Networking w/ethernet bridge

At my house, we currently have 2 pc's and my Mac Mini. I'm using a Belkin Ehternet Bridge to connect to the internet but I'm unsure if it's going through the network we had set up. Is there a way to make sure it's connected to our network and not my neighbors?
Mac Mini 1.42 GHz Mac OS X (10.3.9) 1 GB DDR SDRAM

The bridge would connect to the first and closest available network that it was assigned to, I believe. I've not used Belkin, however.
If your Neighbour's network is not secured, it is possible that the Bridge may hop on that network.
You may acquire the MAC address of the bridge and/or computer and have your Neighbour turn on MAC address filtering in their router.

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Can't get ethernet bridge to connect to network

Hi
I am trying to connect my old iMac G3 (10.2) to my airport express network with an Aeropad Mini (an ethernet bridge powered by USB hub on my mac - made by Macsense).
The network is seen successfully by an iMac G5, an Intel Macbook and a PC. The connection occasionally works but more often than not it does not see my airport express - instead it connects to a self-assigned IP. Sometimes it connects then drops off halfway through. Other times it just will not connect at all.
There are no drivers and you set it up via your browser. I can connect to the status and set-up page (192.168.1.50), after entering all the Aeropad info manually, and most times it can see my Airport Express (via the Site Survey on the set-up pages). but sometimes it does not even get that far. I reset the aeropad and restart the mac many times, and sometimes it works but mostly it doesn't.
I'm using channel 11 and it's WAP-encrypted.
Things I've tried:
updating the firmware from the macsense website
checking it's on client mode
manually entering the DNS address of my router - 10.0.1.1.
Trashing the internetconfig preferences from the library
making sure that ethernet is at the top of my network port configurations
Plugging it into a powered USB hub
Trying it on my MacBook (running Leopard).
Still can't connect - just a self-assigned IP - even on on the new macbook.
Any help would be appreciated as I really can't get this to work and it's beginning to take over my life!. I thought it was working after I entered the DNS address but it just went down again the next day.
Thanks.
Message was edited by: Joanna Leapman

This is probably repeating the steps which you have taken already, but I thought I'd put them in one place just in case.
Problem:
If you're able to see other wireless networks but not your own. (And it works with AppleTV version 1.x)
It can be any of the following:
1. No wireless signal/out of range (check your multicast setting and put this as low as possible, check the range with other wireless devices/moving your appletv closer)
2. The wireless SSID is set to invisible/private (use "Other" on AppleTV and enter the SSID manually.)
3. The AppleTV doesn't support the channel used. (Tune the wireless to use a lower channel such as those under 10.)
4. The AppleTV is not supporting the security of your encryption.
Troubleshooting:
1. First try setting up a basic wireless network with no security, no frills such as a high multicast rate or high channel number and as a basic wireless b or g network. Position the AppleTV next to the basestation and then attempt to make the appletv connect to it. (Do not use an AdHoc network with your mac, as the AppleTV doesn't see these.) At this stage you're just trying to see if the AppleTV is even able to connect to your hardware. If this doesn't work there is possibly a larger problem at hand.
2. If this works, then move the devices to their desired locations. (This checks that it's not a range/interference issue.)
3. If this is still working, then the problem lays in a configuration setting. Firstly enable a security protocol, avoid WEP. Keep adding settings, keeping changes from the default to a minimum.
If you can't get past step 1, then it could be an issue with your wifi base station. Try getting the AppleTV to connect to a different wireless basestation (perhaps borrow one from a friend or a neighbour's unsecured network.)

Request: Provide Ethernet Bridging to NON-WDS Networks!!!

