Network Bridge

[Guest]

I just upgraded to windows xp pro. My network connections shows a network bridge (Mac Bridge Miniport) installed, along with a "local & 1394" internet connection.

When I went in to enable the fire wall, I show 2 tabs under "properties", General, and Authentication. No advance tab.

From what I've been reading, I cannot enable the firewall when set up with a network bridge.

All computers in my house run through a linksys router.

Question, I don't think a need the bridge, correct? If not how do I get rid of it and get back to a normal "lan" connection?

Your help is much appreciated.

 

[Eric Cross [MVP]]

Greetings reedski,

You're right that you cannot enable ICF when the connection is bridged. When
you delete the bridge the Advanced tab should appear. To delete the Network
Bridge, follow these steps.

1. Click Start, right-click My Network Places, and then click Properties to
open the Network Connection.

2. Right-click the Network Bridge and click Disable.

3. Right-click the Network Bridge again, and then click Delete. Click 'Yes'
to confirm that you want to delete the network bridge.

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Eric Cross
Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking)

I just upgraded to windows xp pro. My network connections shows a network

bridge (Mac Bridge Miniport) installed, along with a "local & 1394" internet
connection.

When I went in to enable the fire wall, I show 2 tabs under "properties",

General, and Authentication. No advance tab.

From what I've been reading, I cannot enable the firewall when set up with a network bridge.

All computers in my house run through a linksys router.

Question, I don't think a need the bridge, correct? If not how do I get

rid of it and get back to a normal "lan" connection?

 

[Guest]

Thanks Eric for the quick response and clear directions. I'm now able to enable the ICF.

I was correct in that I did not need/nor should have had a network bridge? Quite truthfully I don't remember how I set up my connection when loading xp pro, so it was probably my error to began with.

 

[Eric Cross [MVP]]

That's right. You didn't need the Network Bridge. If you ran the Network
Setup Wizard, it could have created the Network Bridge. These instructions
explain how to prevent the Network Setup Wizard from creating a bridge. This
usually happens when two network devices are installed. For more details,
see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article.

How to prevent the Network Setup Wizard from creating a bridge in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;283429

_________________
Eric Cross
Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking)

Thanks Eric for the quick response and clear directions. I'm now able to enable the ICF.

I was correct in that I did not need/nor should have had a network bridge?

Quite truthfully I don't remember how I set up my connection when loading xp
pro, so it was probably my error to began with.

 

[Guest]

Thank you Eric!

That's right. You didn't need the Network Bridge. If you ran the Network
Setup Wizard, it could have created the Network Bridge. These instructions
explain how to prevent the Network Setup Wizard from creating a bridge. This
usually happens when two network devices are installed. For more details,
see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article.

How to prevent the Network Setup Wizard from creating a bridge in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;283429

_________________
Eric Cross
Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking)




Quite truthfully I don't remember how I set up my connection when loading xp
pro, so it was probably my error to began with.

 

[Eric Cross [MVP]]

You're very welcome, reedski! =)

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Eric Cross
Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking)