"Easy"net Networking Pains!

[amiman99]

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.

[amiman99]

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.

[amiman99]

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.

[amiman99]

Here are some files from my configuration.

Some lines like IP, name and key, you need to change.

Maybe if you send me your files, we can look them over.

[amiman99]

In the interfaces file change the prism line to this:
prism dev=devs/networks/prism2.device

(I did it this way: prism dev=devs:networks/prism2.device and it did not work, I'm not sure why)
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In the wireless.prefs do this:
network={
    key_mgmt=NONE
}
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In startnet (in my startnet example ignore the wep key stuff it was copy paste stuff mistake):
remove: AmiTCP:bin/login -f amiga_user

works fine w/o it in my setup.
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Create the file netdb-myhost, its should be in the amitcp/db folder, you can open the example file and add your settings. (Nameserver is your DNS server):

; This host
HOST 192.168.1.12 amiga.something.com amiga
; Domain names

; Name servers
NAMESERVER 156.154.70.1
NAMESERVER 156.154.71.1

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In the user-startup:
Remove AmiTCP:bin/startnet
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when your amiga starts, make sure that the wireless card is plugged in. during the statup watch the power led turn on, this is when this command starts in user-startup: Run <>NIL: C:WirelessManager prism2.device
The active light should blink once in awhile.
I like to start the Amitcp by hand not automaticly, and it's good to start it manually for troubleshooting. You can do that from CLI, just type startnet before using internet.
Before you do startnet try to do this in CLI: ifconfig prism0  192.168.0.11  netmask 255.255.255.0
If there is no error then the rest should work.

[amiman99]

You get this error: ifconfig loctl (SIOCGIFFLAGS): no such interface , because this command does not work: prism dev=devs/networks/prism2.device
I had exactly same problem. Maybe change the prism line to: prism dev=devs:networks/prism2.device
Check if the prism2.device is in Devs/Networks folder and play with the path.

Edit: When you get error when executing startnet, try this command: ifconfig prism0  192.168.0.11  netmask 255.255.255.0
When this one is not working: prism dev=devs:networks/prism2.device , this one will fail: ifconfig prism0  192.168.0.11  netmask 255.255.255.0

[amiman99]

I noticed that if you don't start the wireless manager, the TCPIP will work and you can ping yourself, just not the gateway. Basicaly the over the air link won't work.
One thing I don't know, what is this for? Library = pccard.library (version 1.1 installed)