The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/CosmoOnKBM on 2025-02-22 07:27:09.

Hey everyone, i have a few questions before i order my MoCA adapter setup. First of all my situation, I currently use TELUS ISP with a T3200M modem/router combo (this router does support MoCA and has a coax connection wired into it, this will be important later) . My router/modem is downstairs and due to it receiving internet connection through a cat cable in my living room (this being the only Cat jack in my house) my router cannot be moved anywhere else. My gaming setup is on the second floor and due to my family renting i cannot make another ethernet port in my wall, and because my family doesn’t want me to run a 200 foot ethernet cable through the house and up a set of stairs i cant do that either. So i ended up buying 2 D-Link powerline adapters thinking this would be the best way for me to get a consistent internet connection. I have come to find that no matter what i do the speeds are terrible and i have constant packet loss so when playing games my ping jumps from 60-900 pretty consistently and i have pretty much completely given up on online games. Some days are better then others but thats not important. Also this house was built quite recently (with in the last 20 or so years) so all COAX running through the house should be atleast generally modern but im honestly not to sure.

My main question is will a MoCA adapter provide me a more solid internet connection with less packet loss? im not to concerned about speeds as i generally just switch over to my USB WiFi 5ghz adapter (motherboard doesnt have wifi) to download games and get decent speeds but the packet loss is even worse on this when online gaming. We already have COAX running all throughout the house with a port being in the living room beside the router and in my bedroom where my setup is this now seems like the best way to get a solid internet connection. Does anyone currently use a MoCA set up and is your internet connection consistent without packet loss?

Questions about MoCA setup and my plans.

I plan on buying a single MoCA adapter, a new ethernet cable and 2 coax cables and my plan is to connect them in the following order.

1.)Router/modem to coax jack via Coax cable (in living room)

2.)Coax jack to MoCA adapter via coax cable (in bedroom)

3.) MoCA adapter to PC via ethernet cable (in bedroom)

Do you see any flaws in this setup before i dish out the cash to give this a shot or is there any way to get a even more consistent connection without directly running ethernet? Will this be a plug and play set up or will i have to get into my ISPs settings to tune/enable anything?

I will also provide the products I plan on buying below, if anyone has any recommendations that may work better or anything else i should get please let me know. Thank you to anyone who responds with any information on this subject.

Links to what I plan on buying

MoCA adapter https://www.amazon.ca/goCoax-Ethernet-Bandwidth-existing-MA2500D/dp/B08XP8MMFG

Ethernet Cable https://www.amazon.ca/Ercielook-Ethernet-Cable-100-Weatherproof/dp/B073TYSC4G

Coax Cable https://www.amazon.ca/Cables-Direct-Online-Extension-Satellite/dp/B08C5KCD47

Current modem/router Telus T3200M (couldnt find a link to this product but a google search will yield all information regarding it)