如果您像我一样是Verizon FIOS 客户(Verizon FIOS customer)，您的设置和路由器(setup and router)可能会显着降低您的LAN 速度(LAN speed)。那么我所说的LAN 速度(LAN speed)是什么意思呢？嗯，有Internet 速度(Internet speed)，然后有LAN 或局域网速度(LAN or Local Area Network speed)。
您可以通过访问SpeedTest.net等网站轻松检查您的互联网速度(Internet speed)，并确保结果与您在FIOS注册的速度相匹配。值得注意的是，您应该只使用通过以太网电缆连接的计算机执行(Ethernet cable)速度测试(speed test)，因为这将是最快的。
在我的家里，我有 100/100 的FIOS，我很容易在我的电脑上获得这样的互联网速度。(Internet speed)问题不在于我的网速(Internet speed)，请在我的家庭网络(home network)上购买本地传输速度。当尝试在我的网络上的不同计算机之间传输一些数据时，速度最高约为 11.5 MB/s。那是每秒兆字节。
对于 100 Mbps（即每秒兆位）网络，11.5 MB/s是一个非常好的速度。但是，我所有的设备都启用了千兆，这意味着我的传输速度应该接近 1000 Mbps。这意味着大约 125 MB/s。如您所见，我目前的 11.5 速度还不到千兆以太网(Ethernet)最高速度的十分之一。
速度较慢的原因
那么究竟是什么导致我只能获得 100 Mbps 的传输(Mbps transfer)速率？两个原因：我家的同轴电缆(coax cabling)和 MoCA 版本(home and MoCA version)。我的房子是用同轴电缆(coax cabling)而不是以太网电缆(Ethernet cabling)预先连接的，这有很大的不同。使用同轴电缆(coax cabling)时，您将永远无法获得最大的LAN 速度(LAN speed)或接近它的任何地方。
但是，即使您无法使用同轴电缆，您也可以通过确保所有设备都使用MoCA 2.0而不是MoCA 1.0或 1.1 来显着提高速度。MoCA 1.0最大速度为 12.5 MB/s，1.1 最大速度为 21.875 MB/s。如果这令人困惑，请务必阅读我之前关于了解网络传输(network transfer)速度的帖子。
因此，即使我的路由器和计算机(router and computer)有千兆端口，我家中的布线和路由器上的MoCA 版本(MoCA version)也导致速度最高达到 12.5 MB/s。默认情况下，Verizon会为新客户安装Actiontec MI424WR 路由器(Actiontec MI424WR router)，即使它不是他们拥有的最好的路由器。
该路由器为红色或黑色和灰色，如上图所示。总体而言，它是一款出色的路由器，可为您提供出色的互联网(Internet)速度，最高可达 100 Mbps，最高可达 100 Mbps。缺点是它仅支持MoCA 1.1 ，因此在您的LAN 网络(LAN network)上最高可达 21.875 MB/s。
那么为什么这会有所作为呢？好吧，如果您在家中拥有自己的媒体服务器，则将电影从您的计算机或 NAS(computer or NAS)流式传输到HDTV 或游戏机(HDTV or game console) 的速度会慢得多，并导致您的视频每隔几秒钟就会暂停一次。我也将我的电脑备份到我的NAS，而较慢的传输速度(transfer speed)会使备份时间(backup time)增加数小时，这对我来说是不可接受的。
修复缓慢的 LAN 速度
那么如何解决这个问题呢？好吧，如果您被迫使用同轴电缆，最简单的方法是将您的路由器升级到Verizon提供的新Quantum Gateway 路由器(Quantum Gateway router)。您可以以每月 10 美元的价格租用它，也可以以 199 美元的价格直接购买。
免费获得Quantum Gateway 路由器(Quantum Gateway router)的最佳方式是通过一个计划简单地升级您的互联网速度(Internet speed)，他们通常会免费为您提供路由器。我当时是 75/75 并升级到 100/100，并询问他们是否也可以免费放入路由器，他们做到了。
如果他们告诉您提高到该速度不会使您有资格，那么只需要求升级到更高的速度，然后在升级路由器后降低您的速度。例如，如果您是 25/25 并且他们说如果您升级到 50/50 他们不能给您新的路由器，那么就说您想升级到 75/75。他们将免费为您提供新路由器，然后您只需上网并在两天后将速度降低到 50/50。Verizon 代表(Verizon representative)告诉我这个技巧！
如果您无法以这种方式获得路由器，请前往亚马逊(Amazon)，您可以以 142.50 美元的价格获得它，从而为您节省一些钱。您也可以在 eBay 上试用，并可能在那里获得更好的交易。我得到的和上图的那个是G1100 网关(G1100 gateway)路由器。
