Bridging Connections using a Netgear PCI Wireless Network Card

Hi All

Firstly the setup I have:
3 computers (2 desktops & a laptop) all running XP, and 2 wireless cards
(Netgear WG311v3 PCI, and Netgear WPN111 USB), and a Wireless router which is
connected to the internet.

I put a PCI Wireless card in one of the desktops (D1) and connected using a
wired network to the other desktop (D2), I wanted to try and set up a
connection by which D1 could bridge the connections using the XP Bridge
Connections facility. I Bridged the connections, and it didn't work (can't
get an IP address), I read on the net about a fix that involved the 'netsh
bridge a 1 e' command, and tried that, and it didn't work...

I borrowed the USB that I use for my laptop, and set that up on D1 (after
first disabling the PCI card) and that worked fine first time.

Does anyone have any idea why there would be such a difference between the
two different cards, and if there is anything that can be done to get it
working?

I tried calling up the Netgear Technical support, but they weren't
interested in helping because it working normally, without bridging (they
said that there are differences with the USB and PCI cards, but weren't
willing to tell me anything more), they suggested I try talking to Microsoft
(which is why I am posting here).

Any ideas?

Colin

that's a pretty strange network topology considering you have a
router. what kind of connection TO the Internet do you have? DSL?
Cable? What is this wireless router?

On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 20:28:01 -0800, Freak4JC
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi All
>
>Firstly the setup I have:
>3 computers (2 desktops & a laptop) all running XP, and 2 wireless cards
>(Netgear WG311v3 PCI, and Netgear WPN111 USB), and a Wireless router which is
>connected to the internet.
>
>I put a PCI Wireless card in one of the desktops (D1) and connected using a
>wired network to the other desktop (D2), I wanted to try and set up a
>connection by which D1 could bridge the connections using the XP Bridge
>Connections facility. I Bridged the connections, and it didn't work (can't
>get an IP address), I read on the net about a fix that involved the 'netsh
>bridge a 1 e' command, and tried that, and it didn't work...
>
>I borrowed the USB that I use for my laptop, and set that up on D1 (after
>first disabling the PCI card) and that worked fine first time.
>
>Does anyone have any idea why there would be such a difference between the
>two different cards, and if there is anything that can be done to get it
>working?
>
>I tried calling up the Netgear Technical support, but they weren't
>interested in helping because it working normally, without bridging (they
>said that there are differences with the USB and PCI cards, but weren't
>willing to tell me anything more), they suggested I try talking to Microsoft
>(which is why I am posting here).
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Colin
>
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

The router is a Netgear WPN824 wireless router, it is upstairs, and connected
to an ADSL modem to provide internet. My desktops are downstairs, and pretty
much at the diagonal oposite of the house (but it is a small enough house
that the signal is strong enough... but awkward to run a cable, so we use
wireless (and I am trying to avoid buying another wireless card if I can)

I think that bridging is the wrong way to go. But
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302348/en-us may explain your issue.

Another solution to consider is something like
http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=570

On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 03:23:00 -0800, Freak4JC
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>The router is a Netgear WPN824 wireless router, it is upstairs, and connected
>to an ADSL modem to provide internet. My desktops are downstairs, and pretty
>much at the diagonal oposite of the house (but it is a small enough house
>that the signal is strong enough... but awkward to run a cable, so we use
>wireless (and I am trying to avoid buying another wireless card if I can)
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Hi
There is probably some thing involved with the card's chipset/driver
internal instructions that clashes with the OS in bridging mode.
Given the prices of NICs and the fact that Bridging is Not a common usage at
Entry Level Networking I doubt that any one would put the time and the
effort to resolve such issue.
Just get yourself another card that works.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Freak4JC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:F1F70C09-06DA-481F-9677-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi All
>
> Firstly the setup I have:
> 3 computers (2 desktops & a laptop) all running XP, and 2 wireless cards
> (Netgear WG311v3 PCI, and Netgear WPN111 USB), and a Wireless router which
> is
> connected to the internet.
>
> I put a PCI Wireless card in one of the desktops (D1) and connected using
> a
> wired network to the other desktop (D2), I wanted to try and set up a
> connection by which D1 could bridge the connections using the XP Bridge
> Connections facility. I Bridged the connections, and it didn't work (can't
> get an IP address), I read on the net about a fix that involved the 'netsh
> bridge a 1 e' command, and tried that, and it didn't work...
>
> I borrowed the USB that I use for my laptop, and set that up on D1 (after
> first disabling the PCI card) and that worked fine first time.
>
> Does anyone have any idea why there would be such a difference between the
> two different cards, and if there is anything that can be done to get it
> working?
>
> I tried calling up the Netgear Technical support, but they weren't
> interested in helping because it working normally, without bridging (they
> said that there are differences with the USB and PCI cards, but weren't
> willing to tell me anything more), they suggested I try talking to
> Microsoft
> (which is why I am posting here).
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Colin
>
>