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Bridging Networks With Windows XP - setup
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The first thing we need to do is install both an Ethernet adapter and a Wireless Ethernet network adapter into our Windows XP computer.  Be sure you can get out to the internet using your ethernet connection.  This will make sure everything is working later too.   For our wireless side, put your network card in ADHOC mode and set a wireless channel to communicate on.  Do the same with the other wireless computers.
Next, Set up the bridge between the two networks, highlight both of your network adapters. Right click on one and select ‘bridge networks’ as shown in this picture.
Your system will grind away for a minute or so with this picture displayed. Resist the temptation of clicking on things till the system stops grinding.
When the bridge setup is complete, your network connections will look like this.  NOTE THE NEW NETWORK BRIDGE ICON.
When your wireless client computers are rebooted, they will get an IP address from your router on your ETHERNET lan.  The XP software based network bridge has turned your wireless network into the same network as your wired network!! COOL!!
Finished
Things are a little different
Your network adapters no longer have anything in their network properties.  For the most part, all of the info is in the properties of the network bridge.  If you want to change any of your network properies, you will have to do it through the Network Bridge Properties.
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network media bridge with Windows XP for your home network
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XP as Network Bridge by Tommy Puckett - 27/10/2001 20:16:00
Re: XP as Network Bridge by Keith - 02/11/2001 00:40:00
Re: XP as Network Bridge by LinkSysUser - 28/12/2002 04:43:00
Re: XP as Network Bridge by frustrated - 18/05/2003 13:35:00
Re: XP as Network Bridge by Sascha - 16/11/2004 06:02:00
Re: XP as Network Bridge by RussW - 01/01/2005 11:06:00
Re: XP as Network Bridge by hehe - 11/06/2005 17:37:00
Re: XP as Network Bridge by Connor Bowllan - 03/12/2005 19:30:00
Re: XP as Network Bridge by caleb - 19/04/2006 19:07:00
networking by shawn - 13/01/2002 01:39:00
Re: networking by Charles Sutton - 23/01/2002 01:27:00
Bridging win xp prof & win98se by Calvin Hor - 18/03/2002 02:10:00
Re: Bridging win xp prof & win98se by XtC - 09/05/2002 08:17:00
Re: Bridging win xp prof & win98se by david - 07/03/2003 23:39:00
Re: Bridging win xp prof & win98se by kshin - 14/02/2004 02:23:00
Bridge in win2000 Server by Germán - 07/05/2002 14:25:00
Re: Bridge in win2000 Server by Aaron - 19/07/2002 04:34:00
Re: Bridge in win2000 Server by Beastie - 13/08/2002 18:11:00
Re: Bridge in win2000 Server by Josh - 06/07/2004 12:36:00
Re: Bridge in win2000 Server by JWRoux - 18/10/2005 10:19:00
Can you Bridge with wires? (instead of wireless) by Spencer Hyde - 18/06/2002 14:16:00
Re: Can you Bridge with wires? (instead of wireless) by Kamikaasje - 18/06/2002 18:37:00
Re: Can you Bridge with wires? (instead of wireless) by Matt - 18/10/2003 07:15:00
XP With Bridge = FASTER ? by SEaN - 16/07/2002 03:29:00
Re: XP With Bridge = FASTER ? by Josiah Carlson - 29/07/2002 05:43:00
XP wireless bridge Orinoco by Manuel - 09/08/2002 16:40:00
Re: XP wireless bridge Orinoco by Hans - 29/09/2002 04:53:00
Re: XP wireless bridge Orinoco by bob - 14/10/2002 01:07:00
Re: XP wireless bridge Orinoco by Jason Straight - 19/12/2003 20:04:00
Re: XP wireless bridge Orinoco by Rene Bartosh - 08/04/2006 18:43:00
RE: Networking by Theoden Zarkov - 26/09/2002 13:40:00
A mess of a network by Caveboy - 29/09/2002 23:11:00
Re: A mess of a network by alan - 01/10/2002 01:31:00
Re: A mess of a network by kurtray - 05/11/2002 17:33:00
Connect 2 PC and Cable modem by Edward - 30/09/2002 16:33:00
Re: Connect 2 PC and Cable modem by Peter - 22/02/2005 09:22:00
Screwed TCP/IP routing. by Karma - 26/11/2002 03:12:00
Bridging LAN & WLAN by Marc - 18/12/2002 17:13:00
Re: Bridging LAN & WLAN by deviant - 01/02/2003 08:12:00
Re: Bridging LAN & WLAN by Little Boy - 13/09/2003 05:28:00
Re: Bridging LAN & WLAN *SOLUTION* by Mikey - 07/11/2003 07:40:00
Re: Bridging LAN & WLAN *SOLUTION* by Bastel - 12/12/2003 04:39:00
Re: Bridging LAN & WLAN *SOLUTION* by Djmarkus - 18/06/2004 03:27:00
Re: Bridging LAN & WLAN *SOLUTION* by Chris - 01/07/2004 15:15:00
Re: Bridging LAN & WLAN *SOLUTION* THANK YOU thank You Glorious Thank You by Coenraad - 12/10/2004 01:10:00
cant see other computer by pha - 07/02/2003 04:57:00
Re: cant see other computer by mexredknee - 05/03/2003 04:16:00
Re: cant see other computer by rick - 01/09/2003 17:07:00
WinXPpro bridge to win98ME by AliTeK - 17/03/2003 04:00:00
Re: WinXPpro bridge to win98ME by sardjardi - 25/11/2004 17:21:00
Internet connection sharing? by RomeoJava - 28/03/2003 06:28:00
help by LAURA - 15/04/2003 12:42:00
problem in using two wireless ethernet simultaneously by Ganesh - 02/05/2003 20:02:00
Re: problem in using two wireless ethernet simultaneously by Peter - 22/02/2005 09:30:00
I think I need help... by loipenluder - 04/05/2003 12:23:00
Networking via UTP by Dylon - 07/05/2003 19:36:00
Help with internet sharing. by sha - 29/05/2003 05:36:00
Bridging 2 networks with different IP ranges by Colin McCarthy - 17/07/2003 07:56:00
Re: Bridging 2 networks with different IP ranges by cyphus - 23/09/2004 09:56:00
Win 2003 Bridged Network by Smit Shah - 20/08/2003 23:47:00
Bridge for Firewire? by MLim - 03/09/2003 14:11:00
network connection with different ip by daneshvar - 07/09/2003 07:58:00
loosing wlan contact when bridging by Fredrik - 15/10/2003 16:11:00
Re: loosing wlan contact when bridging by Bryn - 25/05/2004 19:31:00
Re: loosing wlan contact when bridging by Dave Ashcroft - 19/06/2004 08:55:00
Re: loosing wlan contact when bridging by Ernesto Figueroa - 14/03/2005 10:38:00
Re: loosing wlan contact when bridging by Tommy - 15/04/2005 19:29:00
Re: loosing wlan contact when bridging by brian - 28/01/2006 22:18:00
How to automaticly do bridging by joel - 21/10/2003 14:31:00
internet Connection on WLAN and LAN Simulatiously !! by Tim - 30/11/2003 14:46:00
Re: internet Connection on WLAN and LAN Simulatiously !! by Pete - 22/09/2004 15:54:00
No connection with 98 (1st ed). Any idea? by TaZuKo - 17/12/2003 16:33:00
Re: No connection with 98 (1st ed). Any idea? by Mogo - 17/11/2005 14:27:00
Xp bridge by Armando Araiza - 20/12/2003 14:39:00
XP Bridge problems by Ruben - 21/12/2003 00:51:00
ps2 bridge? by jim - 28/12/2003 13:43:00
Re: ps2 bridge? by Andy - 27/04/2004 22:46:00
Re: ps2 bridge? by chase - 02/08/2004 11:48:00
Re: ps2 bridge? by scott - 09/10/2004 13:08:00
Re: ps2 bridge? by Andy J - 08/05/2005 17:18:00
Re: ps2 bridge? by Beaker - 20/03/2006 19:48:00
Re: ps2 bridge? by Someone - 11/08/2006 12:23:00
XP Soft Bbridge by ltheONEl - 29/12/2003 15:46:00
Thank You by Andy - 10/05/2004
windows XP firewall configuration by Shaun - 10/05/2004 12:36:00
router-server-switch-network with 3pcs (1wont work) by Thomas - 04/06/2004 05:37:00
Please Help ASAP! by Scott Shelton - 24/06/2004 15:14:00
Internet sharing by JE2004 - 03/09/2004 15:55:00
Loosing my mind over Network Bridge by Henrik - 04/09/2004 06:45:00
Re: Loosing my mind over Network Bridge by Julian - 01/11/2004 08:25:00
Friend's Wireless by Dave - 05/10/2004 23:56:00
