hi, i am using a wireless connection but to play bf2142 well i need a wired connection. i have got an ethernet wire going from the wireless router to computer, and it works [i disable the wireless connection and i connect to the web through the wire]. but i want to use my ethernet wire as my PRIMARY way to connect to the internet, but still want the wireless connection active for my computers upstairs to connect to the web.
The computers upstairs should get Wireless just fine from your wireless router. I don't see why you would have a problem with having to do anything to the PC downstairs. It shouldn't even need to be on. you have a wireless router so you should be able to plug a cable into the router and the PC downstairs, and still use ths wireless connection on the router to connect the PCs upstairs to.
Please describe exactly what you're trying to do. As mentioned, I'm not sure how your wired computer enters into the picture, the wireless machines should connect directly to the router.
The computers upstairs should get Wireless just fine from your wireless router. I don't see why you would have a problem with having to do anything to the PC downstairs. It shouldn't even need to be on. you have a wireless router so you should be able to plug a cable into the router and the PC downstairs, and still use ths wireless connection on the router to connect the PCs upstairs to.
excuse me but...
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sounds like you have done everything you need to. as long as you have only disabled the wireless connection on the PC and not the router!
YOU SAID NOTHING ABOUT NOT NEEDING A BRIDGE SO WHY WOULD IT WOULD BE ASSUMED AS "NOT NEEDED"?
in response to BF2142GEEK's first post me saying that "sounds like you have done everything you need to" means that anything not mentioned in BF2142GEEK's first post is not needed.
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