How to merge Ethernet and WiFi connection Network names in one Name?

Hadramawt said:

Hi,


I am connected to one Router. However, when connected wirelessly, I see there is a network name 'MikroTik- Mohammad'. However, when I am connected with a wired cable, I see the network name as 'MikroTik-BCEDB'. As a result,when I am connected wirelessly and via wired cable to the same router, I see two network names, although I am connected to one router. This is strange.

How to merge Ethernet and WiFi connection Network names in one Network name?

You don't. You either connect with an ethernet cable or wifi-not both at the same time. When you set up a wireless connection on your router, you have to give it a name (SSID) to broadcast (or, even if it's hidden, it still needs an SSID) and this name is for the wireless network connection. The wireless network is handled separately than the wired network. The wireless network can be turned off, and the wired network will still function. The wireless network should have a password set, to prevent unauthorized access. The ethernet connection doesn't have that password setup, as you have to be physically present to "plug in".

Hope that helps. :)

You cannot because they are two separate connections. You can "Bridge" the two and use the device as a way to allow wireless devices to connect through it to the gateway. Basically you are creating an expensive Access Point when you use the computer in place of a real access point, or wanting to watch packets for something that you are trying to troubleshoot for something that is causing issues on another computer.

Yes you can, but that does not mean that it is going to give you faster speeds. Windows will always use the best connection for data transfer. There is no need to post a screen shot, since your question is asked by hundreds of people every day.

When you have two connections that are not bridge, they are two separate connections and only one gets used by Windows. If you have "Bridged" the connections, then the wireless will become in the sense of a WiFi Access Point.

Bridged means exactly that. Ever driven down a road and crossed a railroad or river. That is what is called Bridged. Non-Bridged means that the two network connections are independent and that there is nothing routed between them.

There really was no need for the screen shots and there really is nothing else to explain to you about this. There is a tutorial available that explains about bridging a wired and wireless connection on a computer.

bro67 said:

Bridged means exactly that. Ever driven down a road and crossed a railroad or river. That is what is called Bridged. Non-Bridged means that the two network connections are independent and that there is nothing routed between them.

There really was no need for the screen shots and there really is nothing else to explain to you about this. There is a tutorial available that explains about bridging a wired and wireless connection on a computer.

Thanks a lot,
Could you please take some of your precious time out to read my points #1, and point #2 posted before and understand me?


The screen shots posted in my last post were taken from while using point #1, and while using point#2.

If this 'Ever driven down a road and crossed a railroad or river' means 'bridge', I don't use any bridged connections in both points #1, and points#2 posted before.

As a result, why do I see two different connection network names in point #2(the Ethernet connection with a network name(SSID), and the WiFi connection with a different network name(SSID)).
However, one connection network name in the point #1(the Ethernet connection and the WiFi connection with the same network name(SSID)). Bear in mind, the issue is not in the Network connection( Ethernet and WiFi). However, in the SSID. In point #1, both Ethernet and the WiFi connection have the same network name(SSID). However, in point #2, each of Ethernet connection and the WiFi connection has a different network name(SSID).


Moreover, when a person from Czech Republic looked at my second screen shot under point #2 in my last post(two separate connections), then he told me to set the wire as "home network", and set the wifi to be the same network..
The chat made between me and that person is below:

Person: you need to join these two networks into one in windows...otherwise the mixture of it in windows can make such problems too

ME: There are two, Wireless network name, and Local Area Network name.


Person: not two, logically it is one network, bridged in router, so it is the same one like other
might me very probably.
Person: set the wire as "home network", and set the wifi to be the same network.. should look like this (in win7):


Person: I have both interfaces (wifi and wire) connected at once, windows see it as one network of home type
Person: do this in win10 and try again, it should stay connected both.