help by Adam - 29/10/2004 20:43:00
My wireless and LAN mess by Dave z - 25/12/2004 23:26:00
Re: My wireless and LAN mess by Vijay - 01/02/2005 15:16:00
Cable+oldCisco340+2NICs? by TarHeelGG - 02/02/2005 20:29:00
Cable+oldCisco340+2NICs? by TarHeelGG - 02/02/2005 20:34:00
Cant ping bridge?? by frustrated - 05/02/2005 23:26:00
Bridging through a wireless? by Noltz - 07/02/2005 20:48:00
Re: Bridging through a wireless? by Sam Wakeil - 15/02/2005 12:05:00
Having difficulty ... by Keith - 24/02/2005 11:29:00
Re: Having difficulty ... by JayDubbya - 28/05/2005 01:01:00
Bridge loose Internet connection. by m1001101 - 12/03/2005 07:07:00
Bridging with Active directory by mahipal - 16/03/2005 17:11:00
Win2003 Server and two networks by Pete - 18/05/2005 04:51:00
Re: Win2003 Server and two networks by JayDubbya - 28/05/2005 01:04:00
Re: Win2003 Server and two networks by ah - 09/08/2005 21:33:00
Connect two networks with a bridge by Larsa - 11/07/2005 04:27:00
Re: Connect two networks with a bridge by tobben - 18/08/2005 18:59:00
Please help me by seenu - 28/08/2005 01:01:00
Wireless/Wired bridge confusion by Casey - 30/08/2005 16:58:00
Re: Wireless/Wired bridge confusion by rsa - 04/10/2005 01:00:00
Re: Wireless/Wired bridge confusion by lol - 13/10/2005 10:21:00
DHCP problem by zuan - 15/10/2005 03:00:00
Wireless Bridging by David Thorn - 06/11/2005 05:05:00
Only One Connection by Andy - 10/11/2005 18:42:00
Thanks a million by Sal C - 18/11/2005 21:43:00
Network bridging with the ps2 by Bodhi - 14/12/2005 15:39:00
bridging with PC to PC and Wireless by Rusdi - 14/12/2005 23:51:00
bridging with xp by joan - 19/01/2006 08:24:00
THE answer to bridging LAN + WLAN by Anonymous - 10/02/2006 04:45:00
XP Bridge to CDMA wireless card by Jesse - 07/03/2006 00:32:00
Networking xp home with server 2003 by Lance - 07/08/2006 13:57:00
Party-Line Networking by HaX80r - 05/10/2006 22:06:00
Thank you! by BadISPUser - 04/11/2006 08:23:00
Posted by BadISPUser
04/11/2006 08:23:00.
Thank you!
Such a simple feature, but I never would have noticed it. This article saved the day for me!
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Bridging WiFi and Ethernet by teh_pwnerer - 31/12/2006 11:35:00
Posted by teh_pwnerer
31/12/2006 11:35:00.
Bridging WiFi and Ethernet
Is it possible for the WiFi to provide the internet connection to the Ethernet? I have an XBOX 360 and it requires ethernet to access the web, but when i try the bridge all the ip's work and the internet stops on the host PC with the bridge, and the guest xbox...

So i was wondering if it only worked WiFi]Ethernet
and not Ethernet]WiFi

thanks.
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need help bridging 2 networks without internet sharing by bladerunner - 28/02/2007 11:44:00
Posted by bladerunner
28/02/2007 11:44:00.
need help bridging 2 networks without internet sharing
I have 2 wireless network routers in my home. One computer has xp, d-link 524 wireless broadband router so I can send movies to 2 xboxes. The other has xp, linksys wireless broadband router and one xbox.(1st is mine, the second is my son-in-law's) We are trying to bridge the two so we can share movies, music, and system link games. We can't get broadband where I live so it's not an option yet. I have a spare linksys adapter #wga54g we are trying to use as an access point to bridge the two so we can see each others networks. Is there a way to do this without buying and pulling 100 ft of cable? I have installed an extra lan card on my pc and plugged the wireless adapter in, but I can't seem to get them both to work correctly at the same time.
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