I realize that the topic I am adding here has been discussed quite a few times and also that many comments were made on the issue at least as often. What I am trying to understand is this:
Why did the initial design of the Airport Express turn off or not provide Ethernet bridging in client mode?
My brother gave me the AE as a gift over a year ago and just recently I got a wireless router and dsl modem (in one unit) and was able to install the AE for the following usage (which I consider reasonable and 100% compliant to what was written on the box):
- stream airtunes to the stereo in the living room (ok)
- get my playstation2 online using the ethernet port (no way)
Now that I have gone through hours of internet searching regarding WDS, I see that Apple has not intended the AE for this usage as it is only possible using Airport units. Don't get me wrong, but I am not going to go out and buy another base station in the form of any other Airport unit (especially after reading the other threads regarding their reliability!) just to get the funtionality of an Ethernet bridge.
Bridging requires little to no additional intelligence in the unit other than mirroring the network traffic it is hearing on the wireless side. And that is obviously available since the WDS configuration offers that. I am aware of technical details (I built up the internals of a wireless ethernet bridge in a Hiperlan/2 network over three years ago at a research facility) and want to know why this is not done by default?? The AE is heating my living room as it is and I consider this a reasonable request for a new firmware edition - those who don't use ethernet bridging wouldn't notice a difference and the AE would finally fulfil what is promised on the box.
Thanks for your time and perhaps persuasion in handling this issue - I hope my AE lasts long enough to experience this firmware edition if it ever gets out there.
iMac (2000) Mac OS X (10.2.x) Also a PC from 2004 (XP)

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Dual RAP Mesh Network vs PTP Wireless Ethernet Bridging to provide link redundancy

Currently looking at a few options to optimize a current point-to-point wireless LAN-to-LAN connectivity shot for a wired customer site for better redundancy (hardware diversity and/or logical path diversity). Currently the customer is fed via an older solution, using two Cisco 1522 APs with Cisco Aironet 14-dBi Path Antennas (AIR-ANT5114P-N) for a 5-GHz PTP wireless ethernet bridge (under 3km), in which one 1552AP hangs off a L3/L2 Distro switch and the customer's 1522AP hangs off a 3750X switch, which has another access switch hanging off it via a fiber run of about 2km, which is exposed in parts and can't be re-run again due some limitations.The customer doesn't utilize any wireless services. Due to their location, we can't connect them to our wired distro infrastructure directly via fiber.
Looking at setting up two wireless shots (instead of just one currently used); 5-GHz point-to-point bridges using upgraded gear: Cisco 1552EU APs with Cisco Aironet 14-dBi Path Antennas (AIR-ANT5114P2M-N) or straight Exalt r5005 solution. The PTP shot will hang off two seperate distro switches for redundancy purposes, pointing toward the customer site at two seperate locations, spaced apart by approximately 1 to 1.5 km, so that they aren't at the mercy of being isolated on one side if they have another fiber cut which connects their two main access switches together. If need be, we can hang two main APs on one distro facing two APs at the customer site, since this would create some redundancy, just not the same level as above.
The below is what I'm really unsure on.
Possibly looking at setting up a mesh network using Cisco 1552E APs with 2.4 GHz Omni-directional antennas (either a 2.4/5GHz Terrawave MIMO Omnidirectional antenna or Cisco AIR-ANT2547V-N antennas, which ever is best) with two RAPs, one RAP hanging off one distro and the other RAP hanging off another distro for hardware diversity, both under the same bridge group name and both RAPs hanging off the same WLAN management SVI subnet on the distros. The customer site will have two 1552E MAPs located at two seperate sites, as pointed out above. I don't think a third AP would be needed, since they don't use wireless services. Since there would be only two RAPs, not three, would it be best two set-up this with both RAPs on the same channel to minimize convergence time should the mesh transfer from one RAP to the other RAP, as long as both RAPs are spaced apart under ???? distance to avoid interference/other issues? Looking at some documenation, it appears you can have a MESH network, as long as your MAPs and RAPs fall within a 2 mile range area, preferably closer to a 1 mile range area (for better bandwidth & reliability). This solution has been brought up as possible dual-homed solution in theory, by virtue of having two more more MESH APs fall within the range listed above, to the RAPs. From a layer 3 perspective, I'm not sure what the most optimal idea to run with in this scenario set-up would be. Possibly set-up two seperate user SVI VLANs (for their data services), one placed on each access switches these MAPs will hang off at the customer site, & using the same management SVI subnets as the RAPs for the wireless managment side (for accessing the APs). From my understanding, the user data SVI doesn't matter from the perspective of when the mesh transfers from one RAP to another, it should be transparent to them. The distro switches will just have the management SVIs placed on them for the RAPs, the user SVIs will be placed local on the access switches only. And all APs will hang off access ports set to the management VLAN ID.
In my opinion, the PTP 5-GHz, dual distro homed solution makes the most since for wired client access, but since the latter option was brought up, it has to be weighed - plus I'm curious if it can work.

