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Ethernet over coax

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There's a live 50 post thread sitting on top of Arstechnica's Networking forum right now discussing MoCA..


According to some posters it operates at half duplex and max's out at 100Mbps and not a great replacement for WiFi..
 
There's a live 50 post thread sitting on top of Arstechnica's Networking forum right now discussing MoCA..


According to some posters it operates at half duplex and max's out at 100Mbps and not a great replacement for WiFi..
yea you might need a good one from amazon that can handle good speeds.
 
As @Phil2021 says, all networks ran over coax originally, using 10BASE5 at 10Mb/s. Our networks at work ran this for a few years until we switched to Token Ring in the late 1980's.
 
i seen some videos, its much better then using a mesh system wifi mode, with ethernet over coax its much faster speeds and lower ping
I'm debating with myself if it's worth or not since only 3 rooms have a tv socket the kitchen, dining room, sitting room I would definitely use all 3 and would rid of a decent amount of cabling. I did see one for 25 quid gonna try that first
 
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Cant believe I never thought something like this actually existed. Has anyone here tried something like this? I saw some cheaper ones too

I'm guessing you're quite young! 😂

Ethernet is around 40 years old now and did originally run on coaxial cable (of various types and sizes and segment lengths). It was also a CSMA/CD technology for many, many years before its eventual modern and current incarnations as a non-contended physical network.

You may wish to read up on the history of Ethernet, before you re-invent the wheel in 2023 😎
 
I'm guessing you're quite young! 😂

Ethernet is around 40 years old now and did originally run on coaxial cable (of various types and sizes and segment lengths). It was also a CSMA/CD technology for many, many years before its eventual modern and current incarnations as a non-contended physical network.

You may wish to read up on the history of Ethernet, before you re-invent the wheel in 2023 😎
I am indeed very young😔
I was only aware that it was used for tv/internet had no clue it was originally used for ethernet
I will read up on it thanks for the information 🫡
 
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I did see this product and thought that’s a good (old) idea as I have a 75 ohm tv point in the kitchen that would be useful as an RJ45 point.

But then again why not simply replace the 75 ohm coax with Ethernet cable, my tv cables run in ducting inside the walls!!!
 
Heve a look at this video:


MoCA's Coax is pretty good but depends on your cabling and you how many nodes you need. In fact the video suggests you could use MoCA for internet backhaul of your wifi access points. MoCA 3.0 promises 10Gbit. So even discounting crazy theoritical claims multi-gigabit over coax will still be a great achievement. Personally I wouldn't invest in a dead technology. Take the plunge and do proper CAT 6 cabling, you won't regret it. Failing that look at this kit to move your ONT/router to another part of the house.
 
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The video is interesting

Power line devices are horrible the ones I have tried produce lots of RFI.

I think in my case, having the ducting already in the wall, an Ethernet cable is the best way to go.
 
Ah the joy of thinnet and trying to find the unplugged cable, dodgy BNC connection or missing terminator which was bringing the entire segment down, causing all the workstations to just hang cos their ability to cope when a mapped drive disappeared was zero.

Most of my time dealing with this was in France and it usually coincided with the need for someone in the office to have an early or longer than usual lunch, as if two hours wasn't enough already. Or swift exit late afternoon.... "Le réseau est foutu, je ne peut rien faire... a demain !"
 
“Ethernet cable” is a misnomer that should have been killed off years ago. Ethernet is actually a transmission specification and can be carried over several cable types.
 
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Using today's Technology and current Compression Technics you could easily run Gigabytes of Data over Coax with good results, problem is its lossy over any lengthy distance, main reason for this is Coax Cable is Unbalanced compared to Twisted Pair which is Balanced and can take a lot more of a hit in terms of Loss over a compared Cable Length, with Twisted Pair Cabling now exceeding Cat7+ Specs it's a no Brainer not to develop Data Transmission over Coax anymore, let alone the tremendous advantages of Fibre Optic.
 
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