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kft446
Jul 23, 2025Tutor
Experts, help me hard wire a more reliable connection to my MR/MS80 mesh system for my home office.
Really hoping for some help. I will try to give all relevant details! My home office is located in a small studio building about 100' from the rear of the house. I have a mesh system using one M...
- Jul 23, 2025
Thank you everyone, really appreciate all the useful help and it's solved! 🎉 (1) Yes, the old Actiontec MoCA adapter was a subpar companion to the goCOAX adapter. Happily, I found my second goCOAX, so have the same brand/model on each end of the coax. No splitters involved. (2) It helped to get an ethernet adapter for my laptop that actually worked, to check things. 🙄 I found this out while making sure the adapters were working. Fortunately, we had another lying around. (3) Once I confirmed that I had internet through the MoCA, I chose to set up my extra MR80 router in AP mode on the same network and unplugged the existing daisy-chained studio satellite. If I ever run into interference issues, I'll backhaul the satellite instead or, worst case, use MoCA as a dedicated ethernet connection but, who knows, maybe I can go nuts and put the satellite in the tool shed, even further back in the yard. — Thank you, again, for the quick and helpful responses.
plemans
Jul 23, 2025Guru - Experienced User
the newer moca adapters say "up to 500ft" but most people agree that about 300ft is the max. If you're at 200ft, you should be able to get a connection. And a wired backhaul over moca does work (I've used it).
So what I'd do is check to ensure the moca adapters are working. Connect a pc/device on each end to test their speed.
If you've confirmed that, make sure when you connect the satellite, that the satellite connects through the moca do the MR80's LAN port. We see to many connect them via the verizon gateway.