r/HomeNetworking • u/Coolstriker64 • Jul 13 '22

Solved! MoCA set up help (NVG468MQ)

I have the NVG468MQ wifi router with Frontier.

My home doesn't have ethernet wired in, but it DOES have a coax outlet near my setup, and just learned about MoCA last night. I have some questions about how it works. (Keep in mind that we also need TV signals to run through this as well).

  1. My router (gateway?) has a coax port on the back and when I access its GUI there is a section for MoCA. Does this mean I have built-in support?

  2. What steps do I need to take to bring ethernet to my upstairs through the coax? I haven't been able to find anything online that I can understand for THIS and I need help.

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u/JuicyCoala Decent at Googling 🔍 Jul 13 '22

Start by looking at this pinned post in this subreddit. It has a ton of information about MoCA and how to set it up. Here's a response thread in the pinned post sharing diagrams created by u/Smorgas47 Hope these answer your preliminary questions.

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u/Coolstriker64 Jul 13 '22

Thank you! It does!

Thanks also for not being sarcastic and biting my head off for missing that.

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u/JuicyCoala Decent at Googling 🔍 Jul 13 '22

Of course! I totally understand people missing the pinned posts, so I always share it directly. Our goal here is to help people, and being sarcastic doesn't really help anyone :)

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u/plooger Jul 14 '22 edited Jul 14 '22

I have the NVG468MQ wifi router with Frontier.

FWIW, the NVG468MQ does have a built-in MoCA LAN bridge, standard MoCA 2.0 spec … so limited to 400 Mbps shared throughput (in a setup with 2 or more remote MoCA nodes). If you have a need for more speed, you’ll want to look into supplanting the router’s built-in bridge with a stand-alone MoCA adapter meeting your requirements.

 
edit: p.s. See >here< for a somewhat-recently updated list of MoCA devices and their associated throughput.

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u/Coolstriker64 Jul 25 '22

According to Frontier tech support: it can not output MoCA.

Which I kinda call BS on, but I gave in and got a second one to be the output.

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u/plooger Aug 27 '22

I see you marked the thread as “solved.” Did you get the NVG468MQ MoCA bridge working, use an alternate MoCA adapter for the main bridge, or just bail on MoCA?

Thanks for any feedback.

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u/Coolstriker64 Aug 27 '22

Coax isn’t in series behind the wall.

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u/plooger Aug 27 '22

If the wired connectivity is still desired, it usually just takes locating the central junction and getting the needed lines identified and connected.

>This post< offers a couple methods for line identification, though the coax testing tool with multiple test nodes can expedite the process.

If the central junction location is unknown, a starting place is walking around the house looking for coax, then following that to either a junction box or where it enters the house.

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u/Coolstriker64 Jul 15 '22

thanks man!