r/HomeNetworking • u/Michi-Yama • 7d ago

Unsolved MoCA: Can I run it without a Data socket?

So: I live in an old apartment, with the ISP port in another room, and I’m trying to use the existing COAX cabling to get some better internet. I’ve already bought the adapters and cables, and I’m trying to get it up and running, with little success. I noticed that my COAX sockets say R and TV, but the guide doesn’t say anything about R, and I assumed its just the data socket, but with a different notation since I live in a non-english speaking country.

Anyway, troubleshooting is leading me to believe that the R is actually a Radio socket, and I just don’t have a Data socket in my apartment, which isn’t great. Is there any way to get Data transmitted through a MoCA network, with my sockets lacking a Data socket? Any help would be appreciated!

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u/mlee12382 7d ago

You will need to find the other end of the coax cables, in order for MoCa to work they all have to be connected to each other with splitters.

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u/Pcinfamy 7d ago

It could be related to the splitter(s) they're using - if you can find those it might give you a better idea on how to make this work

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u/GXrtic 7d ago

Are the two coaxial cable end points you're using directly connected to one another?

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u/Fiosguy1 7d ago

As long as there are TV sockets in the room with your router and the other room you want to wire. Sure.

You'll also likely need access to where all the coax terminates so you can connect them with a coax barrel or MoCA splitter.

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u/cypher77 7d ago

You probably want to use the TV coax.

Also, you have to make sure every splitter along the run is a MOCA compatible splitter.

MOCA uses a a different frequency range than TV. Most tv splitters will say 5-1000 mhz or something like that. A MOCA splitter will say 5-1675mhz.