How to set up a wireless/wired home network for

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Hi, I have two pcs on a home network sharing a dsl internet connection - one
is cabled into my Netgear wireless router and the other one is wireless... I
want to add a third desktop which already has an ethernet card. Now, the pc
which is wireless from the router has an ethernet card in addition to the
wireless card and I'm wondering if I can connect the third pc to the second
pc (the wireless one) with an ethernet cable and have it connected into this
network and able to access my internet connection, or am I going to have to
get a wireless card for it also? I hope I've drawn a clear picture of the
situation and any help is much appreciated.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi, I have two pcs on a home network sharing a dsl internet connection - one
is cabled into my Netgear wireless router and the other one is wireless... I
want to add a third desktop which already has an ethernet card. Now, the pc
which is wireless from the router has an ethernet card in addition to the
wireless card and I'm wondering if I can connect the third pc to the second
pc (the wireless one) with an ethernet cable and have it connected into this
network and able to access my internet connection, or am I going to have to
get a wireless card for it also? I hope I've drawn a clear picture of the
situation and any help is much appreciated.

Here's how to do exactly what you want:

1. Connect the wireless PC to the third PC using a crossover Ethernet
cable. A regular Ethernet cable won't work for a computer-to-computer
connection, and both computers would report that it was disconnected.

2. On the wireless PC, create a network bridge between the wired and
wireless network connections. I've written a web page with details:

XP ICS - Network Bridge
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/networkbridge.htm

3. If the network bridge doesn't work right initially, see this
Microsoft Knowledge Base article for a possible fix:

Bridge May Not Work With a Non-Promiscuous Mode Network Adapter
http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?id=302348
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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