与Actiontec 路由器(Actiontec router)相比，该路由器在无线功能方面有几个优势，但对我来说，最大的吸引力是对MoCA 2.0的支持。安装此路由器后，如何在其他设备上获得MoCA 2.0速度？
好吧，因为我的房子到处都是通过同轴电缆连接的，所以我不得不购买一些MoCA 2.0适配器。我购买的是Actiontec的。这是一个MoCA 2.0 同轴电缆(Coax)转以太网适配器(Ethernet adapter)，而且非常昂贵。
我将此适配器连接到墙上的同轴电缆，并将以太网(Ethernet)连接到一个交换机，该交换机连接到我的所有其他设备，如计算机等。那么我看到了什么样的速度提升？(speed improvement)嗯(Well)，基线 MoCA 2.0(baseline MoCA 2.0)可以为您提供高达 400 Mbps的速度，相当于大约 50 MB/s。在我自己的测试中，速度增加到大约 54 MB/s。这几乎比我之前的速度快了五倍！
还有一个增强的MoCA 2.0速度，它为您提供高达 800 Mbps的吞吐量，但它必须是绑定的同轴电缆连接(coax connection)。有一个像上面所示的Actiontec的绑定(Actiontec)MoCA 适配器(MoCA adapter)，但G1100 路由器(G1100 router)仅支持MoCA 2.0而不是绑定MoCA 2.0，因此您无法获得更高的速度。
甚至更快的速度？
那么你能获得比我上面提到的 50 MB/s更快的速度吗？是的，但它需要更多的工作。基本上，您必须将Verizon ONT从同轴电缆切换到以太网(Ethernet)，然后在家里安装一些以太网端口。(Ethernet)
我将在未来(future post)写一篇关于如何做到这一点的文章，因为这就是我目前在自己家里做的事情，它并不像看起来那么复杂。将ONT切换到以太网(Ethernet)并在设备附近安装以太网端口(Ethernet port)后，您可以获得高达 90+ MB/s传输速度，这与理论上的 125 MB/s差不多。如果您有任何问题，请随时发表评论。享受！
Upgrade to FIOS Quantum Gateway Router for Faster LAN Speeds
If you are a Verizon FIOS customer, like myself, your setup and router may be slowing down your LAN speeds significantly. So what do I mean by LAN speed? Well, thеre is Internet speed and then there is LAN оr Local Area Network speеd.
Your Internet speed can easily be checked by visiting a site like SpeedTest.net and making sure the results match the speed you’re signed up for with FIOS. It’s worth noting that you should only perform a speed test using a computer connected via Ethernet cable since that will be the fastest.
In my home, I have 100/100 with FIOS and I easily get that Internet speed on my computers. The problem was not my Internet speed, buy my local transfer speeds on my home network. When trying to transfer some data between different computers on my network, the speed maxed out at around 11.5 MB/s. That’s megabytes per second.
For a 100 Mbps (that’s megabits per second) network, 11.5 MB/s is a very good speed. However, all of my equipment was gigabit enabled, meaning I should get closer to 1000 Mbps in transfer speeds. That means around 125 MB/s. So as you can see, my current speed of 11.5 is less than one tenth the maximum speed for gigabit Ethernet.
