In an experiment, I decided to connect a wireless adapter to my machine as the main data transfer method of choice. I have another machine in the room, along with a hub, and everything is networked together using 100baseT.
Well, wireless is fine and dandy, but the other machine can't access the internet that way. So, I decided to try WinXP's MAC Bridge feature between the wireless NIC and the physical NIC. It all works fine and dandy, and the other machine has internet now. But I'm noticing a LOT more traffic than usual, particularly sending packets off the wireless NIC (the little modem lights in the taskbar).
Is this common of the bridge? Or should I be investigating something maybe a trojan or virus of sorts on the other machine (which I'm scanning now).
Well, wireless is fine and dandy, but the other machine can't access the internet that way. So, I decided to try WinXP's MAC Bridge feature between the wireless NIC and the physical NIC. It all works fine and dandy, and the other machine has internet now. But I'm noticing a LOT more traffic than usual, particularly sending packets off the wireless NIC (the little modem lights in the taskbar).
Is this common of the bridge? Or should I be investigating something maybe a trojan or virus of sorts on the other machine (which I'm scanning now).
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