Connecting COAX

[DonkeyChainsaw]

Hi everyone,

Because of my low internet speed i'm going to switch to a new provider. At this moment i use ADSL (coper phone line, 20mbps max.) For gaming this is enough but not enough for gaming and someone else watching tv. So now i'm switching to internet trough the COAX cable. Only trouble is that the box where the signal comes in and where the modem should be plugged in, is in the living room. And my pc (which i liked to have wired because wifi is to far away) is in my bedroom upstairs, and too far away to connect a lan cable. However i did found out that the coax that is already installed is split to the tv in the living room downstairs and one is going upstairs near my room and comes out at another box where you can connect a coax cable. My question is to you guys: can i connect my modem there? Do i really need to place my modem in the living room, or can i put it somewhere else? And if it really has to be connected to the box in the living room can i extend it a bit further? (The provider says the cable can't be longer then 1 meter, but some people say they have extended it to 10 meters) sorry for the bad english.

[PlayStation 2]

Theoretically if your cable is long enough

[dalekphalm]

Hi everyone,

Because of my low internet speed i'm going to switch to a new provider. At this moment i use ADSL (coper phone line, 20mbps max.) For gaming this is enough but not enough for gaming and someone else watching tv. So now i'm switching to internet trough the COAX cable. Only trouble is that the box where the signal comes in and where the modem should be plugged in, is in the living room. And my pc (which i liked to have wired because wifi is to far away) is in my bedroom upstairs, and too far away to connect a lan cable. However i did found out that the coax that is already installed is split to the tv in the living room downstairs and one is going upstairs near my room and comes out at another box where you can connect a coax cable. My question is to you guys: can i connect my modem there? Do i really need to place my modem in the living room, or can i put it somewhere else? And if it really has to be connected to the box in the living room can i extend it a bit further? (The provider says the cable can't be longer then 1 meter, but some people say they have extended it to 10 meters) sorry for the bad english.

As someone who has Cable Internet (DOCSIS 3.0 FTTN 150 Mbps), you can run the cable quite a large length before it will degrade your signal. However, you need good quality cable, as well as good quality splitters, endcaps, etc.

 

In your situation, where you have an inline splitter that takes the incoming Cable line, and splits it to:

1. The Living Room, and

2. Your room

 

You can definitely put the modem in either place. As long as the splitter is of good quality, you should get the same speeds/performance in either location.

 

I have about 3 meters of cable in my setup going from the wall port to my modem. I've heard of others using significantly longer cables as well, and still having it work.

[DonkeyChainsaw]

I attached a picture of the incoming box in the living. The one that has no connector is the one going upstairs to the box near my room. The other was used for the television downstairs. (I say "was" because i'm on ADSL. The tv goes trough a powerline) Can i connect the one that goes to my room and then put the modem there? Or will that be a problem for the television in the living room downstairs? Thanks btw for the quick response

[dalekphalm]

I attached a picture of the incoming box in the living. The one that has no connector is the one going upstairs to the box near my room. The other was used for the television downstairs. (I say "was" because i'm on ADSL. The tv goes trough a powerline) Can i connect the one that goes to my room and then put the modem there? Or will that be a problem for the television in the living room downstairs? Thanks btw for the quick response

I don't see any picture...

[DonkeyChainsaw]

Woops, my fault. Something went wrong.

 

Anyway, the first picture is where the signal comes into the house, the cable that is missing a connector is going upstairs to my room. The other picture is the box where the cable from downstairs comes out. (The connected one is useless and isn't going anywhere) Can i connect the modem on the box in the second picture? Internet won't be 150 mbps, It will be limited to 40 mbps due to distance to the local exchange. BTW don't mind that nut, my cats are throwing those around the house the whole day. And i'm to lazy to pick them up. 

[dalekphalm]

Woops, my fault. Something went wrong.

 

Anyway, the first picture is where the signal comes into the house, the cable that is missing a connector is going upstairs to my room. The other picture is the box where the cable from downstairs comes out. (The connected one is useless and isn't going anywhere) Can i connect the modem on the box in the second picture? Internet won't be 150 mbps, It will be limited to 40 mbps due to distance to the local exchange. BTW don't mind that nut, my cats are throwing those around the house the whole day. And i'm to lazy to pick them up. 

You'll need to re-terminate the top cable of course. You'll also need to install a splitter - connect the incoming line to the splitter, then the splitter to the two outgoing cables (To your room and to the living room).

 

This will allow the living room to still be able to connect to Cable TV (either direct jack, or via a Cable Box, depending on what your Cable TV service supports - most modern Cable TV services require the Cable Box these days it seems). Then you can connect the Modem to the jack in your room.

 

It's very important to only connect ONE modem though (Eg: Don't also put one in the living room).