10 Gigabit Network Retrofit for Renters. No Drilling Required!

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2 notes about MoCA: 1. If you use a splitter, make sure you get one that supports the frequency range that your MoCA adapters work at. 2. Some providers (DirectTV is one) operate in the normal frequency range of MoCA and have their own MoCA "equivalent" requiring different equipment.

Note about MoCA: While it is backwards compatible, the entire MoCA network will work at the speed of the slowest adapter on the network. So if you have a mix of 2.0 and 2.5 devices, the MoCA network will work on 2.0 speeds.

I like the quarter-round hack the best; never thought of pulling up a wood strip and replacing with that track! Great for some wood floor rooms where you can't tuck the cable under the trim. The inside turns are a little tight (especially for Cat6A or better), but as long as you don't have too many of those bends... should be okay.

I had my home spec’d out with coax outlets in every room, including the garage and bathroom. I feel like a genius now because this can help get rid of the dead spots and my unsightly access point and 25ft cable! Thanks for the info! I’m subscribing!

I have a network installation and consulting business, typically we will run ethernet to network locations but there are some instances where that's not feasible. MOCA has always been our go-to for those instances and we've been very happy with the results. We like using the Motorola brand ones because they come with everything that you might need(cables, POE filters, mounting templates).

I really like how you take the time to explain and present the problem at the beginning of your videos. Really makes the difference to get me hooked. Compared to the one liners most channels do to explain or present the problem.

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I invested heavily into powerline stuff last month. It was a mistake. It blows. Thanks for spreading the word about that!

I’ve been looking at MOCA since I setup my desk upstairs.. love your clear and concise setup for it. Going to setup my WiFi with this too.. awesome video

Thank you for this! I live in a condo, an older concrete building where WiFi signals are easily absorbed. I initially bought a WiFi Extender to use with my Asus router, and while it 'worked', it never boosted the signal to something I was happy with. The condo has coax cabling throughout, and after watching your video, I immediately bought the gocoax starter kit with 2 nodes. With the MoCA setup, I'm now able to run ethernet to areas of my home I wasn't able to before and the speed increase is dramatic. I repurposed the WiFi Extender to work as a wired Access Point and my WiFi coverage & speed now makes full use of my internet connection. A fantastic solution all around!

Another option if the place you're renting already has holes in the walls and cables ran outside, you can easily remove the sealant and covers on the holes and swap out the faceplates for ones with 2 or more slots and run an outdoor rated Cat6 following the coax to another room. You don't have to drill any new holes and no one will ever notice the difference. This is what I did in my current apartment when I moved in and needed a line going to the back bedroom around the back of the house.

I believe there is now the option of placing a tiny naked fiber optic cable next to the edges of doors and underneath them that makes retrofitting a wired connection possible and barely visible. I believe Movistar was testing it for consumers in Spain to avoid drilling holes and ugly cables.

Last time I was this early he still was baby faced

Easily one of the most captivating hosts on any tech channel. Love your channel!

I have been using MOCA in my home network for about the last 6 months. It is as close to a wired ethernet solution as one can get without being Ethernet. It is fast and stable and that minor latency hit is negligible to the point of being imperceptible. I run VMs directly off my NAS with near zero impact to performance. I'll be watching for the MOCA 3 devices. I don't need 10GB to the internet but I'd love it for my home lab and server / NAS devices.

Also for hiding cable in cracks I recommend a window screen spline installation tool. It looks like a handle with rollers at each end. One has a groove in it. Use that to just roll the cable under the baseboard trim or anywhere you need it to go.

So, I never ever watch the inline ads, unless it from Quin, and I'm so glad I did because I just start using SigmaOS. I was always looking for a combination of Safari and Chrome so thanks! And even learned a thing of two, didn’t know about Moca. So good job Quin!!

Excellent overview of these options! I'm quite partial to MoCA for when I can't just run an ethernet cable - been using it as backhaul for a secondary AP for a couple of years now! Works perfectly.

Great stuff, I did not know that one. I just had to do a similar task, but decided to go for home fibre. These tiny glass fibre "cables" are very easy to install, because they are super thin. You can pull them through your existing power lines or just underneath your carpet. I pulled a 40 Meter cable from the first flor down to my studio and gigabit works great, also the latency is super quick.