> What is the best way to to connect two LANs about 1 km apart ? Please > advise. Ouch, no easy answer to this one. To begin the first question is what bandwidth do you require and what is you're budget? Can you run your own cable or do you need to rely on existing infrastructure? Probably the easiest route is the PSTN (telephone system). A single telephone line and two modems and you're set. Unfortunately it is very slow. None of the existing 10Base standards can reach 1km (10Base5 has a max of 500 meters). If money is of little concern fibre would be a good choice, tons of bandwidth. Hope this helped. TTYL PCBUILD's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>