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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: MarkAshley on October 02, 2005, 05:45:37 PM

Title: Wireless PCI card with Mediator
Post by: MarkAshley on October 02, 2005, 05:45:37 PM

Is this possible? Or will I have to stick with Ethernet?

Thanks
Mark

Title: Re: Wireless PCI card with Mediator
Post by: ncafferkey on October 02, 2005, 10:27:26 PM

No, there's no wireless driver for the Mediator. Your only option is a wireless bridge.

Title: Re: Wireless PCI card with Mediator
Post by: MarkAshley on October 03, 2005, 09:38:35 AM

Shame - it would be great if somebody developed a driver!

Thanks for getting back to me.
Mark

Title: Re: Wireless PCI card with Mediator
Post by: Piru on October 03, 2005, 10:21:04 AM

Too bad Elbox is so anal about the driver development.

Basically they lock out anyone else but themselves.

Title: Re: Wireless PCI card with Mediator
Post by: Effy on October 03, 2005, 11:43:31 AM

But there´s another way !!  :-o Use a standard pci network card (or even a Zorro card), connect that to a wireless router that sits on top of your Amiga, and configure it to search for a wireless connection like another wireless router. I´ve seen it done by one of our clubmembers, but I´m not so great in networking stuff myself  :lol:

Title: Re: Wireless PCI card with Mediator
Post by: Tahoe on October 03, 2005, 11:52:36 AM

A wireless router? That's a very expensive and overdone solution, better use something like this! (http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?childpagename=US%2FLayout&packedargs=c%3DL_Product_C2%26cid%3D1115416829491&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper)

(there are also cheaper B solutions, 11Mbit instead of 54)

Title: Re: Wireless PCI card with Mediator
Post by: MarkAshley on October 03, 2005, 07:41:16 PM

Yes I had thought of using a wireless bridge, but it would be cleaner to have a wireless PCI card.

Shame Elbox are shutting people out of developing drivers. Kind of defeats the object of using a standard like PCI - might as well use Zorro........