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Getting ideas from this thread, I have solved the problem. And this posting serves as a reference for other people. The tools that I used: (1) Sperry cable tester (from Home Depot) (2) ping (command line) utility in mac OS. One can also use Preference->Network. I first used (1) to...

The result for ping's is (1) in the basement, without ECB, ping 8.8.8.8 --> about 13ms and no packet loss ping router --> about 0.5ms and no packet loss (2) by the splitter, using the port for the 2nd floor, with short-cable from the splitter -> ECB ---- macbook [...

I did not notice this reply before I disconnected my test configuration to do other works. Will test it out after I put it back on.

I did a few checkings following your suggestions. (1) using Sperry cable tester --> make sure the coax cable from the upstair outlet to the splitter is OK. And it is. (2) Replace the basement ECB with the one on the 2nd floor. The macbook in the basement can surf the net smoothly...

I have posted the issue a few weeks ago. After that I was away for a while. Now, I am back to the issue. This time, I decided to post a wiring diagram of my set up. [ See the attached pdf file] Here are two observations. (1) when I hooked up one Actiontec ECB2500C in the basement, and...

Thanks for the comments. If I use the ethernet port on the optimum router in the basement to connect to my company's VPN, it works. But failed on the 2nd floor using Actiontec box. Perhaps, I should use a simpler way to test out whether the ethernet over coax works in my setup. VPN just adds...

Optimum cable line enters into a Antronix 1GHz pre-amplifier, and then gets fed into Antronix 8-way splitter (1GHz). There are 8 coax cable lines going from the splitter into 8 different rooms in the house. In the basement, one cable line is hooked up to a TV box. The other line from the wall...

Optimum cable line enters into a Antronix 1GHz pre-amplifier, and then gets fed into Antronix 8-way splitter (1GHz). There are 8 coax cable lines going from the splitter into 8 different rooms in the house. In the basement, one cable line is hooked up to a TV box. The other line from the wall...