On Wed, December 28, 2011 5:50 pm, Charles Craft wrote: >> For my home network, I use the same SSID/WPA2-PSK pair on two different >> APs on different channels. One AP is in my house, the other is in my >> garage/office, about 150 ft away, and the two wired networks are >> connected >> by a 5GHz 802.11n bridge. While it doesn't really allow movement >> between >> APs like jumping from cell tower to cell tower, it does make it very >> easy >> to move devices between the two networks (like my phone which will >> stream >> data over Wifi). I'm sure there are more secure ways to do it, but >> wireless in general is a compromise between convenience and security. >> >> > > What are you using for the bridge between the buildings? I'm using a Mikrotik RBSXT . Quite reasonably priced at $89 US each. Setup was not trivial as these are real enterprise class type devices, so there are a plethora of options. I got really frustrated for a long time while setting these things up, but once I did get everything right, the operation has been seamless. These offer some features that at first appear trivial, but are vital if you're trying to make a "wire-replacement," such as DHCP forwarding. They are "power over ethernet" but not according to the IEEE standard, so you do need to use their specific power injectors. Matt Bennett Just outside of Austin, TX 30.51,-97.91 The views I express are my own, not that of my employer, a large multinational corporation that you are familiar with. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .