How can I share the Internet when the switch port is full?

Q: I have added a new computer in the LAN to access the Internet shared by the network, but the switch port is full and I don't want to buy another switch separately. How can I achieve this?

A: This is actually not difficult. You can use the "one-Port Sharing" method, that is, in the LAN, the two machines share a switch port to share the internet. Before Windows XP appeared, this desire was very difficult to implement, because the new "bridge" function in XP makes this desire possible.

First, we need to prepare A windows XP system computer and install dual NICs. We call this computer "computer A", and the other new computer "computer B ". Also, ensure that computer A can access LAN resources normally.

Step 1: Open the Network Properties window and name the original "Local Connection" as "server ". Later, the "local connection" of the NIC was renamed as "client", and the NIC was directly connected to "computer B" with a straight-through twisted pair.

Step 2: Set the IP address of computer B. The subnet mask and working group must be the same as computer A, and the default gateway and DNS address should be the IP address of computer.

After the above settings, the two computers should be able to access each other. The next step is to "bridge" the two connections.

Step 3: Enter the Network Properties window in computer A. Right-click the two connection names and select the "bridge" command.

The XP system automatically bridges the two connections. After the bridge is successful, the "bridge" attribute page is opened and all the adapters can be set to connect to the Internet. OK!

After completing the above steps, computer B can access all the resources in the LAN and share the internet.

After completing the above steps, computer B can access all the resources in the LAN and share the internet.