I decided to buy the current version and installed today. One of my mesh nodes was just not performing with 5G backhaul and installing Ethernet to that part of the house would have been difficult. Configured with DHCP active, connected without issue and doubled my mesh node speed. As long as these devices are stable I am extremely happy. As long as u take care with splitters, this was a piece of cake
@warpdag “Looks like GoCoax was busy working with Frontier to rebrand its 1st gen adapter:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B094X594F6 ”
This product (WF-803FT) looks identical to the custom adapters employed by Frontier for MoCA WAN connections, the Frontier FCA251.
The posted Quick Start documentation is especially interesting as it’s the first scrap of information I’ve seen detailing the resulting settings from the WAN/LAN/FULL toggle switch. Critically, the Quick Start details ...
WAN (1475-1675 MHz); 2x 100 MHz
LAN (1025-1350 MHz); 3x 100 MHz
FULL (1125-1675 MHz); 5x 100 MHz
... contradict the approach described in the online FAQ on the subject ...
>>> We know that, many MSO use D-band low 1125MHz to 1225MHz to act as MoCA WAN. You can change our device to use D-band high only, from 1350MHz to 1675MHz, can build a 3-channels connection. <<<
... and, worryingly, appear to violate the MoCA spec as regards the “LAN” setting (1025 MHz < 1125 MHz), dipping down into MoCA Band C for some additional spectrum.
Aside from violating the MoCA spec, it’s puzzling that goCoax opted to do so for the “LAN” configuration, since this non-standard setting would preclude use of any retail MoCA adapters in conjunction with a “LAN”-configured WF-803FT. It would have made more sense to apply this violation to the WAN setting/connection, with the WAN operating at the lower frequency range, since the MoCA WAN would be established with just 2 WF-803FT units only, leaving the MoCA LAN operating at the standard D-High range, and accessible by any standard-conforming retail MoCA 2.5 adapter (manually configured to operate at D-High).
e.g.
WAN (1025-1225 MHz); 2x 100 MHz
LAN (1350-1675 MHz); 3x 100 MHz
Or maybe somebody just got the documentation wrong. (I mean... they do repeatedly refer to channels as "bounded," so fingers crossed.)
@ploog Yup, it's the same product, and it's obvious it's a GoCoax adapter, with a slight tweak to manually select the frequency band (shell, and product identifier are essentially the same as WF-803M).
hi. It is for LAN backups. I have a 2.5Gb NAS with a
2.5Gb switch in my rack. I bought a couple of usb-c to 2.5Gb adapters for PC/Laptop and want to try the new MA2500d to see how performance is using Coax(RG6)
Exact same use case here, 2.5GbE-capable NAS in a remote closet, need it for backup and virtual machine access (my mac supports 2.5/5/10GBe natively, Aquantia chip).
Backups tend to make the VM connection jittery, as they saturate the 1GbE connection when they run (the NAS has SSDs and can do a lot more than 1GbE, so that's a bottleneck).
Tried the Actiontec 2.5GbE adapters, they don't play well with the Aquantia chips, I barely get 700Mbps (known PHY bug from our good friends from Intel). Hoping the GoCoax adapters will work better.
I am looking to use it to connect a distant room to a NAS server. The connection to the NAS will be used for general network file storage, backup and holding files used for video editing -- some of these being simultaneous with video conferencing.
Hopefully the disappearance of @goCoax from this forum over the last week+ is a symptom of an all-hands-on-deck effort to get the new adapter released.
I decided to buy the current version and installed today. One of my mesh nodes was just not performing with 5G backhaul and installing Ethernet to that part of the house would have been difficult. Configured with DHCP active, connected without issue and doubled my mesh node speed. As long as these devices are stable I am extremely happy. As long as u take care with splitters, this was a piece of cake
Looks like GoCoax was busy working with Frontier to rebrand its 1st gen adapter:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B094X594F6
Now that it's done, what's the ETA on the the 2nd gen?
@warpdag “Looks like GoCoax was busy working with Frontier to rebrand its 1st gen adapter:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B094X594F6 ”
This product (WF-803FT) looks identical to the custom adapters employed by Frontier for MoCA WAN connections, the Frontier FCA251.
The posted Quick Start documentation is especially interesting as it’s the first scrap of information I’ve seen detailing the resulting settings from the WAN/LAN/FULL toggle switch. Critically, the Quick Start details ...
WAN (1475-1675 MHz); 2x 100 MHz
LAN (1025-1350 MHz); 3x 100 MHz
FULL (1125-1675 MHz); 5x 100 MHz
... contradict the approach described in the online FAQ on the subject ...
>>> We know that, many MSO use D-band low 1125MHz to 1225MHz to act as MoCA WAN. You can change our device to use D-band high only, from 1350MHz to 1675MHz, can build a 3-channels connection. <<<
... and, worryingly, appear to violate the MoCA spec as regards the “LAN” setting (1025 MHz < 1125 MHz), dipping down into MoCA Band C for some additional spectrum.
Aside from violating the MoCA spec, it’s puzzling that goCoax opted to do so for the “LAN” configuration, since this non-standard setting would preclude use of any retail MoCA adapters in conjunction with a “LAN”-configured WF-803FT. It would have made more sense to apply this violation to the WAN setting/connection, with the WAN operating at the lower frequency range, since the MoCA WAN would be established with just 2 WF-803FT units only, leaving the MoCA LAN operating at the standard D-High range, and accessible by any standard-conforming retail MoCA 2.5 adapter (manually configured to operate at D-High).
e.g.
WAN (1025-1225 MHz); 2x 100 MHz
LAN (1350-1675 MHz); 3x 100 MHz
Or maybe somebody just got the documentation wrong. (I mean... they do repeatedly refer to channels as "bounded," so fingers crossed.)
@ploog Yup, it's the same product, and it's obvious it's a GoCoax adapter, with a slight tweak to manually select the frequency band (shell, and product identifier are essentially the same as WF-803M).
Should be ready in weeks.
@goCoax any updates?
@goCoax any updates?
Any updates of when this product will be available?
Hi gctnj,
I am curious about what do you do with 2.5Gbps throughput? Do you do large file transfers on the LAN, or you have multigigabit broadband subscription?
hi. It is for LAN backups. I have a 2.5Gb NAS with a 2.5Gb switch in my rack. I bought a couple of usb-c to 2.5Gb adapters for PC/Laptop and want to try the new MA2500d to see how performance is using Coax(RG6)
Exact same use case here, 2.5GbE-capable NAS in a remote closet, need it for backup and virtual machine access (my mac supports 2.5/5/10GBe natively, Aquantia chip).
Backups tend to make the VM connection jittery, as they saturate the 1GbE connection when they run (the NAS has SSDs and can do a lot more than 1GbE, so that's a bottleneck).
Tried the Actiontec 2.5GbE adapters, they don't play well with the Aquantia chips, I barely get 700Mbps (known PHY bug from our good friends from Intel). Hoping the GoCoax adapters will work better.
I am looking to use it to connect a distant room to a NAS server. The connection to the NAS will be used for general network file storage, backup and holding files used for video editing -- some of these being simultaneous with video conferencing.
Hopefully the disappearance of @goCoax from this forum over the last week+ is a symptom of an all-hands-on-deck effort to get the new adapter released.
Now available for purchase, at $75 per adapter:
https://www.gocoax.com/product-page/ma2500d
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XP8MMFG/