created a network bridge, 'multiple networks' problem

ok, my desktop is at the other end of my house so an Ethernet cord will not
reach it, but I do have a wireless router and a laptop. My setup is only
temporary and it is kind of crude. and both systems have vista on them.

I used the laptop to connect to the wireless router, then I connected my
desktop to the ethernet slot in my laptop. I then created a network bridge
between both of the connections on my laptop. After tinkering with it my
desktop was able to access the internet. Today I needed my laptop so I
unplugged it from my desktop but when I re-connected the ethernet I could no
longer access web pages (network file sharing still worked). Vista told me
that the problem was because there were multiple networks (one called network
2 and one called Unidentified Network). So I clicked on "merge and delete
networks" but only "network 2" showed up there. I've tried everything I can
think of but noting will fix the problem. help please

Hi
Could be that the laptop connected by a mistake to a neighboring Wireless
Network.
Keep your Wireless preference clean and make sure that your Wireless SSID is
the only entry that it is connected to automatically.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Nick23" <Nick23@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> ok, my desktop is at the other end of my house so an Ethernet cord will
> not
> reach it, but I do have a wireless router and a laptop. My setup is only
> temporary and it is kind of crude. and both systems have vista on them.
>
> I used the laptop to connect to the wireless router, then I connected my
> desktop to the ethernet slot in my laptop. I then created a network bridge
> between both of the connections on my laptop. After tinkering with it my
> desktop was able to access the internet. Today I needed my laptop so I
> unplugged it from my desktop but when I re-connected the ethernet I could
> no
> longer access web pages (network file sharing still worked). Vista told me
> that the problem was because there were multiple networks (one called
> network
> 2 and one called Unidentified Network). So I clicked on "merge and delete
> networks" but only "network 2" showed up there. I've tried everything I
> can
> think of but noting will fix the problem. help please