Hi,
I have been having trouble getting my D-Link router to
work, so I can connect 2 computers to the internet. I have
tried three different routers, and have done all the right
things when doing the install. I still can`t get the
newest router to work. Does the 1394 connection in my
network connections have anything to do with it?
Many people I have talked to with routers don`t even HAVE
that icon. Does it need to be disable for this router to
work? If so...why is it even there?
I have recently formatted my drive, and have ALL the
Windows updates installed, including sp1,2, and all the
rest.
Please help.
Thanks,
Gary

> Hi,
> I have been having trouble getting my D-Link router to
> work, so I can connect 2 computers to the internet. I have

Hi Gary
the 1394 connection is your firewire port. Windows detected it automatically
and decided that it could be used for networking, so it bridged it to your
NIC. A network bridge turns several separate network devices into a single
virtual "super-nic" with its own single MAC/IP address. You can easily
delete the bridge between the 2 by right clicking and selecting the
appropriate option from the menu. You'd only need it if you wanted to create
a more complex configuration so you should be able to dump it with no
problem.

What do you mean by the D-Link router not working? If you've had the same
problem with several it sounds more likely to be something you're not doing
right Please give a better description of what's not happening.


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