Reddit reviews BAMF 2-Way Coax Cable Splitter Bi-Directional MoCA 5-2300MHz

I can just use simple splitter and I'll work?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0113JAN8K/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480342435&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=coax+splitter&dpPl=1&dpID=51Yd857QwGL&ref=plSrch

Sounds like it should. I have a similar setup. Mine goes
Fios ONT>coax>splitter>moca box> one side goes to my router/Other end goes out to another splitter that feeds the rest of the house. Then there are moca devices at each point I want signal.

From what I've read, you'll need to add a filter to prevent your signal from going out to other homes, unless you're on fios, then you don't need to.

For reference, here is the splitter and moca boxes I use and I havent had issues. The specific splitter I have says unvailable, but you should be able to get nother one with the same specs easily.

Splitter

Motorola Moca Adapter

Not quite sure what your solution is...
I will write up a simple something on what I will be doing and you let me know....

I will have two dedicated lines into the basement...

Line 1 = OTA antenna which will go into an HD Homerun Connect device which will go into a MOCA 2.0 adapter out to an 8-way splitter.

Line2 = Comcast Cable from street into 8-way splitter

8-way splitter - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M34OZ2S:

cable in = Comcast line with filter - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M4ODQTS

out #1 = Coax Cable from MOCA adapter for the OTA antenna - https://www.amazon.com/Actiontec-Bonded-Ethernet-Adapter-ECB6200K02/dp/B013J7O3X0/

out #2 = Office with 2-way splitter (modem, router, moca adapter)

out #3 = living room with moca adapter, router (AP mode) and TV

out #4-8 = bedrooms #1-5

2-way splitter - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0113JAN8K/

cable in = 8-way splitter out #2

out #1 = modem which cat5e to a router (Asus RT-AC68U) then to MOCA Adapter

out #2 = Moca Adapter

I hope this helps draw up my picture. I do have a NAS in the office which hosts plex for the HD homerun and stuffz.

I know this can work, but if there is a better way let me know (I rather have modem in office than in the basement before the 8-way splitter).

The little device connected to the back of the modem/router with the incoming coax on the other side may be a MoCA filter.

I think that you would just need to get a MoCA-supported splitter like this one (or one with more outputs if you think you need that) and plug the coax from outside along with the MoCA filter into its input then plug the TG1682G into one of its outputs and the coax that runs to the room where you would like to provide access to the network via MoCA into its other output.

Plug an Actiontec/Motorola MoCA adapter in to the other end of the coax in that room and its Ethernet jack should then provide access to your network.

I recently utilized Moca at my parents house where they had DirecTV throughout the house. You can usually look up your modem model. However if you have Spectrum they do not support Moca. You can however use these adapaters wherever you want to utilize connections (one as a pass-through to your modem with the router connected to the Ethernet line) and the other where you want other connection.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013J7OBUU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9JOMDb0X5DAX8

My coax lines were not connected on the back end so I had to trace the cables from where they terminated (attic of all places) using a Coax tracer tool:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004ULX9C6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_BNOMDbX347AAX

The COAX line coming from the street into your modem will need one of these MOCA filters to prevent your connection from bleeding out into other Coax lines in your area:


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DC8IEE6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_BKOMDbWGSCMFN

You will also need one of these Moca splitters to connect your Modem and your other Coax line where you want the other Moca adapter to connect to:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0113JAN8K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_oMOMDbYY9R53C

You just need a RF splitter like this. A 2-way splitter will cut the signal strength to each dongle in half. You'll also need a couple of F male to SMA male pigtails to connect the spitter to your dongles. If your discone's feedpoint impedance is 50 ohms there will be a mismatch to your coax but the loss will be insignificant.

First:

Navigate to 192.168.100.1 (assuming this is your usual cable modem) while it's connected via the router. Send screenshot of the screen where the upstream/downstream, channel bonding, etc (blur out any IP data if there is any). If it's a motorola/arris modem, these are all on one page. What I'm curious about is upstream value.

Second, what kind of splitter? Is it rated 2-1000+ MHz like this one?

Third, set your DNS settings on your connection on your PC to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 (Google Public DNS) while connected to router and see if this clears up issues. I'm assuming you're hardwired into the router, correct? How old are these routers? Did you contact your ISP whenever you switched from router to computer? Sometimes since the modem doesn't actually obtain the DHCP lease, their MAC tables can get messed up. But usually that results in no lease.

Update 7/5/19

https://i.imgur.com/ObFWt9l.jpg

found this in my crawlspace. replaced the splitter since it was all rusted and dirty. I figured that was causing some issues with my coaxial line. after replacing with another MOCA splitter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0113JAN8K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_2cLhDbV0MB6Y8, I still can't get a link connection with MOCA devices installed on both ends.

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In order to do another test to make sure the line was live and active.

I just took off the modem from my room... disconnected everything and move the modem to my living room. Plugged the coaxial from the living room into the modem to see if I can get a active internet signal on the modem. I was able to get signal on the modem and hit a download of 940mbps. Previously, with the rusted splitter, I was barely getting 1-5mbps download. But when I connect everything back to my room and add MOCA to both rooms, I get no MOCA sync light.

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Is it true that I should terminate the unused ports with a cap? Could that be causing me to not get a MOCA link?

So this - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0113JAN8K/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_T3ktDbSNFQPBT

Should work just fine? for both utilizing the new 4k Signal that Comcast offers as well as the 1gig modem?

These passive splitters all mention a signal drop at each end, like this:

https://www.amazon.com/BAMF-2-Way-Splitter-Bi-Directional-5-2300MHz/dp/B0113JAN8K/

>Low signal loss of only 3.5db on each output port

Perhaps TV and internet signals are distinct within the incoming cable and each use a fixed amount of bandwidth.

I actually just looked it up and it appears that is indeed the case:

https://www.reddit.com/r/answers/comments/3icybz/does_cable_tv_use_bandwidth/?st=jdgqvxhj&sh=9474df9c