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Old 04-05-2008   #1 (permalink)
just bob


 
 

Bridge network interfaces?

Connected to a LAN via an internal wireless 802.11 card a Windows Vista
Basic machine is using its internal 10/100BaseT NIC to connect to a network
multi-function device using a CAT5 crossover cable.

The Windows Vista Basic machine communicates perfectly with the
multi-function device but now I would like other clients on the wireless
network to also be able to connect to the network multi-function device.

Is there anything Windows Vista Basic can do to bridge the two network
interfaces to eliminate static routes at the default gateway of the LAN (I
have a PIX 501 gateway and it does not route).

My WiFi Access Points are in bridge mode so I cannot put a route in there.

Perhaps I could put the static route in each Windows client? Hmmm. I have
not done that since Windows NT.

Can someone give me a suggestion?


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