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Originally Posted by broadwayblues
Verizon has the 5GB limit too.
Can you explain how to bridge the connection?
thanks in advance
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OK, I did some research for ya regarding Verizon Air Cards, and there is no way to connect a Verizon Air Card and bridge the connections, they do in fact have that option 'locked' down through the use of a Virtual Private Network. Basically, your Air Card shows up as a regular old phone modem under Windows and then is connected to the Verizon network using their software, which uses a VPN. Windows won't bridge it unless it thinks its an ethernet connection of some sort, but since Verizon's VPN software is taking care of it all, Windows never sees it as an ethernet connection, just a high speed dial-up connection.
You could buy a AirCard Router and that would work flawlessly, but it isn't cheap.
Your CHEAP alternative is to go here:
http://www.modaco.com/content/i9x0-o...verizon-omnia/ and enable data tethering on your Omnia.
After that your free to connect it to your computer via USB and use your
phone as your "AirCard" or download WMWifiRouter to make your phone a WiFi router that uses your Omnia data connection as the ISP.
When you do it this way, you will also be able to bridge the connection because it will show up as an ethernet connection on the PC and bypass Verizon's VPN software. (just select both connections and right click, Bridge connections will be somewhere on that menu, I think it's bolded even).
BTW, from what I read, to bridge a connection you will need a crossover cable between the computer and your console. You can also use two regular CAT-5 cables connected to a router, which functions the same as a crossover cable.
Hope this helps! Sorry its confusing, its been about two years since I've had to do this, I gave in to Comcast, lol, you just can't say no to 16 Mbps down.