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I have a laptop with Windows XP Home. It has integrated wireless and an
ethernet port. I have a D-Link wireless router. Both the wireless
connection, and the etherlink port work well. Two other computers in my
house are part of our home network. I enabled file sharing, and I am able to
share files between computers.
If I run the Network Setup Wizard, which Windows says is recommended for
security, Windows creates a "bridge" in My Network Connections, and then
neither the wireless or the etherlink port will work. If I delete the
"bridge", they both work again. I am not selecting the option in the Wizard
of "connecting directly to the internet" since I am using the D-Link router.
What's going on here? Do I have some kind of security risk because I can't
run the Wizard? What is a "bridge" for in my case?
thanks, Kevin
I have a laptop with Windows XP Home. It has integrated wireless and an
ethernet port. I have a D-Link wireless router. Both the wireless
connection, and the etherlink port work well. Two other computers in my
house are part of our home network. I enabled file sharing, and I am able to
share files between computers.
If I run the Network Setup Wizard, which Windows says is recommended for
security, Windows creates a "bridge" in My Network Connections, and then
neither the wireless or the etherlink port will work. If I delete the
"bridge", they both work again. I am not selecting the option in the Wizard
of "connecting directly to the internet" since I am using the D-Link router.
What's going on here? Do I have some kind of security risk because I can't
run the Wizard? What is a "bridge" for in my case?
thanks, Kevin