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Internet Only and MoCa to Ethernet Adapter
Hello, I have 400MB/s service and a CGM4140COM xfinity cable modem. I know xFinity has good security protection, but would like to test drive a Firewalla Gold device as my router instead of the xFinity Cable Modem. Firewalla Gold doesn't support Coax however, so I purchased an Actiontec ECB7250 Coax to Ethernet Converter. When I plug the coax coming from the wall into the Actiontec converter I am not seeing the Coax green light come on the Actiontec? There is no splitter connected to the Coax coming out of the wall. I am curious if I need to have one, or if there is a special splitter I need to use the Actiontec?
Thank you!
-Nelson
EG
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4 years ago
You can't do it that way. You need to have a straight cable modem or a combo gateway device like the CGM4140COM first connected directly to the Comcast feed from the wall in order to de-modulate the Comcast signal. The Firewalla is an ethernet only appliance. It needs to be connected to an ethernet LAN port on your gateway device (CGM4140COM). Since it is a router besides a firewall device, you don't need the router part of the CGM4140COM to be active. You can put the CGM4140COM in to bridge mode and then plug the Firewalla in to ethernet port number 1 on it. Now the CGM4140COM will act only as a plain vanilla cable modem and you will use the Firewalla appliance as your router. Be advised that the Firewalla does not have any WiFi capability. You can only hardwire devices to it via ethernet cables.
Return that Actiontec adapter. You don't need it.
BTW, there are alternate configurations.
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ncottier
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4 years ago
Thanks for the explanation. I thought that was the case. Any suggestion on how to solve the WIFI issue? Thanks for the help!
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scottx
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@ncottier Your whole-home Internet coverage can be improved if you have 1) multiple APs (mesh) or 2) MoCA wired or 3) hybrid MoCA+Wireless AP.
Answer to your first question -> For MoCA to work, you need to have at least 1 pair of MoCA adapters; 1 to host/send and 1 to receive. In your case you only had 1 MoCA adapter and the MoCA green LED didn't light up, then it's likely that:
In order for MoCA to work in your home, the coaxial cabling must be network in a "Home Run" method as suggested by the MoCAlliance. Refer to this link for best practices http://mocalliance.businesscatalyst.com/technology/Final_Best-Practices-for-Installation-of-MoCA_170516rev01.pdf.
Try the following 2 steps
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