So, here is my setup. I have a Centrylink modem for my internet. As of right now, I am using my laptop. My Laptop is connected to the modem, and i have my desktop connected to my laptop so my desktop can receive internet through a bridge connection, which has worked just fine in the past. We have just upgraded our internet to a 12mb connection. In doing so, we had to set up a new modem. Every other device we have can connect to the internet just fine. But for some reason, the bridge connection is no longer working. My desktop is unable to identify the network.

When viewing the "Network Connections" list, there is only 1 item, which i believe this is normal, named "local area connection" Under that, it says "Unidentified Network". The weird thing is, every minute or so, it will flash "Network 3" for about half a second, then say "Identifying..." Then back to 'Unidentified Network". Troubleshooting cannot fix whatever the error is. I have tried resetting both computers, disabling the bridge connection and creating a new one, i've checked settings on both computers and just for the life of me cannot figure out what the problem is.

If anyone has any suggestions, besides getting a wireless internet card or something like that because if i had the money for it i'd obviously do it, please feel free to let me know what they are. Really need this fixed asap.

i hope this help----> http://superuser.com/questions/60054/how-do-i-solve-an-unidentified-network-issue-it-cant-connect-to-the-internet

Unfortunately this did not work. My desktop is a little different because I'm not using wireless internet, but i did try uninstalling my NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet and restarted my computer. It reinstalled upon start up, but the same problem still occurs.

Try using NAT instead of bridge ?
Also try to create an Ad-hoc network on your laptop so your computer can connect to your laptop....

Maybe you also have to activate your modem's router ?

Good luck bro !

edit : just read about your "unidentified network" then "network 3".....obviously IP address conflict.
Try to manually force IP addresses, your new modem has its router this disabled imo.

This post was edited by Morflol on Mar 22 2013 02:01am

then try this--> http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-87264-why-cant-i-bridge-connect i know he asking to conncet the ps3 but the answer seems to be all around

this tells me to do the exact same thing... and it is not working >.>
All this says is how to create a bridge connection, which i already knew how to do. That's how i've been doing this before.



I'm not great with computers, so i don't really know what most of this means/how to do it. And i do NOT have a router...

Right now I'm at the best possible point that i can figure out how to get to. my laptop has internet. On my laptops side, everything is working properly. The internet, local area connection (desktop), and bridge connection are all identified and working properly.
However, on my desktop's side, "Local Area Connection" is marked as "Unidentified Network".
When i diagnose, "Local Area Connection" doesn't have a valid IP configuration [Fixed]
Except nothing has changed and it says that same thing no matter how many times i diagnose.

Set a static ip

on which computer? and how do i do this?

Desktop, Google

This does not work, because my desktop has no internet...