Recent content by BobMc

Randy, no I didn't. Got to be more complicated than I had anticipated. I'm certainly no luddite, having built computers and networks for over 30 years, but I'm afraid it's beyond my capability to work out a solution. Seems like paying someone to run an ethernet cable to the other location in...

Yes, I had a brain f*rt and typed GHz instead of Gbps. Thanks for catching that, but you interpreted my mistake correctly.

Apologies for the delayed response, but our local Spectrum was out for about 6 hours today. Yes, I do understand that using Speedtest just tests the WAN speed, but it also means that I'm getting that speed at the AiMesh node where I conducted the test. Right now, I guess I'm confused by the...

The modem is DOCCIS3.1, so your info would apply. Consequently, if I could only get 500Mbps at best, that would be no better than what I'm currently getting using AiMesh setup. Dong Knows Tech at https://dongknows.com/get-your-home-wired-with-network-cables/ has a great how to do-it-yourself...

OK, I've rerun the test at the AiMesh node. Confirmed that the Surface Pro's USB port is 3.0, not 2.0. The adapter to ethernet is 2.5GHz. Laptop plugged in and on full performance mode. Using speedtest via cat6 ethernet with both bluetooth and WiFi turned off on the laptop: Download @550 Mbps...

Not sure what you mean by the "ISP router." There is a box on the exterior wall of the office where I think all the lines converge and the Spectrum line enters. From there, there one comes into the office (almost directly through the wall as far as I can tell) and the other multiple lines go...

The one point in the connection that is probably slowing things down is the USB port on the older Surface Pro laptop. Although I connect to ethernet via the USB port via a 2.5GHz adapter, the USB port is probably 2.0 (I'll have to check that). I don't have any other way to connect directly to...

I'm no scientist keeping track of every little keystroke. I hooked up the laptop as I described and ran speedtest, several times, both from Chrome and from the speedtest app - results were all within same tolerance. No diagram. From Spectrum service to modem. Modem to 2.5GHz WAN port on AX88U...

I connected a cat6 ethernet cable from my laptop directly to the AV room router, had the WiFi on the laptop turned off, then ran speedtest on the laptop so the only connection to the LAN was at the AV router via ethernet.

When running all the speed tests in my previous post I was logged in on a laptop via ethernet to the AV room router with WiFi turned off.

To start with the most recent question: what am I trying to solve? The original question was whether MoCA would interfere with the phone/voice functionality of my current setup with the Spectrum modem. I also asked for any thoughts and that's where we got into questions re MoCA, speed, etc. On...

Yes, AIMesh. Had the AX3000 in media bridge mode until a couple of days ago when thought I'd try AIMesh. Didn't make much difference in WiFi speeds around the house, nor in the direct router to router speed (connecting laptop to AX3000 via ethernet.

Thinking about setting up MoCA between office/entry point and AV room. Here's our current setup: Current modem is an EU2251 (make unknown, but suspect ARRIS) provided by Spectrum. Have internet, cable and voice/phone service. Spectrum specs says it's DOCSIS 3.1 certified and supports up to 5...