I have a WF-803M that has a coax cable running from the wall to the TV port. I have it plugged into power and I have the ethernet plugged into my computer. I have used this in the past without a problem but didn't use it for a while. I'm trying to use it again and now it won't work. The power light is on and the LAN light flashes but I don't have any lights on the MoCA light. Any idea how I can troubleshoot this?
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Figure out why I was not getting a signal. The cable came yesterday and shut off the line because he thought it was not in use since my modem and cable are in the living room. So I would check to see if you're getting a TV signal through that line you have your device connected. Just use cable box are as a testing device if you get a signal with the cable box then it's working, it is the device itself, but if not, it is the cable company line.
I am having the same issue, but I just have the coax connected to the MoCA. It worked right out the box no issues until now. I am getting no Internet connection to my PS4.
I am having the same issue, but I just have the coax connected to the MoCA. It worked right out the box no issues until now. I am getting no Internet connection to my PS4.
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"Unidentified network" is indicative of a DHCP failure on the computer. MoCA should only operate on the data link layer (layer 2) of the OSI model, or at most with some layer 3 knowledge for web GUI. DHCP failure is a network layer (layer 3) problem. You might want to check the computer's IP address configuration. It could be the computer has a static IP address assignment on a different subnet. Maybe you are uncomfortable in doing that, but it is worth a try.
Any progress...??
As background, a MoCA connection like what you're trying to establish requires 2 MoCA nodes, the client (which you have) and also, effectively, a MoCA access point, a main MoCA node that bridges between the coax/MoCA segment and the router's LAN. This MoCA access point device can be built-in to a cable gateway (combo modem/router) or router (see FiOS routers), or the main MoCA/Ethernet bridge can be effected by using another standalone MoCA adapter at the router location, connecting the MoCA adapter to a router LAN port, as well as to the shared coax plant.
With the main MoCA/Ethernet bridge in place, you'd then need to ensure that the MoCA node locations are connected via coax, and, ideally, with their coax lines connected using MoCA 2.x-compatible components.
You'd also want to review whether you have a "PoE" MoCA filter properly installed, both to secure your MoCA signals inside the home, keeping them off the provider coax and away from neighboring homes, but also to provide a performance/efficiency boost for your MoCA gear.
All the above said, without more detail on your current and past setup, it's not impossible that your previous successful connection wasn't via a neighbor's unprotected MoCA network -- and that network is now offline or protected.
What the admin said, the MoCA-infused coax connection runs to the "MoCA" port (which passes all frequencies); the pass-through "TV" port only passes sub-1002 MHz signals.
Separately, if making this one change doesn't fix things, you'd want to detail more of your setup, since a single MoCA adapter can't do anything on its own.
Please connect to the MoCA port, not TV port.