Network Bridge

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Jamie

I have two computers running Windows XP at home. I want
to network them together so I can transfer files between
them.

When I plug in the cross-over cable to the computers I
can see the LAN icon in "My Network Connections" under
LAN or High-Speed Internet.j

After running the "set up new LAN or small home/office
network" wizard I notice that the LAN icon is now under a
heading that says "Network Bridge". Is that normal and
necessary in order to have two computers networked that
my LAN connection is now under "Network Bridge"?

Thanks,

Jamie
 
Jamie said:
I have two computers running Windows XP at home. I want
to network them together so I can transfer files between
them.

When I plug in the cross-over cable to the computers I
can see the LAN icon in "My Network Connections" under
LAN or High-Speed Internet.j

After running the "set up new LAN or small home/office
network" wizard I notice that the LAN icon is now under a
heading that says "Network Bridge". Is that normal and
necessary in order to have two computers networked that
my LAN connection is now under "Network Bridge"?

Thanks,

Jamie
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Yes it's normal but not necessary unless you want to use more than 1 type of
port to connect to the same subnet of your LAN. Is there something else
listed like a firewire port too? see the info at the following link
http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wxpbrdge.htm

It's not necessary to use it unless you need it. In fact, having it running
gave me problems when attempting to connect my machine as ICS server to a
cable internet connection that would only recognize registered MAC
addresses. At that time turning off the bridge made the connection leap into
life.
 
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