[Discuss] MOCA routers

[dsr at randomstring.org (Dan Ritter)]

Jerry Feldman wrote: 
> I currently have an Xfinity WiFi 6 router downstairs in my condo, and an
> older Actiontec MOCA upstairs. At the time I bought the Actiontec I used it
> mainly for a wired connection to my desktop for jitsi meetings. Since I no
> longer have the desktop, I'm using my laptop to connect wirelessly. While I
> generally get decent bandwidth on jitsi, I'm possibly looking to replace
> the Actiontec with possibly a wifi 7 MOCA router. Any recommendations.

My recommendation would be to not replace hardware until it
shows signs of being inadequate or failing. The real-world daily
difference between 6 and 7 is almost always immaterial.

> Another thing. I keep the 2 SSIDs separate. Would it be better to use the
> same SSID on both routers.


Having the same SSID on all wifi access points is a required
step in seamless roaming for mobile devices, and makes it a tiny
bit easier to configure devices that won't "roam" but do get
moved from time to time, since they get one config and not two.

The other steps involve not using NAT on the access points
themselves, and using a static IP or consistent DHCP source.
This may be harder to arrange on a MoCA router, since they will
probably assume that the MoCA connection is to an external
network; I don't know if that can be configured.

-dsr-