good, then the new cat6 cable should fix everything
If it’s a wired connection, the Verizon router doesn’t support MoCa 2.0, so that will be a bottleneck but with gigabit, it should be connected via Ethernet, unless you have TV too. All devices need to be MoCa 2.0 or they will step down to the slowest device, but you’re not even getting close to MoCa 1.1. Your splitters and coax also need to support MoCa 2.0. Check the frequency range on the splitters, they should be rated for 1 GHz or better, and do you know if you have RG-6 coax in the walls? Your cat5 cable coming from the router is also a bottleneck, as was mentioned already in this thread.
If you have TV through FiOS as well, your STBs will also be a bottleneck. You can circumvent this by using the Ethernet port for the guide and VOD, but this will take a port on the router. If you buy a bonded MoCa 2.0 adapter, you can take Verizon’s router out of your network completely. They can remote into their router and you may or may not be comfortable knowing this. With the Christmas season coming, this may be an attractive solution. You’ll need an adapter for every device you want directly connected to the router, and there is a limit to how many you can have. You will need to keep Verizon’s router in case you ever have to call customer service. They won’t help you without their router connected.
So, aside from the cat5 cable and Verizon’s router, all your other possible bottlenecks if it’s not just those are:
- Splitters
- Coax
- Set-top Boxes (if you have FiOS TV)
MoCa makes gigabit a pain in the fucking ass, but we’re all stuck with it until it becomes commonplace to rewire houses with Ethernet and perhaps someday, maybe even fiber itself.
Anyone who’s thinking about getting FiOS, make sure you’ve got RG-6 coax in the walls before you leave your cable company…or you’ll probably get faster speeds through wifi.
Cat 5 has 8 wires, only 2 pair are used for 100base.
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