re: Networking/Printing Issues From Win XP Laptop with Wireless Connection
Friday, June 6, 2008 at 7:14 am
Windows Vista Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Charlie Hadden
(1338 messages posted)
The network Bridge can be used on just two machines that are wired directly to each
other! You should not be required to have separate networks. I am not sure what function
the Switch is providing if you already have a router. Do you need it as an extender
for distance? Switches are normally used in large networks to speed up the changes
between active machines and to potentially open up some bandwidth when using many
machines.
Example: My setup has only 2 machines connected with a crossover cable. One machine
has a WiFi card that connects to my provider across the street. I can connect the
two machines without a bridge, but do not have bidirectional access nor ISP access
on the second machine without a "MAC Miniport Bridge". If I do an IPconfig it does
not even show the individual machines, only the bridge.
Now why you can't find it to install I don't know. I though something was wrong with
mine because it insisted it be there and I had never used it before!
You also might look into using the "promiscuous mode". This I can't help you with
but I am told it can help you discover a fault.
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