Question Connecting Linksys Velop Wired Backhaul using MoCA

[regiment96]

Hi all,

I've been using a Linksys Velop WiFi6 mesh network for a while and while it's not terrible, I do lose connection from time to time. I'm thinking about utilizing a wired backhaul in my house, and I'll need MoCa to do it. I think I have this mostly sorted out, but wanted to know if anyone sees a problem with this configuration:


ISP -> Modem -> Velop Parent Node -> Parent MoCA Adapter -> MoCA 4-Way splitter to home coax -> Child MoCA Adapter (x4) -> Velop Child Node (x4)


If I weren't using MoCA but had ethernet wired in my house, I think I'd need a switch between the Velop Parent node and the child nodes. However, physically, everything on the MoCA network will be tied together through the splitter and I think that's how MoCA is intended to be used. Will this work? Any issues physically connecting multiple child Velop nodes to a single Ethernet port on the Parent Velop Node?


Thanks for any insight on this!

 

[kanewolf]

Hi all,

I've been using a Linksys Velop WiFi6 mesh network for a while and while it's not terrible, I do lose connection from time to time. I'm thinking about utilizing a wired backhaul in my house, and I'll need MoCa to do it. I think I have this mostly sorted out, but wanted to know if anyone sees a problem with this configuration:


ISP -> Modem -> Velop Parent Node -> Parent MoCA Adapter -> MoCA 4-Way splitter to home coax -> Child MoCA Adapter (x4) -> Velop Child Node (x4)


If I weren't using MoCA but had ethernet wired in my house, I think I'd need a switch between the Velop Parent node and the child nodes. However, physically, everything on the MoCA network will be tied together through the splitter and I think that's how MoCA is intended to be used. Will this work? Any issues physically connecting multiple child Velop nodes to a single Ethernet port on the Parent Velop Node?


Thanks for any insight on this!

It should work. All the MoCA units share bandwidth. That is one difference between MoCA and switched ethernet.
I would test it with short (3m) coax cables between everything, before using the household coax to connect. That will allow you to determine if there is a coax problem vs a MoCA problem.