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Fios Internet - coax vs cat 5

I just recently had Verizon Fios installed for tv, phone, & internet. Everything is currently set up with coax, but I recently built a new addition that has a cat 5 line installed for a new home office. I would like to move the router to that location...how do I hook it up since there is no coax connection there?

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Comet2011L4

Hello lajohns,

I think in this particular situation it would be best to run the ethernet cable to the original location of the router.

If you choose to move the router, you might need to extend the coax cable coming from the ONT and splitter to the new location. But if you instead run an ethernet cable from the new addition to the location of the router then you will save yourself a lot of trouble.

You could possibly bridge two wireless routers but then your network would suffer performance. Best way to go is run the CAT5e to the router. Anyone have any other ideas?

lajohns

Just to be clear the router is only being used for internet service...everything else runs off coax to individual boxes on tvs

Comet2011L4

Hello lajohns,

Are you using Verizon Set top box?

The Verizon Set top box uses a Coax to the router for Programming Guide and Information. This may also include Video On Demand.

The Coax to the router is also used for the WAN internet in some cases too.

So, what I am trying to say is that the router is not only used by computers for internet. It's also used by the set top boxes for the Programing Guide, Information, and Video On Demand. The junction occurs at the splitter/ combiner.

lajohns

From the verizon box outside there is a coax cable that comes out and splits into 4 cables which go to the tv's in the house and one to router. The router has nothing to do with any of the boxes within the house as far as I can see. I know this because they used the exact cables that I had in place with Comcast and they didn't run thru anything special for them either...

The router is wireless, there is a coax cable currently coming into and only one ethernet cable coming out to my desktop computer..all other computers in the house are wireless.

I'm just wondering if in the new room, there is a cat 5 plug...can I hook the router up to that and then to my desktop computer. As far as I can see outside the cat 5 cable goes into a phone box, but then there is a cable from the phone box over to the verizon box.

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