Do I need bridging for wireless?

[neokenzo]

I got a Netgear DG834G wireless router and Asus Wifi card. I have it connect and running okay but the only way I got it to connect is by bridging my Wireless Network Connection with Local Area Connection.

Is the bridging neccessary? Cant I just connect without bridging?

 

[AFB]

? You are connecting by wireless only right ?

 

[neokenzo]

Yes. Well I plan to connect my Xbox and PS2 by wire later but at the moment its just wireless only.

 

[JackMDS]

If you would explain what ?Local Area Connection? means in your case, and how do you connect to the Internet.

It would help to Help you.!

 

[neokenzo]

Well I connect to the internet using DSL.

I am not sure what Local Area Network means but when I was setting up my router, I used wired and I think that was what set up the Local Area Network. Then I set up my wireless connection and I had to bridge the two to use my router/internet. The thing is now every single time I boot up, there is the local area network icon in my system tray saying that the cable is unplug. I would rather it not be there and the only way I can think of doing that is disabling my local area network but the moment I disable it, I can no longer use the network because it is bridged.

 

[AFB]

Just get rid of the bridge and then disable the wired card.