Re: inet and file sharing - Win XP pro

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From: rolaaus (rolaaus_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 15:33:04 -0800

I killed the 'client' pc's bridge. I still am showing a 'LAN' connection as
well as a '1394 Connection' I'm not sure, but I am guess the '1394' is the
old connection that I had when I was swapping the wireless LAN card from one
pc to the other. Am I correct in this? Could this be causing the
intermetent problems I am still having (though not as frequently)?

Also, still trying to get F&P sharing to work. I modified my 'network ID'
and it is requiring a reboot, so it may work after sending this. However,
the 2 pc's were already using the same 'workgroup' name, so I'm not very
confident that this re-boot will fix the prob. Any ideas where to start
troubleshooting?

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <54B4C934-CB41-4182-8C6B-A114C55E0D2E@microsoft.com>,
> "rolaaus" <rolaaus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >I have 2 pc's running Win XP pro with a direct connection (CAT5 cross-over
> >cable). I setup the sharing 'server' and it's internet connection is a
> >wireless LAN card which works fine for browsing on the 'server' pc. I setup
> >the LAN to the 'client' pc and did a bridge on the 'server' pc. This setup
> >works for browsing the web - sometimes. I often times (about every 5 minutes
> >give or take), while browsing on the 'client' machine have to 'repair' the
> >network bridge that I don't even see why I need on the 'client' machine.
> >Also, I was trying to setup file & print sharing on the 'server' pc, but it
> >doesn't seem to want to work with the 'server' pc's bridge running - or
> >something. I'm pretty lost. I've worked as a network admin in the past, but
> >it was running a Windows NT 4.0 network when that was the most recent version
> >of NT. Does anybody have a fix for my 'client' pc losing it's internet
> >connection and for my file & print woes? or do I need to post more info? TIA
>
> Is there a network bridge in the Network Connections folder on the
> 'client' machine? If so, right-click and delete it. The 'client'
> doesn't need to bridge its network connections.
>
> The network bridge on the 'server' machine combines its wired and
> wireless network connections into a single network to give Internet
> access to the 'client' machine. If that doesn't work reliably (and
> the network bridge is known not to work well with some network
> adapters), then:
>
> 1. Right-click and delete the network bridge on the 'server' computer.
>
> 2. Enable ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) on the 'server' computer's
> wireless LAN card. It will use the wired LAN card for the home
> network connection.
>
> 3. Configure the 'client' machine as an ICS client.
>
> XP's Network Setup Wizard can do all the work to set up each computer.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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