JWadle
Occasional Visitor
I recently installed an Actiontec ECB6200 adapter to create a MoCA 2.0 network. Previously, I had used an Arris SBG6782 modem/router with built-in MoCA 1.1. Here's what I've found so far:
My MoCA devices (four TiVos , both 2.0 and 1.1 MoCA) work fine with the ECB6200.
An Actiontec WCB6200Q extender works fine as my only WiFi access point (my main router is wired-only) located at the center of my home via MoCA coax connection. My Internet speed is 180Mbps at the modem and I'm getting 70Mbps from the WCB6200Q via 802.11AC wireless.
My one disappointment with the ECB6200 is that the "TV/STB" coax port does not pass MoCA frequencies. I have a TiVo/TV in the same room as the modem/router/ECB6200 and had planned to connect the TiVo to the ECB6200 TV/STB coax port. I since learned from Actiontec that this TV/STB port only passes cable TV frequencies, not MoCA, so it will not support a TiVo. As an alternative, I've had to use a wired router port to connect the TiVo via Ethernet. This is a surprising and disappointing limitation of the ECB6200.
My MoCA devices (four TiVos , both 2.0 and 1.1 MoCA) work fine with the ECB6200.
An Actiontec WCB6200Q extender works fine as my only WiFi access point (my main router is wired-only) located at the center of my home via MoCA coax connection. My Internet speed is 180Mbps at the modem and I'm getting 70Mbps from the WCB6200Q via 802.11AC wireless.
My one disappointment with the ECB6200 is that the "TV/STB" coax port does not pass MoCA frequencies. I have a TiVo/TV in the same room as the modem/router/ECB6200 and had planned to connect the TiVo to the ECB6200 TV/STB coax port. I since learned from Actiontec that this TV/STB port only passes cable TV frequencies, not MoCA, so it will not support a TiVo. As an alternative, I've had to use a wired router port to connect the TiVo via Ethernet. This is a surprising and disappointing limitation of the ECB6200.
