Not snarky, but direct, clear and in kind.

I’m not a shrink but it’s insulting to dangle money when asking for help, especially from a person you thought to be “helpful”. Your behavior was also insulting to the idea of charity itself. Keep that in mind.

Like I said before, you need to run a cable, that’s the cheapest and most effective solution for you. I speak as one of those who run various Wi-Fi networks in “many businesses and compasses” you mentioned for a living. There are ways to do this wirelessly but you likely don’t want to pay for the hardware, the labor cost, or the consulting fees. Else, talk to a local professional.

That’s pretty snarky response from someone I have always thought was a helpful, understanding person. Apologies if we are missing each other on terminology, but there is clearly a way to offer a Wi-Fi connection with one SSID for a much larger property than a 7500 sqft lot with two 1350 sqft buildings sitting on it. Many businesses and campuses I have been on have no issues broadcasting Wi-Fi across an area many times larger than this. I think I’ve seen Ubiquity in many of those setups, but I would think such a setup might not be needed for this small of a property.

Possibly we are crossing paths on terminology or possibly you’re missing something in my question, but I apologize if I offended you in some way by asking how I can send you money for your assistance in answering my question.

What part of “There’s no Wi-Fi solution for this.” in my previous reply didn’t you understand, Luke? Also, I didn’t start this site to solicit a consulting service, and I have no tips on reading comprehension.

Thank you, Dong. I read both articles you linked to regarding Wi-Fi range and network cables. It looks like all wired backhaul broadcasters in a Wi-Fi 6E or 7 setup. Wi-Fi 7 looks like it can get really expensive quickly, but I’m open to exploring it if it’s the rights setup based on Wi-Fi 7’s AFC that boosts the 6 Ghz range.

Do you have a recommended setup that will allow a 45+ ft jump between two nodes between the two houses (so, two walls to cross)? I imagine I’ll need 2 nodes in the front house and 2 nodes in the back house. I’m already wired for 3 nodes in the front house and zero in the back house, so I’ll need to run ethernet cable between the two houses in the ground with any setup. Alternatively, I could use a weather resistant node outside as a bridge between the two houses.

I appreciate your expert opinion and specific advice and would thankfully Venmo you to give me personalized recommendations based on my house setup.

You need to run a network cable to connect the two, Luke. There’s no Wi-Fi solution for this. More on Wi-Fi range in this post.

By the way, Wi-Fi 6 uses 5GHz and 2.4GHz bands. The 6GHz band is avaible in Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7.

Good luck!

WIFI 6 seems to only work at very short ranges without walls (my houses are those weird kind that actually have walls :-), which seems to indicate I’m at 2.4 or 5 ghz regardless of the mesh system used, correct?

Do you have a recommendation for this setup? I could in theory bridge the two homes with an exterior node in a carport; however, I’d prefer to keep the nodes inside. That means jumping nodes from one house to the other is a 45+ft jump between two walls (one on either side). I’d REALLY appreciate and direction here.

Tenda is generally not available in the U.S., Paul. Also, stuff is cheap for a reason. I’ve had some interesting experience with Tenda before.

I don’t have any recommendation for you Lionel — I generally don’t comment on specific situations because there’s no way to know without being there. You can start with this post to educate yourself before making the decision, or hire a local professional. By the way, there’s no need to post the same comment under multiple posts.