Router and XP

[Melvin]

Hi there all,
I just got the best result I could ever wish for. Put a router in my network, got it going and then forgot all about it.
And then it hit me...I couldn`t see my wifes `puter in Explorer.
Very strange....so I clicked on "Setup local network" or whatever the translation is from Dutch and XP installed a network bridge for me......OK I can live with that BUT why the bridge?
Hey presto all is well again.
Don`t get me wrong. After testing @ toast.net my max downloads increased from ± 600+ to 1300--1500 Kbps which is caps anyway. My uploads are @ about 90% of caps @ 118Kbps

Any ideas anyone.

Puter is a 633Mz processor. 512Mb memory. 2X 46Gig HD`s..
E-Tech router and a com21 kabelmodem.

OS is XP

Nothing special at all...

Greetings from Holland.

PS I`ve rebooted many times and I`m always hitting my caps or thereabouts.
Now I`ve hit my caps all the fun of trying has been taken away.

[JeffL]

Do you have two NICs in the system you are using?

[Melvin]

Sure do but the second NIC is disabled `cause I have another network connected to it. On the second network which is invisible to the Internet because the NIC is disabled I run my personal stuff in Windows 2003 RC2 and W2K on the other PC in this network.
I think that the network bridge has been activated because XP sees the router and recognizes it as another segment of the total network.

Melvin