 More FiberPremium,MVM
join:2005-09-26
West Chester, PA
kudos:18
1 edit | reply to morrisy18
Re: Will this NIM100-like device work? said by morrisy18:I don't actually have FIOS I have Cox HSI internet. Under my network connections I don't have an option to select coax(not broadband coax) All I have is the "Local Area Connection". Since you posted in the FIOS forum, it was assumed that you had a Verizon supplied MOCA compatible router (Westell 9100EM or Actiontec MI424WR). The instructions I posted applied to those routers.
I believe there is a similar screen in the NIM-100.
•Connect a PC directly to the NIM-100.
[edit] If you have a DHCP server on the network, temporarily disable it. [/edit]
•Do an IPCONFIG /RELEASE and /RENEW on the PC. The PC should assign itself a 169.254.1.x address.
[edit] See post 2 down regarding finding the IP address when there are multiple NIMs on the coax.[/edit]
•Browse to one of the NIMs. »169.254.1.x You should be presented with the NIM-100 login screen. The password is "entropic" (without quotes).
•Go to the STATUS screen.
•Click on GET LINK STATUS.
Like the router screen, this should show the speed between nodes. I earlier referred to these numbers as "signal level", which was inaccurate. If the speeds are too low ( 200 Mbps), the a coax problem (signal level, noise, bad coax, bad splitter, etc) is usually the problem.
Also make sure all your splitters are rated 1Ghz or better. MOCA uses signals up to 1.5 Ghz. Cheap cable splitters are usually rated to only 850 Mhz. |
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 birdfeedrPremium,MVM
join:2001-08-11
Warwick, RI
kudos:5 | said by More Fiber:I believe there is a similar screen in the NIM-100. I'm not sure it's ready to log in as you described. See this post here. »[split]NIM-100 configuration
I do not know what login behavior is typical with two NIM-100 devices as the only MoCA devices on the coax. |
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More FiberPremium,MVM
join:2005-09-26
West Chester, PA
kudos:18
1 edit | Good point.
I was thinking only about the ethernet side and forgot about the multiple NIMs on the coax. If multiple NIMs are on the coax at the same time, each should get a unique APIPA (169.254.x.x) address, as will the PC.
Use IPCONFIG to find the APIPA address that your PC assigns itself when connected to one of the NIMs.
[edit]This requires that you temporarily disable your DHCP server.[/edit]
From that you should be able to deduce the IP addresses of the NIMs.
i.e. If your PC gets a APIPA address of 168.254.1.4, you can infer that the NIMs are probably .1 through .3.
However, it may take some exploring. |
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