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"Easy"net Networking Pains!
« on: June 28, 2012, 06:41:17 PM »
So... I have installed the drivers for my Amigakit PCMCIA Wireless networking card and installed Easynet. I have entered in my network details which I am fairly confident are correct. Turned off security on my router just to test...but nothing! I am unable to ping the router or my pc.

What makes me worried is that the green light on the card is solid until I connect then starts flashing but after to that never stops flashing even if I disconnect and close Easynet.

Any help would be appreciated spent ages last night getting nowhere!
 

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Re: "Easy"net Networking Pains!
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2012, 06:49:13 PM »
My setting config help is:

Version =
File Size = 414792
badsocket.lobrary = 3.28

Network Settings

Your IP adddress = 192.168.0.2
Network Mask = 255.255.255.0
Router/Gateway IP = 192.168.0.1
Network Domainname = virgin.net

Domain Name Servers

Primary DNS = 194.168.4.100
Secondary DNS 194.168.0.100 (In use)
Tertiary DNS =

Network Interface

Device = prism2.device (version 1.7 Installed)
Unit Number = 0
Wireless Settings = C:SetPrism2Defaults SSID ":-)" (version 1.2 installed)
Library = pccard.library (version 1.1 installed)

TCPIP Settings

MBUF_CONF_MAXMEM = 256K
Use Loopback = YES
Debug SANA = No
Gateway Mode = Yes

Hosts

192.168.0.1 router myrouter

Assigns

Assign AmiTCP "Workbench:Programs/Easy Net/AmiTCP

END OF REPORT
 

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Re: "Easy"net Networking Pains!
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2012, 08:29:33 PM »
Is this smiley really the SSID of your WLAN?

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Re: "Easy"net Networking Pains!
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2012, 09:24:38 PM »
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Is this smiley really the SSID of your WLAN?


Yeah although I might change it to a :-( at this rate!
 

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Re: "Easy"net Networking Pains!
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2012, 09:31:53 PM »
A flashing light on the wireless card means that it is not acquiring the wireless signal or that the SSID is not found.
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Re: "Easy"net Networking Pains!
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2012, 10:53:31 PM »
";-)" is not a valid SSID, though manufacturers vary on it a bit.

Google acceptable SSID characters/limits and come up with something different, see if that works.

An excerpt from RFC:

Also: The following six characters are not allowed: ?, ", $, [, \, ],
and +. In addition, the following three characters cannot be the first
character: !, #, and ;.
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Re: "Easy"net Networking Pains!
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2012, 12:22:57 AM »
And if you left SSID blanc, it just connectes first available nonsecured network
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Re: "Easy"net Networking Pains!
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2012, 01:14:20 PM »
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";-)" is not a valid SSID, though manufacturers vary on it a bit.

Google acceptable SSID characters/limits and come up with something different, see if that works.

An excerpt from RFC:

Also: The following six characters are not allowed: ?, ", $, [, \, ],
and +. In addition, the following three characters cannot be the first
character: !, #, and ;.


I did change it to amiga because I did wonder about it still didn't have any luck. I will try leaving it blank and see how I get on with that.
 

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Re: "Easy"net Networking Pains!
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2012, 02:55:47 PM »
Ok so... I tried to leave teh ssid blank but then OK greys out so don't think I can do that. I am using classic workbench so I don't know if that comes with some files already there which might be conflicting?

Also quite often the amiga will lock up when connecting the light on the wifi card then stops flashing and goes solid.
 

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Re: "Easy"net Networking Pains!
« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2012, 03:23:19 PM »
Maybe you need to try the HARD way and install AmiTCP by hand.
Use this guide http://amigarealm.whdownload.com/archives/~patrikax/amiga/guides/AmiTCP_Install/
The author is using PCMCIA Ethernet card, so instead using CNET device, just use Prism device.
Use the Prism2V2 for the driver and edit the wireless config file by hand. Read the docs for the prism2v2 how to edit the config file.

Make sure that the Wireless manager command in user-startup goes first before TCPIP.
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Re: "Easy"net Networking Pains!
« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2012, 04:57:54 PM »
Quote from: amiman99;698460
Maybe you need to try the HARD way and install AmiTCP by hand.
Use this guide http://amigarealm.whdownload.com/archives/~patrikax/amiga/guides/AmiTCP_Install/
The author is using PCMCIA Ethernet card, so instead using CNET device, just use Prism device.
Use the Prism2V2 for the driver and edit the wireless config file by hand. Read the docs for the prism2v2 how to edit the config file.

Make sure that the Wireless manager command in user-startup goes first before TCPIP.


I can't find the config file the file path makes no sense to me! 'ENVARC:Sys/Wireless.prefs'

Where is my sys folder? And what is ENVARC?
 

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Re: "Easy"net Networking Pains!
« Reply #11 on: June 30, 2012, 05:07:24 PM »
I never had any success with easynet.

I would advise abandoning easynet and jumping aboard the good ship MiamiDx
 

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Re: "Easy"net Networking Pains!
« Reply #12 on: June 30, 2012, 05:09:56 PM »
Just use Miami.
 

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Re: "Easy"net Networking Pains!
« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2012, 05:12:44 PM »
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I can't find the config file the file path makes no sense to me! 'ENVARC:Sys/Wireless.prefs'

Where is my sys folder? And what is ENVARC?
The way I do it is this way:
Open shell/cli
Type: ed a
file>open click Volumes, choose ENVARC, then SYS, fined wireless.prefs.
Edit file per your requirement, read the prism2v2 manual before editing.
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A2000 KS 2.1, 68030 25MHz, 6MB RAM
A3000 KS 3.1, 68030 25MHz, 16MB RAM
A4000 KS 3.0, 68040 25MHz, 16MB RAM
CDTV KS 3.1, 4MB RAM
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Re: "Easy"net Networking Pains!
« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2012, 05:16:02 PM »
Quote from: Duce;698468
Just use Miami.
The amitcp is not that hard if you follow my previous guide link.

So, to get the wireless working you only need Amitcp and prism2v2 driver, and a little headache. But.., that's all.
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A1000 KS 1.3, 8MB RAM
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A2000 KS 2.1, 68030 25MHz, 6MB RAM
A3000 KS 3.1, 68030 25MHz, 16MB RAM
A4000 KS 3.0, 68040 25MHz, 16MB RAM
CDTV KS 3.1, 4MB RAM
CD32
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