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Does this router support MoCA?
I have not had much luck with 2 differnet extenders, I have tried moving my modem/router as well with no luck. While shopping at Best Buy the other day I came across a moCA kit (see below). I haven't seen anything that states it needs moca support on the router, but where I work we use moca networks and I know that we do require routers or combo units (modem/router) to support moca. So I am trying to find out if this router has moca support?
Model:ECB6200K02
SKU:5536100
Thanks in advance.
> I have not had much luck with 2 differnet extenders, [...]
Not much meat on that bone. What's the actual problem which you are
trying to solve?
> [...] I came across a moCA kit (see below). [...]
Ok.
> [...] where I work we use moca networks and I know that we do require
> routers or combo units (modem/router) to support moca. [...]
"require" is a dangerous word to use in such a situation. As usual,
many things are possible.
> [...] So I am trying to find out if this router has moca support?
Is your "this router" one of these?:
> Model: R6400v2|AC1750 Smart WiFi Router-802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit
If your router doesn't have a co-axial cable connector, then it
doesn't support MoCA. But that's why those MoCA adapters are sold in
kits of two.
https://www.actiontec.com/products/home-networking/ecb6200/
All that MoCA hardware does is let you use an existing co-ax cable
instead of running a simple Ethernet cable between the same points.
Other than the MoCA adapters, you don't need any special devices.
You can probably get a device (like a router, or a wireless access
point) which has a built-in MoCA adapter, and save the cost of an
external MoCA adapter at its location, but all you need to use a
non-MoCA device in a MoCA network is another MoCA adapter.
2 Replies
> I have not had much luck with 2 differnet extenders, [...]
Not much meat on that bone. What's the actual problem which you are
trying to solve?
> [...] I came across a moCA kit (see below). [...]
Ok.
> [...] where I work we use moca networks and I know that we do require
> routers or combo units (modem/router) to support moca. [...]
"require" is a dangerous word to use in such a situation. As usual,
many things are possible.
> [...] So I am trying to find out if this router has moca support?
Is your "this router" one of these?:
> Model: R6400v2|AC1750 Smart WiFi Router-802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit
If your router doesn't have a co-axial cable connector, then it
doesn't support MoCA. But that's why those MoCA adapters are sold in
kits of two.
https://www.actiontec.com/products/home-networking/ecb6200/
All that MoCA hardware does is let you use an existing co-ax cable
instead of running a simple Ethernet cable between the same points.
Other than the MoCA adapters, you don't need any special devices.
You can probably get a device (like a router, or a wireless access
point) which has a built-in MoCA adapter, and save the cost of an
external MoCA adapter at its location, but all you need to use a
non-MoCA device in a MoCA network is another MoCA adapter.
antinode wrote:
> I have not had much luck with 2 differnet extenders, [...]
Not much meat on that bone. What's the actual problem which you are
trying to solve?>> The wifi signal from the router is not strong enough to get to the extender, resulting in very poor speeds. I have also tried moving the modem/router and extender to different locations of the house to improve this. I pull less then 5M on 2.4 network and about 30 on 5G network no matter the placement. Now I know extenders cut your speed, but out of a 250M connection I should be getting bestter speeds.
> [...] I came across a moCA kit (see below). [...]
Ok.
> [...] where I work we use moca networks and I know that we do require
> routers or combo units (modem/router) to support moca. [...]
"require" is a dangerous word to use in such a situation. As usual,
many things are possible.
> [...] So I am trying to find out if this router has moca support?
Is your "this router" one of these?:
> Model: R6400v2|AC1750 Smart WiFi Router-802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit>>Yes this is the router I am currently using, I have a seperate Arris modem.
If your router doesn't have a co-axial cable connector, then it
doesn't support MoCA. But that's why those MoCA adapters are sold in
kits of two.
https://www.actiontec.com/products/home-networking/ecb6200/
All that MoCA hardware does is let you use an existing co-ax cable
instead of running a simple Ethernet cable between the same points.
Other than the MoCA adapters, you don't need any special devices.
You can probably get a device (like a router, or a wireless access
point) which has a built-in MoCA adapter, and save the cost of an
external MoCA adapter at its location, but all you need to use a
non-MoCA device in a MoCA network is another MoCA adapter.>> Thank you, I will take a look into your suggestion and see if that would be a better option for me.
