goCoax MoCA 2.5 Adapter with 2.5GbE Ethernet Port. MoCA 2.5. 1x 2.5GbE Port. Provide 2.5Gbps Bandwidth with existing coaxial Cables. White(2-Pack, MA2500D)

Somehow I had forgotten that this technology existed, its been a long time since I've used Coax for anything. After a recent move, I ran into a situation where I had rooms where some where wired for ethernet and coax, but then some were only wired for coax. This necessitated me to find a way to get ethernet to these areas and so I started looking at options. I was about to give up and just pay a wiring company to run the cables for me and install new drops in each needed room - but then I found these devices.Its like magic, you just connect one end of the "master" device to your router/switch via ethernet (I set mine to DHCP which was easy to do and the instructions tell you how). Then you connect a coax cable to a splitter and then connect all your other coax cables for the rooms you want to connect. Then on each of those coax "legs" just connect to the coax connection on the partner devices and then connect your ethernet devices to the ethernet port on the other side. And just like that, you can get multi-gig speeds over Coax and avoid the need to have any new wiring installed in your home for those areas.Now for me there are still some complications, such as PoE devices still need power and these devices don't provide that, so you'll need a power cord for those or a PoE injector.Overall I'm thrilled with these devices, they are made well, seem to work reliably and without much fuss to setup. The speeds are very good and definitely surprised me at how easily this could be achieved.

Setup was a breeze.There is a web server built into these where some minor configuration and status review is available along with manual firmware updates.As a professional network engineer this is working great for me. Moving into an old and large home with solid walls. The fiber from the ISP was run to the lower level at one side of the home and my office is on the upper level at the opposite side. I have network equipment that requires physical connectivity. Even with perhaps older wiring and a graciously large run, I was able to operate a full throughout speeds of my internet connection (1Gbit/s). The adapters seem to indicate 3.5Gbit rate in their GUI, but my tests are maxing out the above internet connection. While I don't have an arrangement readily available to complete throughput testing to determine the maximum performance, there is probably a professional publication that already has online.Definitely recommend this for 2 node configuration if you want to be certain you can reach 1Gb/s where you have coax already ran or are willing to run it. Notably no splitters, filters, or any other measures were taken to reach this result... just simply "plug and play" but I do not have cable services, so if you do I expect you'll need to consider the potential for such accommodations.

I'll start this review off by saying I'm super happy with my purchase. Setup took me, an IT professional, about an hour, but that will vary based on your local wiring. My biggest recommendation for any one purchasing is to do some homework first on setting up MoCa and what roadblocks you may run into. Below is a summary of my existing setup and a high level overview of the steps I took to get setup, along with my final thoughts. I include some basic latency testing and speed testing information near the bottom. For anyone interested in the MoCA splitter and filter I used, I have included links below.Background: I use an Asus AiMesh Wi-Fi system in a house built in the late 1800s. Basically every room was added on at some point by a person with some free time and spare lumber, so nothing is to code, or even remotely associated with any other room in the house. I've wanted to run Ethernet throughout the house since I moved in, but due to the inherent challenges of multiple, hard-to-access crawl spaces and no attic, I was left with very little options outside of my office other than a spotty mesh Wi-Fi systemMy goal:Having just upgraded to fiber, I had a house full of unused coax cable. I wanted to send Ethernet over this, and effectively "wire" in my access points. However, I wanted to ensure that if a future owner or myself wanted to return to copper/cable internet, that it wouldn't impact this setup.-- What I bought:- 2-pack of goCoax- 1 pack BAMF Coax MOCA-compatible Coax Splitterhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B017T9KF1S- 1 pack PPC MoCA POE filterhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SLD9QPH-- How I accomplished it:- OUTSIDE:First, I had to crack open the Spectrum box on the outside of my house. Inside, there were a bunch of disconnected coax runs and a single filter connection coming from the outside line to my internet line, along with another "filter"-type device that had a ground line connected to it. I removed their filter and ground connection, and replaced it with the BAMF 4 way splitter on the "In" connection. I also connected the PPC filter in between the outside line and the BAMF filter (so it looked like line from road -> PPC filter -> BAMF "in" port on 4 way splitter). Finally, and this is super important, I connected the ground wire I had removed from the Spectrum filter/bracket to the new BAMF splitter, which has two spots, one on each side, to connect the ground wire. While a ground wire isn't 100% required, it's very important to preserve your equipment.From there, I connected all of the coax runs I wanted to use to the "Out" ports on the BAMF splitter. I then made sure everything fit in the box and closed it up.- INSIDE:Took a two foot piece of Coax and connected it to the coax wall jack where my access point was. Powered up the goCoax unit, connected the two foot piece of coax to it, and ran the Ethernet line to my access point's WAN port.Where my cable modem was originally hooked up and my primary router was, I hooked up the other goCoax box, powered it up, and ran the Ethernet cable to a LAN port on my primary router.Power cycled my access point and waited.Within a few moments, the Ethernet and MoCA lights both lit up on both goCoax devices, and I ran some ping and speed tests. Was getting my max internet speed at the access point, with zero dropped packets. Pinging another device on my network, I averaged 3-4ms of latency with no jumps. Moved a large file between devices at 100MBps, not quite 1Gbps speeds but way, way faster than my Wi-Fi had been. That access point is now getting the fastest speeds I've ever had in that part of the house with super low latency, and I can use it as a jumping off point for additional Ethernet runs.-- SUMMARY:For $60 a piece, these devices are amazing. They required zero setup in terms of configuration, all plug and play, and the most time consuming part was prepping the existing coax setup in my home by adding the MoCA splitter and filtering the outside line. These two steps for essential for ensuring the coax was actually tied together, and that the MoCA signal was not escaping into the outside line. I have some other coax runs in my home and I'll absolutely be buying more of these goCoax units to equip there. I was skeptical at first, but now I'm a total believe in this product. If you have a house full of coax cable and want to put it to good use, this is absolutely the product to buy!

Works great.I am using a dedicated coax cable that is directly goes to outside box from room A, connects to the coax that goes to room B room using connector coupler, I get full 2.5Gbits both ways. It adds the latency of 3ms though, which is expected from MoCA. For streaming content it is definitely exceeds necessary capabilities, but it is pretty handy for my use cases.Price wise... it works, it cheaper than other options here, not sure why would I buy anything else and pay more?

These are actually perfect and much better than my hitron. I'm taking away a star because they can with cat 5e cables. those cheap cables max at 1 gps ,