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Old 04-05-2008   #1 (permalink)
just bob
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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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Old 04-05-2008   #2 (permalink)
just bob
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Re: Bridge network interfaces?

Doh. Vista has the bridge feature built it. Works great.
And the PIX can add routes for inside networks.

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> 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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