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Can I share my Internet Connection on Windows with Two Adapters?
I'm sharing an Internet connection with four machines in my office through a Windows XP Pro server. I've installed a new Wi-Fi adapter to my WinXP system and I also want to share the Internet connection through this adapter too. Is it possible?
This is a complex question, actually, because you need to "bridge" the two LANs -- the wired LAN and the WiFi LAN -- on the machine that is connected to both networks. To bridge LANs, you need to open the Start -> Control Panels -> Network Connections window. Select both LANs (you're connected to both, so both should appear in the window) then right-click and choose "Bridge Connections" from the menu that appears. If that doesn't work or you get an error message when trying to bridge the networks, it might be the case that the configuration of one or both LANs is messed up, since Windows can't bridge them. I don't know how you configured them in the first place but it might be time to delete and reconfigure the connections. There's also a possible obstacle with the Internet Connection Services (ICS). If so, then disable ICS, create the new LANs, bridge them, then re-enable ICS. Thanks to Windows guru Margy Levine Young for her help on this thorny question. If you want more background information on bridging networks in Windows, check out this Microsoft TechNet article.
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Internet connection sharing doesn't work on a bridged network. I've struggled with this problem more then you can imagine. there isn't a solution that i have found with Windows XP. Try linux or windows server can work. Posted by: Piesang at August 19, 2007 10:56 AMi need view copy ram sdram ddr 1 ram ddr 2 ram .mothr board snaps which company name list , price list i want Posted by: dinesh at April 30, 2009 12:06 PMYou will have to install a new NIC and bridge the connection to do this. I already tried receiving and relaying the connection signal with a single wireless adapter but it didn't worked. Posted by: Jhourlad Estrella at June 14, 2009 6:52 AMHey Dave, the homeowner has Comcast. hers is wired. w/a Belkin router for ours. I have something to say, now that you mention it, but ...
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