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Bridging wireless and LAN

  • 05-03-2004 2:11am
    #1
    CivilServant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭


    I'm trying to bridge my wireless and LAN connection together but XP says "unexpected error occurred". When I try to configure Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) or Firewall the connection it says

    "Windows cannot display the properties of this connection. The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) information might be corrupted. To correct this, use System Restore."

    I've system restore turned off, don't think it would be that helpful anyways. Any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    lisbonlion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭lisbonlion


    I had a similar problem. May be obvious but make sure you have file and print sharing enabled and the wireless zero configuration set properly in your services.

    If still causing problem you could always try a proxy, i use analog x and works well with http...


  • #3
    CivilServant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭CivilServant


    Thanks for the advice. I checked wireless zero configuration (what does mean :confused: ) in services. It looks ok, it's started and set to automatic startup. But when looking at the dependencies, XP says "WMI generic failure". What dependencies does WZC rely on?

    In fact every single service that I try to look at dependencies is foobarred now!


  • #4
    lisbonlion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭lisbonlion


    sounds strange alright some coruption their somewhere.


    Windows XP comes with the Wireless Zero Configuration feature, which allows a computer to join a wireless network without any need for configuration. Using Wireless Zero Configuration, you will automatically connect to a wireless network if one is present. If there are multiple wireless networks present, Windows XP will automatically associate with the access point that has the strongest signal.
    Just an idea to disable and try manually sometimes better that way although sounds as though you could have some other issues apart from ics.


  • #5
    lamaq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭lamaq


    I have a similar problem trying to use ICS across my wireless network. Not sure if this is relevant to you but I can't use ICS with my wireless router but can when my 2 PCs are networked with just a crossover cable. The problem is that ICS uses DHCP to allocate IP addresses and my wireless router uses DHCP as well. If you have a wireless router try turning DHCP off.


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