Cause of Slower Speed
So what exactly is causing me to get only a 100 Mbps transfer rate? Two reasons: coax cabling in my home and MoCA version. My house was pre-wired with coax cabling instead of Ethernet cabling and that makes a significant difference. You will never get the max LAN speed possible or anywhere close to it when using coax cabling.
However, even if you are stuck with coax, you can dramatically increase your speed by making sure all your devices are using MoCA 2.0 rather than MoCA 1.0 or 1.1. MoCA 1.0 maxes out at 12.5 MB/s and 1.1 maxes out at 21.875 MB/s. If this is confusing, make sure to read my previous post on understanding network transfer speeds.
So even though my router and computer had gigabit ports, the wiring in my house and the MoCA version on my router was causing the speed to max out at 12.5 MB/s. By default, Verizon installs the Actiontec MI424WR router for new customers, even though it’s not the best router they have.
This router is either red or black and grey like the image shown above. Overall, it’s a great router and will give you excellent Internet speeds all the way up to 100 Mbps up and 100 Mbps down. The downside is that it only supports MoCA 1.1 and therefore maxes out at 21.875 MB/s on your LAN network.
So why does this make a difference? Well, if you have your own media server at home, streaming movies from your computer or NAS to an HDTV or game console will be much slower and result in your videos pausing every couple of seconds. I also backup my computers to my NAS and the slower transfer speed increases the backup time by hours, which is unacceptable for me.
Fix Slow LAN Speed
So how can you go about fixing this problem? Well, the easiest way if you are forced to use coax cabling is to upgrade your router to the new Quantum Gateway router offered by Verizon. You can either rent it for $10 a month or buy it outright for $199.
The best way to get the Quantum Gateway router for free is to simply upgrade your Internet speed by one plan and they will usually give you the router for free. I was at 75/75 and upgraded to 100/100 and asked if they could throw in the router too for free, which they did.
If they tell you that increasing to that speed won’t qualify you, then just ask to be upgraded to something higher and then reduce your speed after they upgrade your router. For example, if you are at 25/25 and they say they can’t give you the new router if you upgrade to 50/50, just say you want to upgrade to 75/75. They will give you the new router for free and then you simply go online and reduce your speed to 50/50 two days later. A Verizon representative told me this trick!
If you can’t get the router that way, go to Amazon and you can get it for $142.50, saving you some money. You can also try on eBay and possibly score a better deal there. The one I got and the one pictured above is the G1100 gateway router.
The router has several advantages over the Actiontec router in terms of wireless features, but for me, the biggest draw was the MoCA 2.0 support. Once you have this router installed, how do you get MoCA 2.0 speeds on your other devices?
Well, since my house is connected via coax everywhere, I had to buy some MoCA 2.0 adapters. The one I purchased was from Actiontec. It’s a MoCA 2.0 Coax to Ethernet adapter and it’s pretty expensive.
I connected this adapter to the coax in my wall and connected the Ethernet out to a switch, which was connected to all my other devices like computers, etc. So what kind of speed improvement did I see? Well, baseline MoCA 2.0 can give you speeds up to 400 Mbps, which translates into about 50 MB/s. In my own tests, the speed increased to about 54 MB/s. This was almost five times faster than my previous speed!
There is also an enhanced MoCA 2.0 speed, which gives you a throughput up to 800 Mbps, but it has to be a bonded coax connection. There is a bonded MoCA adapter like the one shown above from Actiontec, but the G1100 router only supports MoCA 2.0 not bonded MoCA 2.0, so you can’t get those higher speeds.
Even Faster Speeds?
So can you get even faster speeds than the 50 MB/s I mentioned above? Yes, but it requires a lot more work. Basically, you have to switch your Verizon ONT from coax to Ethernet and then get some Ethernet ports installed in your house.
I’m going to write a future post on how do to this as that is currently what I’m doing in my own house and it’s not as complicated as it may seem. Once you switch the ONT to Ethernet and get an Ethernet port near your devices, you can get transfer speeds up to 90+ MB/s, which is about as close to the theoretical 125 MB/s as you can get. If you have any questions, feel free to comment. Enjoy!
