What's a network bridge?

[Sand]

On my Network Connection window, there are several
connection icons: Local Area Connection, Network Bridge
and 1394 Connection. Can you enlighten me as to what
exactly each of these connections mean and what they do?
I just want to learn how these things work. thank you.

 

[James McIllece [MS]]

On my Network Connection window, there are several
connection icons: Local Area Connection, Network Bridge
and 1394 Connection. Can you enlighten me as to what
exactly each of these connections mean and what they do?
I just want to learn how these things work. thank you.

Hi there --

A network bridge connects two network segments, effectively making them
one. So you might have a PC that has two network cards in it -- say one
that connects to a hub, and another that is a Home Phone network adapter
(HPNA) that connects to a phone jack and leads to other computers you have
on other floors that are also connected via HPNA's. A computer connected to
the hub can then send traffic to a PC upstairs through the computer with
the two adapters and the bridged, or connected, networks.

Local Area Connection is an Ethernet connection. This icon appears if you
have a network adapter installed in your computer.

An IEEE 1394 connection is also called FireWire. You must have a firewire
card installed, or it may be integrated into the motherboard of your PC.
This allows you to connect video recorders and other FireWire compatible
devices to your PC. FireWire/IEEE-1394 handles up to 400 megabits per
second and 63 daisy-chained devices, if I recall correctly.

The Help on your PC has a fair amount of information about Network Bridge
and LAN connections if you are interested in learning more.


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[Sand]

Hi James.
Thanks for the explanation. I did try to use the help
option in Windows, but taking that route can be like
navigationg through a maze.
With the bridge connection, as I have those connections:
Bluetooth connection, wireless connction, local area
connection, 1394 connection and network bridge connection
all appearing on my network windows. Which of these do
you think the bridge connection is bridging? what would
happen if delete the bridging connection? How essential
is it to have it?
Thanks
Sand

 

[Ken Wickes [MSFT]]

Open the properties on the bridge to see which adapters it is bridging.
Having the 1394 and Bluetooth in the bridge is most likely unnecessary.
We'd need more details to determine if you should be bridging the LAN and
wireless, like whether you have a router, are using ICS etc.

 

[Sand]

Hi Ken
If you are still there, I'm using a router. This bridging
option is a useful feature of windows as I was reading in
help. Can bridge connection potentially cause any
problems of its there?

-----Original Message-----
Open the properties on the bridge to see which adapters it is bridging.
Having the 1394 and Bluetooth in the bridge is most likely unnecessary.
We'd need more details to determine if you should be bridging the LAN and
wireless, like whether you have a router, are using ICS etc.

--

Ken Wickes [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi James.
Thanks for the explanation. I did try to use the help
option in Windows, but taking that route can be like
navigationg through a maze.
With the bridge connection, as I have those connections:
Bluetooth connection, wireless connction, local area
connection, 1394 connection and network bridge connection
all appearing on my network windows. Which of these do
you think the bridge connection is bridging? what would
happen if delete the bridging connection? How essential
is it to have it?
Thanks
Sand Phone
network adapter other
computers you have 400
megabits per and
confers no rights.

.

 

[Ken Wickes [MSFT]]

Are you using both the LAN and wireless connections? What are they
connected to?

I'm guessing that you are trying to get wireless access to the internet,
through the bridge machine to the router.

--

Ken Wickes [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi Ken
If you are still there, I'm using a router. This bridging
option is a useful feature of windows as I was reading in
help. Can bridge connection potentially cause any
problems of its there?

-----Original Message-----
Open the properties on the bridge to see which adapters it is bridging.
Having the 1394 and Bluetooth in the bridge is most likely unnecessary.
We'd need more details to determine if you should be bridging the LAN and
wireless, like whether you have a router, are using ICS etc.

--

Ken Wickes [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi James.
Thanks for the explanation. I did try to use the help
option in Windows, but taking that route can be like
navigationg through a maze.
With the bridge connection, as I have those connections:
Bluetooth connection, wireless connction, local area
connection, 1394 connection and network bridge connection
all appearing on my network windows. Which of these do
you think the bridge connection is bridging? what would
happen if delete the bridging connection? How essential
is it to have it?
Thanks
Sand
-----Original Message-----

On my Network Connection window, there are several
connection icons: Local Area Connection, Network
Bridge
and 1394 Connection. Can you enlighten me as to what
exactly each of these connections mean and what they
do?
I just want to learn how these things work. thank you.


Hi there --

A network bridge connects two network segments,
effectively making them
one. So you might have a PC that has two network cards
in it -- say one
that connects to a hub, and another that is a Home Phone
network adapter
(HPNA) that connects to a phone jack and leads to other
computers you have
on other floors that are also connected via HPNA's. A
computer connected to
the hub can then send traffic to a PC upstairs through
the computer with
the two adapters and the bridged, or connected, networks.

Local Area Connection is an Ethernet connection. This
icon appears if you
have a network adapter installed in your computer.

An IEEE 1394 connection is also called FireWire. You
must have a firewire
card installed, or it may be integrated into the
motherboard of your PC.
This allows you to connect video recorders and other
FireWire compatible
devices to your PC. FireWire/IEEE-1394 handles up to 400
megabits per
second and 63 daisy-chained devices, if I recall
correctly.

The Help on your PC has a fair amount of information
about Network Bridge
and LAN connections if you are interested in learning
more.


--
James McIllece, Microsoft

Please do not send email directly to this alias. This
is my online account
name for newsgroup participation only.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
.

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