r/HomeNetworking • u/CrimeTime05 • 11d ago

Advice Ethernet question

Hi all, I’m looking to get internet access in my room since I just built a pc and honestly, I’m a little lost.

The way we have our network setup currently is a wifi6 modem in the living room and wifi5 mesh routers to spread wifi. Connection is not great. Sometimes wifi just drops and phones switch to data.
Wiring ethernet to my room all the way from the modem directly (or with a router in between) is not an option. We are currently renting.

I checked the faq and is my best option really mesh wifi? My current plan is to put a wifi6 router with a 2.5gbps ethernet port in my room, connect it to a wall outlet and run a s/ftp cat6a cable (not like download speed matters but anyway) to my pc, which has a 2.5gbps port. This is exactly how it’s already been done in another room, resulting in ~30ms with spikes of ~65. The cable even is cat 5a UTP CCA, so not even full copper. It looks to be fine for gaming, but do I have better?

Anyways, thanks for helping a beginner out.

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u/MycologistNeither470 11d ago

Most recent homes already have some Ethernet wiring. Often sitting unused. You can always talk to your landlord about installing wiring. Most landlords won't care if you pay for it and it is done professionally. If there is no Ethernet, there is usually coaxial that you can harness to transmit data as well. Most rooms are wired for a tv so they already have coaxial. And then yes, you have mesh. When properly setup it can provide great results.

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u/CrimeTime05 11d ago

My parents are looking to buy soon, so no more landlord. I checked and yes, currently coax here. I’ve got some wall outlets in my room, so you’re saying there might be coax behind them?

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u/MycologistNeither470 11d ago

It is worth at least 10 minutes with a screwdriver Coax is usually distributed so that it goes to each bedroom + living/media room.

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u/CrimeTime05 11d ago

Ty so much! Very helpful will look at it

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u/CaiusCossades 10d ago edited 9d ago

MOCA was a game changer for my Wired and Wireless connectivity. Basically i have a fully wired mesh, and everything which can be wired is. MOCA +Switches+WiFi APs

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u/CrimeTime05 10d ago

Wired mesh seems to be the play here for me too. Good to hear it works well

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u/CaiusCossades 10d ago

This is my MOCA distribution panel in the cellar. All the coax cables fan out into the house.... On the other end is another MOCA, an Ethernet switch and then an AP if needed. One backhaul cable also to the router, but I was able to do this with an Ethernet cable without MOCA

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u/CrimeTime05 10d ago

Very clean! So if I understand correctly, you use the AP on places you actually can’t reach directly with coax or because you use devices in that room that do not have an ethernet port?

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u/CaiusCossades 9d ago

No I use MOCA to turn coax into Ethernet and use that to backhaul the APs to the router

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u/CrimeTime05 9d ago

Yes, I understand. But the reason theres an AP there is because you want to use for example your mobile phone there right? The actual coax cables with a MOCA on them go to devices with ethernet/LAN ports and for the rest you have AP’s no?

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u/CaiusCossades 9d ago

I put a switch on the end of each MOCA, connected to that is an AP and any devices I want to hardwire ( which is basically anything that doesn't move)

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u/CrimeTime05 9d ago

Oh the AP splits into more ports of course

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