The Exalt r5005 works great for redundancy PTP links. You have to use the sync cable between the two co-located bridges and also set the polarization on the bridges. You can then use routing or spanning tree to decide traffic path. With mesh, you will have to make sure you set the parent or else the maps will keep switching perhaps.

Setting up an older AE to extend an AEn network as a Ethernet bridge

I know that this question has been asked a million times, and I've followed everyone's instructions and no matter what I do, AEn is still amber and no network gets to the AE.
Here is current setup:
Airport Utility: 5.5.1
AEn:
Firmware version: 7.4.2
Airport ID: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:66
2.4 ghz ID: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:65
Wireless mode: Participate in a WDS network
Wireless network name: Pastel
Allow this network to be extended: unchecked
Radio mode: 802.11a - 802.11b/g
Radio channel selection: manual 149/4
Wireless security WPA/WPA2 personal
WDS mode: WDS main
Allow wireless clients: Checked
WDS remotes: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:B8 (the x's are just added for you guys)
DHCP and NAT enabled
AE to be used as Ethernet bridge (I originally wanted it to extend wireless too, but I can do without that, and disabling wireless clients makes debugging easier):
Firmware version: 5.7
Airport ID: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:B8
Wireless mode: Participate in a WDS network
Wireless network name: Pastel
Radio mode: 802.11b/g
Radio channel : 4
Wireless security WPA/WPA2 personal
WDS mode: WDS remote
Allow wireless clients: unchecked
WDS main: I've tested both XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:66
and XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:65
IP address set in Bridge Mode
Anything unmentioned is left as default.
Airports are next to each other, like right beside each other, but the AEn reports WDS error that no other airports have been detected. I have tried temporarily attaching the two together with an ethernet to no avail. I have internet no problem coming from the AEn, but plugging with Ethernet into the AE, while the utility shows green, I do not properly get assigned a DHCP address, and have no network connectivity.
I hope I've posted enough information, please let me know if you need more and anything I can do to help the situation.

Thanks for the really prompt input Bob, really a spectacular forum.
I've actually already followed the guide to no avail. That said, I have 'resolved' my issue. Unfortunately it won't help anyone else who has this issue because I simply swapped the two devices and everything worked. (Its not an issue of typo as the settings were literally copied and pasted out of notepad). Which is too bad because I wanted to have the Ethernet ports at my hub, but thats life. Mysterious or what? If that means anything to you guys, I'll give and real resolutions a whirl to see what happens.
This is actually the first time I've had difficulty with WDS, and my past experiences were with $30 SMC routers, so I am a bit surprised given the good experience I've had with airports otherwise.

