[SOLVED] Coax to Ethernet Adapter

[JLMullins]

I have ethernet cable coming into my home. I have a cable (coax) modem. Is there an adapter to connect the ethernet cable to a cable modem? Say screw onto the model cable input and have an place to plug the ethernet cable into.

Thanks,
Jimmy

 

[SamirD]

If you have an ethernet cable coming into your home, I would try to see if you can get Internet from that by itself. If so, then you only need a router and don't need a modem.

 

[bill001g]

Although the cable might look like ethernet it must be something else or you have a electronic device like a fiber ONT someplace in the house.

Most people that say this are looking at a telephone line and it needs to connect to a device with a DSL modem in it. You can not hook a cable modem to a dsl line they are very different.

The reason it can not be a actual ethenet cable is ethernet can only go 100 meters and the ISP office is much farther than that. Now if you live in a apartment then it might be a actual ethernet where the apartment complex has a switch or something to provide internet.

 

[thegnomeofold]

As SamirD said, you should try just plugging the ethernet up to a router, if that doesnt work try putting it on the modem and setting it to bridge mode and attach the modem to the router.

 

[SamirD]

Most people that say this are looking at a telephone line...

Yikes! I forgot about this!

OP, do not try to plug this into your computer yet--verify that it is definitely not a phone line--digital or analog--or it can fry your network card.