Windows Network Bridge issues
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:24 am
I have only ever done this twice now, and the last one is a possible cause of some weird networking issues - basically E - X - T - R - E - M - L - Y slow file access over the network. (Like more than a minute to open the Shared Docs folder on the other system, then a minute or more to open even a small .txt file.)
Devices involved:
2 Windows 10 systems,
Network Switch (Cisco CBS110-5T-DD 110 Series 5 port 10/100/1000)
E My People Verizon JetPack
Setup Procedure:
Connect the JetPack on the system to be the email connection host.
In Control Panel on that Windows system, Hold the Ctrl button down and select the two networks.
Right click and select Create Network Bridge.
The Strange Results:
The IPv4 IP Address is in the 169.254.#.# range, with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.0.0. (This is the network created by the network switch, the basic connection)
The IPv6 IP Address is in the 192.168.#.# range, Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0, and Gateway 192.168.1.1.
If I attempt to change the 169.254.#.# configuration to 192.168.#.#, a pop-up message appears that says
"Warning - Multiple default gateways are intended to provide redundancy to a single network. They will not function properly when the gateways are on two separate, disjointed networks (such as one on your intranet and on on the internet). Do you want to save this configuration?"
Maybe this is not the actual cause of the slow connection - I don't know for sure. Just in case the first comment is that a Windows Network Bridge requires a router, and not a switch, the first such bridge I created use the exact same equipment, all the way down to the exact same brand and model of network switch. So maybe I'm "barking up the wrong tree". Since I didn't have any issues with the first such configuration, I never looked at the IP Addresses on that one. Am I wrong in thinking that there should not be this mix of 169.254.#.# & 192.168.#.# IP Address ranges?
Devices involved:
2 Windows 10 systems,
Network Switch (Cisco CBS110-5T-DD 110 Series 5 port 10/100/1000)
E My People Verizon JetPack
Setup Procedure:
Connect the JetPack on the system to be the email connection host.
In Control Panel on that Windows system, Hold the Ctrl button down and select the two networks.
Right click and select Create Network Bridge.
The Strange Results:
The IPv4 IP Address is in the 169.254.#.# range, with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.0.0. (This is the network created by the network switch, the basic connection)
The IPv6 IP Address is in the 192.168.#.# range, Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0, and Gateway 192.168.1.1.
If I attempt to change the 169.254.#.# configuration to 192.168.#.#, a pop-up message appears that says
"Warning - Multiple default gateways are intended to provide redundancy to a single network. They will not function properly when the gateways are on two separate, disjointed networks (such as one on your intranet and on on the internet). Do you want to save this configuration?"
Maybe this is not the actual cause of the slow connection - I don't know for sure. Just in case the first comment is that a Windows Network Bridge requires a router, and not a switch, the first such bridge I created use the exact same equipment, all the way down to the exact same brand and model of network switch. So maybe I'm "barking up the wrong tree". Since I didn't have any issues with the first such configuration, I never looked at the IP Addresses on that one. Am I wrong in thinking that there should not be this mix of 169.254.#.# & 192.168.#.# IP Address ranges?