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Q. Can coax and cat5 be active at the same time? 

A. That depends on the context of the question.

In the DSLR FiOS forums, that question usually refers to your WAN (internet) connection. 

Your WAN connection between the ONT and the router can be delivered over coax (MOCA WAN) or cat5, but not both. So in that context, only one can be active. If you have FiOS TV, video is delivered over coax. Verizon's standard install is Ethernet from the ONT. 

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  • Is cat5 a standard protocol or is it a medium for the Ethernet protocol? I see you saying cat5 very frequently but I am not sure what that is. If cat5 is not a standard protocol (like Ethernet or MOCa) then it seems inappropriate to say cat5 to refer to the networking protocol.

    2019-12-30 14:33:41 (Sam Tomato See Profile)



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