Bridge help..

Ok so I have two network cards in my Debian machine and I have installed the bridge-utils package and am using the brctl to add a bridge then I add the two network cards to the bridge but that is as far as I can get.

One of the network cards is using the main cable line while the other is using a crossover cable to connect to a Windows XP laptop (to provide the laptop with internet).

Do I need to change any routing table settings or what? I am lost because as soon as I create the bridge everything stops working, but I was able to ping the Debian machine laptop card from the laptop..

Setup:
eth0 (main card connect to net):
IP:24.97.2.150
DefautlGateway: 24.97.2.141
Subnet: 255.255.255.248

eth1(card connected by crossover cable to laptop):
IP: 192.168.1.100
Default gateway: (should I use 24.97.2.150 or 24.97.2.141?)
Subnet: 255.255.255.248

Laptop:
IP: 192.168.1.101
Default gateway: 192.168.1.100
Subnet: 255.255.255.248

What is next? Are my IP's and default gateways correct?

Thank you!

Wow I thought someone would know this..

I think first you should understand the concepts of Subletting, Default gateway and IP packet Routing.

Then this is not a big deal for you.

So pretty much this forum is a bunch of n00bs?