to do some digging regarding this. I read something about an All Pass mode, but wasn't sure what it does, and I found a post from someone that used a triplexer to get it working. If I didn't have satellite this would be my best solution.

Great thread... Ironically I have been researching this for a while.. and glad I stumbled oupon this.. I almost bout the Netgear last week... For 36 and change I got the Actiontech from above... cant beat the price.. low price if it works.. of course I will wish I bought more if it works out for me.. I will let you guys know how it works out... I will be going from top floor one side of the house to 1st floor on the other side of the house.

So how long of a run on RG-59 would MoCA work?

Ya, I saw that but it doesn't say on what type of coax. It says it works on any type of coax at one point. Then it says 300m in the other question. They never say "300m over any coax".

But I am a bit confused on what MoCA actually offers. I understand the networking aspect of it. It modulates the ethernet up to an unused spectrum on the coax..... somewhere around 1GHz. But they also talk about routing video over it. Wouldn't that require something like a slingbox to convert the video to ethernet then over the coax? I am looking for ways to get video signals from my main entertainment area downstairs to all of my televisions upstairs and also to get a fast network connection from my cable modem upstairs to my main entertainment area downstairs. I was wondering if MoCA might be the one step solution for both.