Bridge between network connections

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Sean Liming \(eMVP\)

Trying to figure out how t bridge a EVDO card to an ethernet connection:
Windows XP Pro SP2 system with simple file sharing disabled.

Using Verizon Sierra PC5220 EVDO PCMCIA card connected to the Verizon
National Broadband network.

On the same PC with the PC5220 EVDO card is a Senao NOC-3220 802.11b/g
access point configured as an access point and connected via wired Ethernet.

The wired LAN connection and the broadband connection cannot be bridged,
because the EVDO card appears to XP as a dialup modem.

The broadband EVDO connection is configured in the Advanced properties to
"allow other network users to connect through this computers Internet
connection", "establish dialup connection whenever a computer on my network
attempts to access the Internet", and "Allow other network users to control
or disable the shared Internet connection". All 14 services in the advanced
settings are selected.

When I connect to the access point with another wireless PC, I cannot gain
access to the broadband connect and Internet. Why?

Regards,

Sean
 
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Steve Winograd [MVP]

"Sean Liming said:
Trying to figure out how t bridge a EVDO card to an ethernet connection:
Windows XP Pro SP2 system with simple file sharing disabled.

Using Verizon Sierra PC5220 EVDO PCMCIA card connected to the Verizon
National Broadband network.

On the same PC with the PC5220 EVDO card is a Senao NOC-3220 802.11b/g
access point configured as an access point and connected via wired Ethernet.

The wired LAN connection and the broadband connection cannot be bridged,
because the EVDO card appears to XP as a dialup modem.

The broadband EVDO connection is configured in the Advanced properties to
"allow other network users to connect through this computers Internet
connection", "establish dialup connection whenever a computer on my network
attempts to access the Internet", and "Allow other network users to control
or disable the shared Internet connection". All 14 services in the advanced
settings are selected.

When I connect to the access point with another wireless PC, I cannot gain
access to the broadband connect and Internet. Why?

Regards,

Sean

The problem could be that the access point has a built-in DHCP server
that's configuring the wireless PC's TCP/IP properties. If so,
disable the access point's DHCP server.

The wireless PC must get its TCP/IP configuration from Internet
Connection Sharing (ICS) on the main PC. Check for these settings on
the wireless PC:

IP Address: 192.168.0.x (1<x<255)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS Server = 192.168.0.1 or your ISP's DNS server

I've used ICS with my Sierra Wireless AirCard 580 EVDO card, and it
works fine.
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