Thunderbolt Ethernet bridge not recognised

I have an original Apple Thunderbolt Ethernet bridge (TEB) for my brand new MBP 13" retina Mid 2014 edition and I am running Yosemite 10.10.2. I connect to the internet via ethernet regularly to play online video games. I recently plugged in my TEB and found that it wasn't connecting me to the internet. I checked network preferences and tried to run diagnostics but in the network preferences it says there is nothing plugged into the Thunderbolt port. However, when I go to system information and under the hardware tab I selected Thunderbolt, with the TEB connected there is a little drop down menu named Thunderbolt bus and under it it says Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. If I remove the TEB, this drop down option is not there, which gives me the impression that the computer is recognising the TEB, but somehow something is wrong with the software that isn't allowing me to connect.
Further information before any of you suggest something simple because I've tried all the simple solutions
I went to the apple store with my TEB and asked them to check if it was working, they confirmed that there is nothing wrong.
I've also used a brand new ethernet cable, one that I know is working to connect to the modem. And obviously my internet is working because otherwise I wouldnt be writing this.
So if anyone knows what I can do to fix this problem please help!
I've used the app EtreCheck and here were the results, doesn't seem like anything is wrong
Problem description:
Thunderbolt Ethernet bridge not working to connect to internet
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 28 Mar 2015 12:46:55 CET
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,1
    1 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    8 GB RAM Not upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
    Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 79
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel Iris
        Color LCD spdisplays_2560x1600Retina
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 1:35:6
Disk Information: ℹ️
    APPLE SSD SM0256F disk0 : (251 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        [redacted]'s Mac (disk1) / : 249.78 GB (63.80 GB free)
            Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
            Core Storage: disk0s2 250.14 GB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
        Apple Inc. Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    Flux    Application (/Applications/Flux.app)
    iTunesHelper    Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
    Dropbox    Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    Basis Sync    Application (/Applications/Basis Sync.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
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Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Zimo's Mac: Disk size: 249.78 GB Disk used: 185.98 GB
    Destinations:
        Backup [Local]
        Total size: 200.00 GB
        Total number of backups: 4
        Oldest backup: 2014-12-29 22:43:52 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-02-23 10:08:15 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Too small
            Backup size 200.00 GB < (Disk used 185.98 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         4%    Google Chrome
         4%    WindowServer
         0%    fontd
         0%    AppleSpell
         0%    hidd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    326 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
    215 MB    Google Chrome
    120 MB    mds_stores
    120 MB    WindowServer
    86 MB    Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    1.02 GB    Free RAM
    4.60 GB    Active RAM
    1.94 GB    Inactive RAM
    1.03 GB    Wired RAM
    3.38 GB    Page-ins
    66 KB    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:11:39 AM    Self test - passed
    Mar 28, 2015, 10:16:32 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2015-03-28-101632_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Mar 25, 2015, 01:18:58 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/iTunes_2015-03-25-131858_[redacted].cpu_resourc e.diag [Click for details]

I have an original Apple Thunderbolt Ethernet bridge (TEB) for my brand new MBP 13" retina Mid 2014 edition and I am running Yosemite 10.10.2. I connect to the internet via ethernet regularly to play online video games. I recently plugged in my TEB and found that it wasn't connecting me to the internet. I checked network preferences and tried to run diagnostics but in the network preferences it says there is nothing plugged into the Thunderbolt port. However, when I go to system information and under the hardware tab I selected Thunderbolt, with the TEB connected there is a little drop down menu named Thunderbolt bus and under it it says Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. If I remove the TEB, this drop down option is not there, which gives me the impression that the computer is recognising the TEB, but somehow something is wrong with the software that isn't allowing me to connect.
Further information before any of you suggest something simple because I've tried all the simple solutions
I went to the apple store with my TEB and asked them to check if it was working, they confirmed that there is nothing wrong.
I've also used a brand new ethernet cable, one that I know is working to connect to the modem. And obviously my internet is working because otherwise I wouldnt be writing this.
So if anyone knows what I can do to fix this problem please help!
I've used the app EtreCheck and here were the results, doesn't seem like anything is wrong
Problem description:
Thunderbolt Ethernet bridge not working to connect to internet
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 28 Mar 2015 12:46:55 CET
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,1
    1 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    8 GB RAM Not upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
    Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 79
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel Iris
        Color LCD spdisplays_2560x1600Retina
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 1:35:6
Disk Information: ℹ️
    APPLE SSD SM0256F disk0 : (251 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        [redacted]'s Mac (disk1) / : 249.78 GB (63.80 GB free)
            Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
            Core Storage: disk0s2 250.14 GB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
        Apple Inc. Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    Flux    Application (/Applications/Flux.app)
    iTunesHelper    Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
    Dropbox    Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    Basis Sync    Application (/Applications/Basis Sync.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Zimo's Mac: Disk size: 249.78 GB Disk used: 185.98 GB
    Destinations:
        Backup [Local]
        Total size: 200.00 GB
        Total number of backups: 4
        Oldest backup: 2014-12-29 22:43:52 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-02-23 10:08:15 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Too small
            Backup size 200.00 GB < (Disk used 185.98 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         4%    Google Chrome
         4%    WindowServer
         0%    fontd
         0%    AppleSpell
         0%    hidd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    326 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
    215 MB    Google Chrome
    120 MB    mds_stores
    120 MB    WindowServer
    86 MB    Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    1.02 GB    Free RAM
    4.60 GB    Active RAM
    1.94 GB    Inactive RAM
    1.03 GB    Wired RAM
    3.38 GB    Page-ins
    66 KB    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:11:39 AM    Self test - passed
    Mar 28, 2015, 10:16:32 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2015-03-28-101632_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Mar 25, 2015, 01:18:58 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/iTunes_2015-03-25-131858_[redacted].cpu_resourc e.diag [Click for details]

Apple TV as an Ethernet Bridge

I currently have an Airport Extreme (802.11g) router next to my cable modem. In the living room I have an Airport Express which is acting as a music streaming device, as well as an ethernet bridge for my xbox 360. I can't remember how I set it up, something about expanding my airport network. But the airport express shares the wireless internet connection over ethernet so the xbox 360 can access xbox live.
Anyway, I'd like to have my Apple TV do the same thing. I'd like to have my apple TV sync and access the internet wirelessly and share the internet connection over ethernet for the xbox 360 much like the Airport Express has been doing for a year.
Is this possible?

Apple TV will not do that, it is not a router similar to the Extreme or the Express.

How do you determine the IP address of an ethernet bridge?

I've got a US Robotics ethernet bridge connected to a Mac running OS 10.3.9, and I'm trying to access the bridge's web browser interface. (Once I get to that interface, I'll be home free.)
The bridge does not have a default IP address, the connection software on its CD-ROM is PC-only, and USR tech support is baffled. So how can I find out its address?
I've tried looking in System Preferences -> Network, in System Profiler and in Network Utility, but it appears that they only display the computer's address, not the bridge's.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
iMac G3 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

I presume you are taking about the USR5430?
No, it's the USR5432, which unfortunately doesn't have a default IP address (unlike the 5430). The USR site has this to say about connecting to the 5432:
Macintosh and Linux Users
The networking device that the Bridge is connected to probably has some form of Web User Interface where you can view a client list. Refer to your networking device's documentation to determine how to view this information.
When you find the client list, locate the Bridge. You can do this by verifying the LAN MAC address that is on the bottom label of the Bridge and what appears in the client list. Write down the IP address of the Bridge for future reference.
Open a Web browser, type in the IP address of the Bridge, and then press Enter. This will open the Web User Interface of the Bridge.
The bridge only has an IP address when it is in
configuration mode.
That makes sense. And I am in fact trying to locate the bridge's address in order to configure it.
Nevertheless, thank you for the suggestion.
iMac G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Setting up router with ethernet bridge

I have a new computer and want to re-setup my Linksys Model BEFSX41 Version 2 broadband firewall router with the Linksys Model WET11 wireless-b ethernet bridge to use my laptop wirelessly. I don't want the desktop pc to be wireless, just the laptop. Do I follow the steps in the FAQ "Hos do I setup my Cable modem with my Linksys Router?". Then are there more instructions for the ethernet bridge?
The pc is in the basement with the cable modem and Linksys router. The ethernet bridge is upstairs where the laptop is. Is this easy enough do to, or am I better off paying $75 to a computer tech to come to my house to do it?
Thank you for any suggestions.
Diane

