Question MOCA repeaters - comm w/Gateway

[mocanet]

Quick question, FiOS MoCA network: Do Actiontec 6200 MOCA WiFi extenders need to communicate with the G6100 gateway, or only the ONT?

I ask because nearly all houses are going to have at least one splitter with isolation 25 - 30 dB between any 6200 extender and their G6100 gateway, and in fact most houses probably have a few, each adding additional splitter loss (3 - 10 dB) between these two devices.

However, if the 6200 extenders communicate only with the ONT, then it's really just some splitter losses (3 - 10 dB /ea) between these devices, no concern with massive 30 dB splitter isolation. This would dictate typical MOCA network layout.

Also, is there any need for 6200 extenders to communicate directly with each other, if perhaps a device connected to one is trying to communicate with a device connected to another? Or does all comm route back thru the gateway or ONT?

Thanks!

 

[bill001g]

Been a long time since I looked FIOS stuff. Don't they have something newer than the 6100.

I am somewhat confused. I will assume you are actually trying to use the moca feature in the fios gateway. You can of course use your own router and use the ethernet port on the ONT. Then moca would be the same as any other non fios house.

The problem is the ONT does not do the NAT function. The single IP address you have is given to your gateway/router. The end devices using moca must talk to that device.
Moca cabling can be complex made even more so with the fios implementation. Hard to say your optimum connection. Maybe you could add another splitter between the ONT and the gateway to connect the rest of your house.

All moca devices can technically talk to each other. This like powerline network function as big switch but it work more like a old style hub since it is half duplex and they need to use a method to avoid devices transmitting at the same time. Moca tends to work very well.

I have not stayed on top of fios but do they support the new moca that has a 2gbit total network bandwidth.