Network Setup Wizard

[Kevin]

I have a laptop with Windows XP Home. It has integrated wireless and an
ethernet port. I have a D-Link wireless router. Both the wireless
connection, and the etherlink port work well. Two other computers in my
house are part of our home network. I enabled file sharing, and I am able to
share files between computers.

If I run the Network Setup Wizard, which Windows says is recommended for
security, Windows creates a "bridge" in My Network Connections, and then
neither the wireless or the etherlink port will work. If I delete the
"bridge", they both work again. I am not selecting the option in the Wizard
of "connecting directly to the internet" since I am using the D-Link router.
What's going on here? Do I have some kind of security risk because I can't
run the Wizard? What is a "bridge" for in my case?

thanks, Kevin

 

[Malke]

I have a laptop with Windows XP Home. It has integrated wireless and
an ethernet port. I have a D-Link wireless router. Both the wireless
connection, and the etherlink port work well. Two other computers in
my house are part of our home network. I enabled file sharing, and I
am able to share files between computers.

If I run the Network Setup Wizard, which Windows says is recommended
for security, Windows creates a "bridge" in My Network Connections,
and then neither the wireless or the etherlink port will work. If I
delete the "bridge", they both work again. I am not selecting the
option in the Wizard of "connecting directly to the internet" since I
am using the D-Link router. What's going on here? Do I have some kind
of security risk because I can't run the Wizard? What is a "bridge"
for in my case?

thanks, Kevin

Just don't use the Wizard. It is better to set up network connections
manually. Why do you need to set up your network more than once anyway?
Are you having some sort of problem with connectivity?

Malke

 

[Kevin]

Thanks, I am worried about the message in Windows about security if I don't
run the Wizard.

 

[Malke]

Thanks, I am worried about the message in Windows about security if I
don't run the Wizard.

I'm not sure why you would be getting this message, but if your network
is set up correctly and is functioning well AND you have a firewall and
current antivirus installed, you should be fine.

Malke