You cannot do the job that you described with the equipment that you listed.
It is not clear from your note how you intend to use the WET11. A wireless bridge is designed to receive a wireless signal (from a wireless router) and send it to a computer that is wired to the WET11.
For example, the following setup would work:
modem -- wireless router )))      ((( Wet11 -- computer
but you never mentioned that you have a wireless router.
Note that your WET11 cannot broadcast a network, for example, the following DOES NOT work:
modem -- BEFSX41 -- WET11 )))      ((( wireless computer
However, instead of (incorrectly) trying to use the WET11 to broadcast a network, you could use a WAP (wireless access point) to broadcast your network.   For example, the following would work:
modem--BEFSX41--WAP )))   ((( wireless computer
                                  and/or   ((( WET11--wired computer
For a WAP, you could use a WAP54G or a WAP200.
Hope this helps.
Message Edited by toomanydonuts on 05-30-2008 02:44 AM

Web-based utility will not load on new wet54g ethernet bridge

I just got a WET54g ethernet bridge to connect my bluray player to my existing network (wrt54gs router). I cannot get the setup cd to recognize the bridge connected to the laptop or the router. I thought that it would be no problem, just use web-based set-up. When attempting to access 192.168.1.226 I have to enter the password three times and then a blank page is loaded. Chat support ended up getting disconnected, so no luck there. Supposedly some of the steps chat wallked me through updated the firmware through ftp download, but I feel like nothing was done since you can't access the set-up page. Any suggestions are welcome. I'm running vista if that helps.

Start it from Scratch...Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds...Release the reset button...Unplug the power cable from your WET54G(ethernet bridge), wait for 30 seconds and re-connect the power cable...Now re-configure your WET54G(ethernet bridge)...Follow the link here to re-configure the WET54G(ethernet bridge)...Also under the configuration type select Static IP Address : For IP Address enter : 192.168.1.226, Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0, Default Gateway : 192.168.1.1 and save the settings...
After doing these you can unplug the Ethernet Bridge from the router and power cycle your router and the ethernet bridge both...Connect your ethernet bridge to your bluray player and test for active connection...

WRT610N v2- Which Ethernet Bridge to buy to go with it for LG BD370 BluRay player?

I have a WRT610N v2 router, which I LOVE. I need an ethernet bridge (to connect a LG BD370) Blu-Ray DVD player. I've spoken with Linksys tech support & I'm sad to say, got misinformed. I'd actually ordered a PLS300 (which I cancelled) when I found out there weren't any updates for it. I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.
The tech support person first told me I needed a WET610N & then changed her mind.
The WRT610N is located in the office about 15 yards from where I need to connect the ethernet support to the entertainment system. I also have a wireless printer (Lexmark Platinum PRO905 that is about 5 feet from the LG Blu ray player. Is the ethernet bridge going to interfere with the Blu ray player?
I'm just wanting to get connected to NetFlix. I've paid for this service since last spring but am just now getting around to sorting this out.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! TIA

Thanks, Gollum! I've now got the WET610N ordered & the EZXS55W ethernet switch. They both should be here by Friday.
The WRT610N router is in my office, hardwired to the HughesNet modem & HP Desktop running Windows XP Pro. The two new laptops (HP dv7-3078nr and HP dv8t-1000 (both running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit)) and the Lexmark Platinum Pro905 AIO are in my den (about 30 feet away). Right now, the dv8 (my main laptop I keep on continuosly & the Lexmark Pro905 are both here in the den, connected wirelessly to the WRT610N.
Here is the configuration of the entertainment system:
LG 50PS60 Plasma HDTV
LG LHT854 Surround Sound
LG ACC97WK-R Wireless Rear Speaker
LG BD370 BluRay DVD Player
I have DISH network with a 722K DVR
Do I need to connect the WET610N first? Then add the bridge? This is where I am afraid I am going to mess up.
Right now, everything is working GREAT.
Do you think I need to hardwire the Lexmark printer into the switch?
Could someone please advise (in very simple steps) what I need to do to get the WET610N & ethernet bridge connected?
All I want to do is be able to download NetFlix movies! I am scared that the (((HughesNet))) is going to be the problem due to their low FAP cap. Due to my location (I am 25 miles from the closest town with wireless (Verizon, Sprint, etc) offices & have already tried 3 different wireless cards here (none of which worked due to our location).
I'm beginning to think it would have been simpler to just buy the LG BD390 (wifi already installed) & put my BD370 on eBay! LOL
Any help would be greatly appreciated! TIA

