A practical guide to building a high-performance home network using MoCA 2.5 technology, based on real-world implementation experience in May 2025. I have cable modem internet service, but this guide ...

In my recently published “Deciphering wiring” post, I discussed (among other things) the multiple spans of Ethernet cable that shuttle LAN packets between various areas of the house and the downstairs ...

I currently have FIOS, which uses MOCA to connect between the ONT (optical network termination) and the router, and optionally to other MOCA devices. Here's what I don't understand: With a ...

MoCA is the abbreviation for “Multimedia over Coax Alliance.” This is a network standard that makes it possible to connect several devices to your home network via a coaxial cable—the same wire that ...

Ethernet cable (either CAT5e or CAT6) is the gold standard of home-networking technology. If you can string cable from your router to everywhere you need Internet access, do it. You’ll get out-of-this ...

As I previously mentioned in a recent post, I decided to try using an existing coax cable 'backbone' in my home, in conjunction with MoCA Ethernet-to-coax bridges, as a means of extending wired LAN ...

I want to get wired access to most of my home. Problem is - I can only see 4 places where there is pre-existing cat5e cable junctions/connectors (interestingly I only see 3 cat5e wire ends in the ...

May 20, 2021 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google I love fussing with wifi, but when I’m building the backbone of my network in a new location—a house, apartment, or ...