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    Can't bridge tethered Huawei Ascend M860 out of Win 7Ult laptop

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by pclaptop23hour, Jan 8, 2014.

  1. pclaptop23hour

    pclaptop23hour Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am using PdaNet to tether my Huawei Ascend M860 to my Lenovo R500 laptop. That internet connection works fine and is labeled in network connections as " PdaNet Modem".

    I am trying to bridge that connection out, by way of the LAN ethernet port. The " Bridge Connections" option is not available when both " Local Area Connection" ( my laptop's broadcom adapter ethernet port) and the " PdaNet Modem" are highlighted and either is right clicked for pull down menu options. ( see attached pics).

    When just " Local Area Connection" is highlighted and right clicked, the pull down menu option shows, " Bridge Connections" and asked for two LAN or high speed internet connections.( see attached pic)

    Does Win 7 Ultimate NOT consider my " PdaNet Modem" a LAN connection? Obviously it is not a high speed connection.

    Irregardless is there a way around this so I can used my tethered Huawei for internet and bridge it out by way of my ethernet port?

    Thanks pclaptop23hour
     

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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    The fact that it doesn't consider it a LAN connection would make sense since it isn't one - it's a modem connection.
    It seems to me that you are not indeed bridging anything at all - you'd need two LAN connections to do it - you are trying to share a modem connection (correct me if I'm wrong)

    You should start at right-clicking a modem connection and use properties /sharing/ check "Internet connection sharing"
     
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    I think I tried the "right-click" ICS and I dont think it(I) was successful! I'll try it again.

    Why does windows call this a modem connection? It utilizes a USB port where other internet LAN are configured to connect!

    Or is this "Modem" classification set by the PdaNet software? There's no "dialup" involved, there's no "modem-negotiations" and there's no "user/password" required. This (It) is a direct internet connection.

    Hmmm. well I will re-try the ICS, thanks for the reply!
     
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    That's a classic modem connection allright. In computer's eyes you have connected an usb modem, you are using phone number *99# with no username or password ("dialing" that number basically opens data connection).

    All that is just hidden from users eyes with all kinds of connection softwares these days but most of the time it can be done manually too.
     
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