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Hello, fellow members.

I'm having a few problems with bridging between a Wireless Network and a LAN.

Here's how the network is setup



And here's how the connections are configured :

My PC's wireless connection :


My PC's LAN connection :


MY friend's LAN connection :

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What I want to do is :

• - Have internet on the two PC's, on mine through the wireless network and on my friend's through the LAN, which is a Twisted pair Cable connected between the two pc's
  
• - To be able to connect with my friend's pc to play Football Manager

But what is happening right now is :

• - I can connect to his pc when the LAN is connected, I have internet (occasionaly I don't) and he doesnt

Can anyone help me on this and point me the right configurations ?

Thanks, I NEED THIS ASAP if it's possible

Edit : Thanks bazik

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Originally posted by Johny
- Have internet on the two PC's, on mine through the wireless network and on my friend's through the LAN, which is a RJ-45 Cable connected between the two pc's

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thats the problem, you need a Crossover cable, it has 2 cables that cross themselves, you can get it at any computer store or go to a repair center and ask them to make it crossover, it will be cheaper.

Edit, just reread and i saw that you were able to connect already...
so thats not the problem, have you shared your connection, do a hand appears below the wireless lan connection?


Edit 2 Thanks bazik? that means the problem is fixed?

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Originally posted by bto

so thats not the problem, have you shared your connection, do a hand appears below the wireless lan connection?

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It wasn't shared, now it is, but what shall i change in my friends Lan configuration now ? I can't ping his adress anymore..

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Originally posted by bto
Edit 2 Thanks bazik? that means the problem is fixed?

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No =p

Nothing, reset both pcs and try again.
Post results...
lets see what happens.

Do not use 100.100 as an ip address of your friends computers. That ip address is part of a private range, and using it on the network will cause address collisions.

The following ranges are defined for public use.
10.x.x.x
172.16.x.x
192.168.x.x

using a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, you can therefore make two 192 ranges, namedly 192.168.0.x and 192.168.1.x

You have to use one of the above ranges for your own networks.

or select Get an ip automatically...
Optimism is a genius

Get an IP automatically wont work inside your network unless you set up a DHCP server, which I presume you havent done.

Stick with static ips for now, but use 192.168.0.x for the router and for the host pc.
Then use 192.168.1.x for the host pc and the friend's pc.

both should use a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

Hi,

You are trying to do something more complicated than necessary (and then doing it wrong, too).

Instead, try this:

1) Remove the static IP address and DNS settings from your wired network adapter and save the change.  Set it to acquire both automatically.

2) In your Network Connections folder, hold down control key and select both the wired and wireless connections.  Right click and choose "Bridge Connections".  It should look like this:



A new item named "Network Bridge" will appear.  Your wireless connection will disconnect during the process, but should reconnect just fine. 

I am not sure whether the bridge will retain your static IP settings from the wireless adapter.  If it doesn't, set it up the same way the wireless connection was configured previously.

3) Configure the network connection on your friend's computer identical to yours, except for different (and unused) IP address, such as 192.168.1.101.

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Originally posted by Adeptus
3) Configure the network connection on your friend's computer identical to yours, except for different (and unused) IP address, such as 192.168.1.101.

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And what shall the configurations be ? (IP, Subnet Mask, DNS Server, Gateway..)


Thanks everybody

Based on your screenshots and the assumption .101 is not used by anything else, I'd expect it to look like this:

Your PC (network bridge)
IP: 192.168.1.100
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
DNS: 194.68.100.117

Your friend's PC
IP: 192.168.1.101
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
DNS: 194.68.100.117