Set up connections for both devices using just one 2GB port.
Set up connections for both devices using just one 2GB port.
Frontier arrived to set up a 2GB internet connection and left behind a pile of equipment that became visible immediately after I opened the panel. The home was already wired with Ethernet cables covering every room, which is ideal. Now I’m attempting to achieve the speeds we received on two desktops. There are no coaxial ports in any of the rooms housing the desktops. Based on the Sagecom specifications, using the yellow LAN ports on the router shouldn’t provide 2GB speeds—these are the only ports available for ATM internet access, so relying solely on them won’t work. I’m considering a switch as an alternative, though I’m unsure how to proceed. I’m also exploring the possibility of purchasing a new router with 2GB ports. The current configuration is unusual; I’m used to a typical setup like fiber → modem → router → computers. This one looks different: internal Ethernet cable → Sagecom WAN port → coax from Sagecom → MOCA adapter → yellow Ethernet from the adapter → EERO mesh routers. If you have any additional details, please share. I’m trying to find a solution that simplifies everything and keeps my two desktops running smoothly. Any suggestions for hardware or configurations would be really helpful. Thanks ahead of time.
This situation isn't too serious. You can spot the mess in my garage easily. It's quite a mess, honestly—I'd have to charge people to inspect it. My problem is even worse because the internet comes from the same company that supplies video cable. It's a real mess out there. Good luck!
Looks like a Lennar home. I used to install this stuff. Easiest solution is to get a 2.5 or 10G switch for the panel and make the whole house live. Depending on which eero system you have it can pipe UP TO 2gig wifi throughput but it can get messy doing anything on wifi. Each Eero station MIGHT have a throughput capability as well (2 ports on the back of each station) which will allow passthrough. Anyways here is what I would do for your house. Get rid of the MoCA system entirely, you dont need it unless you want to put internet where there is only a coax connection somewhere and its useless how its hooked up. 1. Coax to the modem/router from Frontier. (disable the wifi on board, that is already handled by Eero) 2. Get a 2.5G switch and run the 2.5gig port from the router into that https://www.microcenter.com/product/6508...top-switch something like this should work but be careful because alot of the switches at even the 200$ range don't provide 2.5gig to all ports so you will want to verify that. To explain the breakout. Port 1 on the switch gets the input from the Modem/Router Port 2 on the switch runs to the Eero system. (it looks like you have the mesh only, not the hard link version) Port 3-8 then get plugged into all the cabling going to each room. Doing this will simplify the whole setup, but again keep that MoCA adaptor in case you want to run ethernet over the coax in the future. One thing to note through, if you are getting junky reception on the Eero setup, you can move the base station to a different spot in the house and use the throughput port for anything needing to be connected, then just move the mesh points as needed.
I have a comparable configuration from Frontier using a 2gb plan with the same router Sagemcom Fast 5290 plus two EERO Pro 6 routers. They connected the existing coax to an outside splitter inside the building. The internal splitter has three outputs—two at 7 db and one at 3.5 db. The 3.5 db output connects to the Sagemcom router’s coax port. The two 7 db outputs feed into two MCOM adapters, each set for 10gb. One MCOM Ethernet link goes to the main EERO, while the other heads to the Sagemcom WAN2.5G port. The Wi-Fi is disabled on the Sagemcom router. You’re wondering about the 2.5G switch setup—am I interpreting the WAN2.5G port as an output that sends data to the new switch? It seems like it’s meant for delivery, not input. The installer explained this arrangement is how they achieve multi-gigabit performance, though it contradicts the 1Gb limit of the LAN ports. Thanks!