Trouble with network bridge after stand by

[john p.]

I am having trouble getting online after I wake my computer from stand
by. I believe that the issue is with the network bridge because after
waking my computer from stand by I can't get online, but if I disable
and then enable my network bridge I can get online. Any suggestions
for solving this problem? Any ideas would be great.

My info is as follows:
XP SP1 with all the recent updates
P4 processor
Asus P4P800 Main Board (Latest BIOS)
Asus V9280 4200 graphics card (older driver, but seems fine)\
DLink DI-650+ Broadband Router
Earthlink DSL Service Broadm@x modem

Thanks, John

 

[nkjg]

Hi there,

Is there any reason as to why you have a network bridge
in the first place? If you're running of just your
LAN/ethernet connection, then there's no need for a
network bridge. In fact, I don't really think that there
is any reason for a network bridge at all... I run my
laptop on wifi and LAN back and forth depending on what's
available, and I just deleted my Network Bridge.

Go into Network Connections and disable the Network
Bridge. Your Local Area Connection should still be active.
Click on the Network Bridge to highlight it and hit the
delete key on your keyboard. Confirm the deletion. Right-
click on Local Area Connection and select properties. At
the bottom of the first screen that appears, make sure
that there is a check mark beside the box that says "Show
icon in notofication area when connected". Click Ok until
you are out of all windows. Reboot your computer.

After this you should be fine. Your local area connection
will take care of your IP configurations and everything
else.

Hope this helps,

Nick
nkjg/at\interchange/dot\ubc/dot\ca

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Is there any reason as to why you have a network bridge
in the first place? If you're running of just your
LAN/ethernet connection, then there's no need for a
network bridge. In fact, I don't really think that there
is any reason for a network bridge at all... I run my
laptop on wifi and LAN back and forth depending on what's
available, and I just deleted my Network Bridge.
[snip]

XP's Network Setup Wizard often creates a Network Bridge when it isn't
needed. A common example is when it bridges an Ethernet connection to
an unused IEEE 1394 (FireWire) connection. However, there are good
reasons to create a Network Bridge.

The Network Bridge lets you combine two or more separate physical
networks (e.g. wired Ethernet, wireless Ethernet, IEEE 1394,
phoneline, powerline) into one logical network. All of the computers
on all of the bridged networks can communicate with each other, even
though they use different physical connections and even different
networking technologies.

I've written a web page with more information:

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

Note: Microsoft has changed the Network Setup Wizard in the upcoming
Service Pack 2 release for Windows XP. It no longer automatically
creates a Network Bridge.
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[john p.]

Thanks for the advice. Deleting the bridge solved the problem. I
don't know why it was there, but it is gone now and everything seems
to be working well. Thanks for the help.
John P.