XPost: alt.home.repair, sci.electronics.repair   
   From: _arlen.george@halder.edu   
      
   On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:41:56 -0700, Johann Beretta wrote:   
      
   > The term is "wireless bridge" or "wifi bridge". Both are accepted   
   > definitions in the WISP business.   
   >   
   > https://kb.netgear.com/227/What-is-a-wireless-bridge   
      
   Hi Johann,   
      
   Thanks for the purposefully helpful terminology hint.   
   o Particularly since the way Ubiquiti uses 'bridge' always confused me   
      
   From the Netgear KB article:   
      
   o #1 Bridge: Network part 1 ... separation distance ... Network part 2   
   o #2 Bridge: Computer 1 ... sends traffic ... directly to computer 2   
      
   Even in _that_ article, the term "bridge" was loosely used.   
   o Worse - I think - is how Ubiquiti seems (to me) to use that term! :)   
      
   For example, here is a photo of my "nanobridge" & "nanobeam" on the shelf   
   o But, I always used them for exactly the same things (don't you?)   
        
      
   Here's a closeup snapshot of the back end of the respective horns:   
       
      
   In terms of size & construction, they're relatively similar in that they   
   both have similarly sized steel dishes (those are magnets in the photo   
   below) & plastic horns:   
       
      
   Which, kind of, is why I'm a bit confused about what's the difference   
   o Between a "nanobeam" and a "nanobridge"   
      
   For now, based on your help, I'll call _this_ setup, a Nanobeam bridge!   
       
   (More correctly, it's a "nanobeam bridge horn".)  :)   
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