Reddit reviews 2-Way MOCA Splitter 5-1675Mhz

I agree with this. I bought the splitters that went up to 2500 MHz (capital M...otherwise it's milli herts - hehe) and had poorer performance than the splitters that want to 1000 MHz.

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When I put in the 1675 MHz one, things worked great. Amazon 2 Way Splitter Link

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Also - when you are getting a splitter, make sure it has the same loss in BOTH directions. Lower quality splitters will have more loss for the return energy than the forward energy. MoCA can deal with this, but you will have different data rates on send vs receive is the losses get high enough.

Actiontec is one of the primary vendors in this area. A few things to keep in mind:

1. If you have any cable splitters between the two MoCA adapters, you need to make sure they support the MoCA frequency range.
   
   
2. Place a MoCA point of entry filter at the main coax tap coming into your home to block external household MoCA traffic from coming in and interfering, as well as to prevent your MoCA signals from exiting your house.
   
   A few sample devices:
   
   https://www.amazon.com/Actiontec-Bonded-Ethernet-Adapter-ECB6200K02/dp/B013J7O3X0
   
   https://www.amazon.com/Filter-MoCA-Cable-Coaxial-Networking/dp/B00DC8IEE6
   
   https://www.amazon.com/Holland-Electronics-GHS-2Pro-M-Splitter-5-1675Mhz/dp/B00P6VHLP0/
   
   

That's a pretty standard splitter for cable TV and regular cable Internet applications. Pardon the pun, but it's not ideal for MoCA. MoCA typically operates at frequencies between 1000 MHz and 1675 MHz. It's possible, however, that MoCA may work through this splitter. Splitters don't perfectly block frequencies outside their operating range. MoCA can tolerate up to 25 dB of loss.

If you already have your MoCA gear, then try it out. If you get a poor connection, then consider upgrading the splitters to something like this one.

Did you install a MoCA compliant splitter between the gateway and the adapter?

Ok, what you will need to do if you want to continue using the Arris router and integrate the WCB3000N is use a coax splitter so that you have coax connecting BOTH the MEB1100 and the Arris router to the wall.

The splitter you will need to use needs to be rated for MoCA 2.0 connections (this is how you get internet service through the coax for FiOS services) . Examples: https://www.verizon.com/home/accessories/2-way-coax-splitter/ and https://www.amazon.com/Holland-Electronics-GHS-2Pro-M-Splitter-5-1675Mhz/dp/B00P6VHLP0/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_23_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=QNA5VENZNET69K36XQSY

This setup would be similar to if you had TV service, even though you said don't.

You will still need to have the MEB1100 connected to the Arris router via ethernet. The reason why the MEB1100 still needs to have the ethernet connection to the router is because the MoCA adapter on Arris router does not handle WAN connections unlike the G1100 and the other ActionTec routers. The Arris router does handle all other MoCA connections just fine.

Once you have the splitter installed, you can take the WCB3000N to the upstairs to 2nd floor, plug in the coax, and it should receive a connection from the Arris router. Unfortunately, I don't remember if there was any additional setting up that needs to be done from the WCB3000N web interface or if it was plug and play.

I run a somewhat similar setup to extend the wifi at my house with the Arris router. Hopefully it works as you wanted!

This sounds like a job for MOCA man!

Seriously though. Grab yourself a set of MOCA with the build in wifi and 2 ethernet ports like this

You'll also need a high frequency splitter for the best connection like this guy to split the signal from the wall to the modem to the MOCA. Do you also have TVs on each of the outlets? Then you would require a 3 way where the modem is and a 2 way where there isn't the modem.

> I am thinking about this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P6VHLP0/ref=psdc_3224457011_rv_t1_B0113JAN8K

Yes, the Holland GHS-PRO-M series is preferred for MoCA installs, especially MoCA 2.0+.

I am thinking about this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P6VHLP0/ref=psdc_3224457011_rv_t1_B0113JAN8K

However, I just unplugged the 1GHz splitter in my room and connected the coax cable from the wall directly into my MoCa device, and still the same issue. I think this means there is a splitter somewhere else in the house that doesn't have the correct frequency.

Comcast should be here any minute so I am really hoping they can give me a layout of all splitter's and connections through the house so I can find the issue and resolve it.

Any advice on what to ask them would be greatly appreciated.