Windows 10: Why am I losing Ipv4 when I bridge my networks?

I built a new computer and it has a 2.5gb network adapter built into the board. Since my ISP's hardware only puts out 1gb, I bridged my ethernet and wifi to end up with a 1.8gb connection speed. Everything was fine for a while. I have this problem where almost every fri night into sat early morning my network drops in and out for hours. I've been awake for it now and pulled an all nighter 3 times with it. This time it was thurs night. Usually a speed test would net me about 340mbs but during this in and out and randomly running tests I caught it up at around 950. So this time I called in since

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Network bridge suddenly stopped working in windows 10

Hi Shantanu,

To isolate your concern, we would like to know how your network bridge is connected? Is it a wireless connection or a wired connection?

In the meantime, we suggest that you set up your network bridge to refresh the adapter and reconnect the other devices. To do this, follow the steps below:

• Add Incoming Connections from the Internet.
• Bridge the two network connections that you want to use.
• Forget the internal network connection (under
  Manage Known Networks).
• Reconnect to your bridge network.
• Restart your computer and check if your concern persists.
  

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

Network Bridge host periodically loses internet connection

Hello all,

I recently moved in to my university's apartment complex and I'm having issues with network-bridging.

My desktop is connected to the apartment's WAP with an ethernet cable. I use a usb-ethernet adapter and crossover cable to connect my desktop to my laptop. Before move-in, I was able to share an internet connection and files between the computers with no
issues. Now, when I enable the bridge, my desktop (hosting the bridge) loses internet connectivity, but my laptop (client) gains connection. I fix this by adjusting the IPv4 address and DNS address on my desktop.

The main issue that prompted me to submit this post:

Once I adjust the addresses, both computers temporarily have connection to the internet. Soon after, my desktop goes through a perpetual cycle of losing and recovering connection.

Please help. I can provide more details if needed.

 

Network Bridge Stops Working after Creator's Update

I have also found that the Network Bridge has issues in the 1709 Windows Creators Update. Prior to update this setup worked flawlessly. It may have been the Creators Update, or an additional update from Windows Update that caused the issue.

Setup: Intel NIC and Wifi card in Host 1, both with new drivers. Wifi to domain network, 1Gb Ethernet to Host 2, bridged. Host 2 in DHCP.

Symptoms include:

• Mis- or very slow detection of network (stays at "unidentified") when both nics are in the plugged/connected state and bridged. Seems to be random whether the WiFi stays connected when DHCP is used on Host 1. Using static IP keeps the Wifi connected on
  Host 1.
• Pings to local (DNS) and remote servers intermittent on Host 1 after positive detection of domain network. Network task tray icon shows No Internet alert intermittently in conjunction with ping loss. Maybe 10-20 sec of ping replies, then none for a period.
  This suggests maybe a spanning tree detection algorithm is blocking at layer 2.
• IPV4 Route Table doesn't seem to change between working and non-working state, suggesting the problem is not in the IP stack.
• Removing bridge removes all symptoms on Host 1, and all connectivity on Host 2.
• Disabling/re-enabling both bridged NICs on Host 1, enough times and in the correct order, seems to fool the system, or get it a state machine in the proper state, and will finally get the detection algorithm to 'hook-up', but ONLY until the next reboot.