Connecting WAG320n to WRT610n using WET610n ethernet bridge

I have upgraded my network with a WAG320n Router/modem and have a WET610n (ethernet bridge) in my remote room. Because the WET is only one port, I would like to connect my old WRT610n router to the bridge, but need to know the right settings and connection info. The purpose is to use the additional ports and wireless from the remote location.
Solved!
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Problem solved and improved on
Thanks Klatch,
The WAG320n is nice, but not simultaneous dual band, so I set it for 5Ghz. I hard wired an accesspoint (WAP610n) to the router, set it for 2.4Ghz, and placed it about 3 meters apart from the Router. This gave me better access on the second floor for all devices with either bands. (I gave the access point it's own SSID to distinguish it).
To expand coverage to the first floor I installed the wireless N Ethernet Bridge (WET610N) on the fringe range of my routers output (still 4 bars). The bridge is set to 5Ghz - because that's what the WAG320 is. Then I connected the WRT610N router (which is simultaneous dual band) to the bridge. You plug the bridge into a LAN port on the WRT610N, NOT the WAN port. The WRT610 was programmed to 192.168.1.2, DHCP turned off, NAT disabled. I have the other 3 WAN ports hard wired to devices (Playstation, Slingbox, Blue Ray Player). All other first floor PC's are connected wirelessly via the 5GHZ or 2.4GHZ bands. The first floor coverage is excellent.   I maintained different SSID's for each Router and the Access Point, to distinguish which router or band I want to connect to.
If linksys only made the WAG320 simultaneous dual band, it would provide the extended coverage to all older and newer devices!!    The whole world isn't wrapped around 5Ghz yet! So.. If you want to extend and use another router as a repeater (wirelessly) you need a wireless Ethernet Bridge (or gaming adaptor) from the primary router and connect it to the secondary router.   Anything can be done with a little effort. Thanks

Airport Express as an Ethernet Bridge....Can it be done?

I have both a Airport Extreme Base Station and a Express Base Station. I need to connect my TV to the internet (TV has no Wi-Fi, but is internet capable). Can I use my Express Base as an Ethernet Bridge? I already have both "Stations" on one network allowing me to play music from my computer through my home theater system and use the internet at the same time.

If you have the newer Airport Extreme with "n", not the flying saucer style, then you would probably be better off in the long run to buy the newer "n" version of the Airport Express.
That way your network would run faster overall then the older b/g series.
I sold all 3 of my older Airport Express units on eBay and replaced them with the newer "n' models.

Use AX as an Ethernet bridge and a WDS relay simutaneously

I searched the forum but didn't find any conclusive answers. So here goes:
I need to connect a computer to my existing wireless network (AX as AP), but it doesn't support wireless whatsoever (Sun workstation). So I want to get another AX to use it as an Ethernet bridge.
My question is, can the AX work as a WDS relay at the same time to extend my existing Airport network?
Thanks in advance.

The only way it'll work as an Ethernet bridge is if it is part of a WDS network, so you'd be getting the wireless extension anyway.
BTW, it would be a WDS Remote, not a WDS Relay.

The WRE54G as an ethernet bridge?

Hiya,
I have a wre54g and i also have a xbox 360 thats too far away to plug into the ethernet. As i dont want to pay 99 dollars for microsofts wifi xbox 360 thing, i was wondering if the front ethernet port could possibly be used as an ethernet bridge. That is to say, the device receives the signal and i use the ethernet port to get online with the 360 directly.
Is such a thing possible? simply plugging in the ethernet cord and power caused it to recognize the fact it was plugged in, but couldent find an ip adress.
Thanks in advance.

I purchased a WRE54G range expander because the signal to the upstairs wireless computers was weak. The expander solved the problem. However, I thought I could also use it as a ethernet bridge for my son's PS2 - from this thread it appears not.
So the question is if I get a WAP54G, will it serve both purposes (i.e., will it epand the range like the WRE54G does, as well as allow him to connect the PS2 to the web through the wireless network)?

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