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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Gav on November 23, 2004, 05:29:24 PM
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Well i have 2 network cards which need to be installed,so one ofr my mediator and one in my pc.Now my pc already has one and im wanndoo so i have a usb modem for my pc.So would i just plug my modem to my pc and then have a lead from one network card from my pc in to my amiga???
I have no experience with networking at all so any help is great thanks.
Gav
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Yeah, that's basically all you have to do hardware wise. However you are going to need internet sharing software on the PC. I used a package called Wingate a few years back with 2 computer connected to 1 other and I used it's modem as connection to the outside world. I'm sure there are plenty of other packages, maybe Windows has it built in nowadays? Anyone know?
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So would i just plug my modem to my pc and then have a lead from one network card from my pc in to my amiga???
Yep, but the "lead" you'll need is a (RJ-45) CAT-5 Ethernet CROSS-OVER cable. Not a normal CAT-5 Ethernet.
Then config up Windows, and you're all set.
maybe Windows has it built in nowadays? Anyone know?
Windows 2000 and XP have "Internet connection sharing" built in. That should be good enough.
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Don't forget to checkout analogX proxy
very easy and it worked for me to connect my amiga to a win98 box.. and you didn't have to mess around with Windows Internet sharing :-)
analogx (http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network.htm)
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Ok thanks for the help ppl :O)
Gav
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Gav wrote:
Well i have 2 network cards which need to be installed,so one ofr my mediator and one in my pc.Now my pc already has one and im wanndoo so i have a usb modem for my pc.So would i just plug my modem to my pc and then have a lead from one network card from my pc in to my amiga???
I have no experience with networking at all so any help is great thanks.
Gav
A cheap hardware router/hub would be better.
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If you have a spare PC (a 486 would do just fine) you could use FREESCO http://www.freesco.org/
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Hi
Ok i have both cards installed now and i have the cross over cable plugged in to both.I have also downloaded analogx on my pc,so now what do i do next to get my amiga online with the network???
So im on amiga os3.9 and windows 2000 on my pc but i dont know what to do next,do you need to find your ip address or something??
Thanks
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And if you have an old PC and want a bit of security I can recommend SmoothWall (http://smoothwall.org).
Kev
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Oh come on can no one help me out here,ive been sitting here searching and i have nothing.I have found my ip address(i think) and thats as far as i have got.
Someone please give me a hand here.
Thanks
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Well, we'd need a bit more information. What OS are you running on the PC? (If it's 2000 or XP, this is a really simple matter, if not, it's a bit more complex.) What exactly IS analogx? (just a proxy or a full NAT handler? I've not used it, myself.) What are you trying to do with the Amiga? Just use a proxy to browse the web, or do you want it to have a more complete connection? Just asking "What do I do" is way too open ended. There are a million ways to set the hardware/software up. We need to know what you have, what you want, etc...
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Hi
Yes im running windows 2000 on my pc and os3.9 on my amiga,well yeah all im trying to do for now is to get my amiga online but having a hard time doing so.Im using genesis and well i dont know what else to do really so any help is great.
Thanks,well it doesnt matter about that analogx just someone above recomended it.
Thanks
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I mean from what i can see i have my amiga connected as it says online with genesis.So when my amiga is online i get the little local network icon in my right part of the task bar on my pc.But if i try and go to any site with ibrowse it just acts as if im offline,is there anything i need to do in ibrowse?? or anything else for that matter as i dont know..
Thanks
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Hello,
I have my WinXP Duron 1300 on ADSL Internet almost 24h/day.
It has 3 LAN cards, 1 10Mbit and 2 100Mbit.
My super A1200
http://www.freewebs.com/oldfab/ilmioamiga.htm
is connected to the 10Mbit card via a crossed cable and a 3COM pcmcia card.
On the Amiga I have SMB-client installed (which means inside L: drawer), Genesis and MiamiDX, and the 3COM driver 3c598.device into DEVS/NETWORKS drawer.
Inside DEVS: I have this mountlist, called 'ASUKAmount' (ASUKA being the name of the PC):
/* net drive handler */
Handler = L:SMB-Handler
Stacksize = 40000
Priority = 10
GlobVec = -1
Mount = 1
Startup = "C=\\ASUKA\C MH=AMIGA W=MSHOME U=Amiga DN=ASUKA"
C is the PC hard disk
Check that the mountlist icon is that of a mount list, not of a .txt document
To get the A1200 into LAN, some time I use Genesis, sometime MiamiDX, but to connect the Amiga to Internet via PC, I have succeded only with MiamiDX.
The LAN address of the ASUKA PC is 192.168.0.1
the Amiga is 192.168.0.12
Gateway is 192.168.0.1
Netmask is 255.255.255.0
These numbers must be setted inside Miami or Genesis, in the 'interface' section.
you have also to set 'sana-II' device and the name of the specific device (in my case 3c589.device)
Also in 'host' section you must set the above numeric addresses together with names and aliases:
in my case
192.168.0.12 amiga
192.168.0.1 ASUKA
This is enough to start the net.
To start the net, when everything is connected, I start MiamiDX or Genesis and press 'on line' button.
When I am on line, I double click on the ASUKAmount mountlist (which I have permanently on the workbench) and in a while I get on the Workbench a 'ASUKA' drive icon.
To get on Internet with the Amiga, it is enough to be on line with MiamiDX (no need to start the ASUKAmount).
For the Internet connection, there are some other things to set on MiamiDX (the one that I use).
I don't remember them, but I got them reading the docs incuded in Miami.
Hope this can help
Ciao
S.
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I'd use the built-in Windows "Internet Connection Sharing". It turns the Windows 2000 / XP box into both a router and DHCP server when enabled which is a pretty foolproof setup. I have my Amiga, Mac, and Gamecube all connecting through it.
You'll need to enable this on the Windows side first. Go to your "Network Connections", right-click on your dial-up connection, select 'Properties', and then go to the Advanced tab. Select both the 'Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection' and 'Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the Internet'. You may need a reboot at this time. That's it for the Windows configuration process.
On the Amiga side, you'll have to set Genesis up to acquire an address automatically using DHCP. (DHCP is an automatic IP addressing system so you don't have to configure an address yourself on client PCs.) I've never used Genesis, personally I have a registered copy of Miami, so you'll have to go through the config screens on your own to figure this out. But it shouldn't be that hard as it's only a checkbox or two in Miami. That should be it.
If Genesis reports the acquired DHCP address, it should be in the address range of 192.168.0.xxx. This is the range which Windows Internet Connection Sharing uses.
Upon attempting to access an Internet address (whether it be through email, web browser, or whatever), the Windows PC should begin a dial-up connection with your modem. The Amiga may time out on the first try as the modem is establishing a connection, but wait a few seconds and try again, it should route the network through the Windows PC and work.
It sounds like your crossover cable is working as the Windows PC is detecting the connection and displaying an icon in the system tray. In the long run you may want to get a hub or switch though.
That should be it. (?!?!?!)
:-D