巧用WindowsXP网络中的桥接功能(国外英语资料).doc

巧用WindowsXP网络中的桥接功能 Microsoft released Windows XP, the most intuitive feeling is the interface of operation style has changed significantly, and when we poke Windows XP clothes, explore the new application of offer, we will find that Windows XP in addition to providing extensive support for multimedia, in a functional part of the network is also improved no small. In the control panel network connection project, connection types are generally divided into 2 types: LAN or high-speed Internet connection and dial-up connection. If the card is installed on your computer in LAN or high-speed Internet connection will appear in a project called local connection icon, your computer installed a few card will display several connection icon. When you select a connection icon and right-click the shortcut menu, you will find that there is a bridging option in the menu, which has never appeared before in the Windows version. What exactly does it do? - this article will be bridge function of the specific implementation methods for you to answer questions. The operating system used by the author is Windows XP Professional, and the installed network card includes 2 3Com 3C905C, 1 block 1394 network adapters and 2 Cisco Aironet wireless network cards. I. operation instructions - 1. creating a bridge - bridge, as its name implies, is a connection that is implemented with a bridge. The bridge works on the second layer of the OSI reference model (the data link layer), which focuses only on MAC addresses rather than on transport protocols. A bridge works based on a site or MAC address, dividing network traffic into segments and filtering it. Network cards that can be bridged include 10 / 100Mbps Ethernet cards, the latest 1394 network adapters, and Ethernet compatible adapters such as wireless network adapters. The concrete steps for implementing the bridging function are as follows. - (1) open the network connection project in the control panel. - (2) in the LAN or high-speed Internet