Bridging networks

jensked · December 23rd, 2005, 01:27 PM

Ok, here's the deal:

I've got a ADSL router/modem with 4 pc's. But I don't use that to torrent, because it sucks at it. I use an USB ADSL Modem for that, when there's no one else at home.

But I wanna try and bridge the ADSL connection with the network connection to the router. (I hope that way I can always use the USB Modem and other pc's can go on the internet through that network bridge.)

But the problem is: windows doesn't let me bridge them. You can see from the screenshot my ADSL connection is 'dial up' and is not under 'high speed internet'. Strange, because it's 4.6 mbit. Is there a way to get it under 'high speed internet'? Or another way to route the internet from the USB modem to the other 3 computers through the router?

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/261/network6fy.jpg

bone · December 23rd, 2005, 02:14 PM

bridging networks is to combine networks that are on different domains/subnetmasks or sth

has nothing to do with internet connection IIRC

i think sharing internet connection is what you should be looking for

jensked · December 23rd, 2005, 02:52 PM

ok, thanks. I kinda suspected it wasn't going to work images/smilies/smile.gif

Xeon SX · December 23rd, 2005, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bone

bridging networks is to combine networks that are on different domains/subnetmasks or sth

has nothing to do with internet connection IIRC

i think sharing internet connection is what you should be looking for

true true

December 23rd, 2005, 01:27 PM	#1
jensked Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: January 6th, 2009 Location: Flanders, Belgium Age: 25 Posts: 4,007 Car: RIP Opel Astra -> 2006 Toyota Corolla Wagon Rep Power: 43	Bridging networks Ok, here's the deal: I've got a ADSL router/modem with 4 pc's. But I don't use that to torrent, because it sucks at it. I use an USB ADSL Modem for that, when there's no one else at home. But I wanna try and bridge the ADSL connection with the network connection to the router. (I hope that way I can always use the USB Modem and other pc's can go on the internet through that network bridge.) But the problem is: windows doesn't let me bridge them. You can see from the screenshot my ADSL connection is 'dial up' and is not under 'high speed internet'. Strange, because it's 4.6 mbit. Is there a way to get it under 'high speed internet'? Or another way to route the internet from the USB modem to the other 3 computers through the router? http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/261/network6fy.jpg __________________

December 23rd, 2005, 02:14 PM	#2
bone "bangle for president" Joined: Jan 14th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: belgium!! Age: 24 Posts: 6,085 Car: yamaha banshee (and an opel astra from work) Rep Power: 29	bridging networks is to combine networks that are on different domains/subnetmasks or sth has nothing to do with internet connection IIRC i think sharing internet connection is what you should be looking for __________________ groups/artists i've seen live: coldplay, the cure, cypress hill, damian marley, deftones, depeche mode, dEUS, franz ferdinand, grandaddy, guns n' roses, interpol, jamiroquai, korn, lenny kravits, marilyn manson, massive attack, metallica, moby, muse, the pixies, placebo, prodigy, queens of the stone age, the raconteurs, radiohead, red hot chili peppers, REM, skin, tool, the who, Wu-Tang and so many more...

December 23rd, 2005, 02:52 PM	#3
jensked Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: January 6th, 2009 Location: Flanders, Belgium Age: 25 Posts: 4,007 Car: RIP Opel Astra -> 2006 Toyota Corolla Wagon Rep Power: 43	ok, thanks. I kinda suspected it wasn't going to work __________________

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