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Title: Efika and Morph OS2
Post by: zyphoid on July 01, 2008, 05:30:02 PM

1. WHAT ARE THE ONLINE OPTIONS WITH MORPH OS2 WITH EFIKA? IS        THERE A WIRELESS OPTION OR SUPPORT, (I see a serial port)

2. burning cd/dvd is limited to usb?

Title: Re: Efika and Morph OS2
Post by: djbase on July 01, 2008, 05:36:39 PM

1. EFIKA has LAN onboard.
2. Yes.

Title: Re: Efika and Morph OS2
Post by: zyphoid on July 01, 2008, 06:05:25 PM

@DJBase Yea I saw the 10/100 ethernet plug but how would you get wi-fi?

Title: Re: Efika and Morph OS2
Post by: djbase on July 01, 2008, 06:16:30 PM

From LAN to an WLAN AccessPoint maybe?

Title: Re: Efika and Morph OS2
Post by: zyphoid on July 01, 2008, 06:31:11 PM

I think you're trying to help, but I'm not understanding. efika seem portable enough, so if I try to access an internet hotspot for example my college, what would it need since there isn't a wireless card built in?

Thanks!!

Title: Re: Efika and Morph OS2
Post by: Nlandas on July 01, 2008, 06:37:07 PM

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zyphoid wrote:
1. WHAT ARE THE ONLINE OPTIONS WITH MORPH OS2 WITH EFIKA? IS        THERE A WIRELESS OPTION OR SUPPORT, (I see a serial port)

2. burning cd/dvd is limited to usb?

How about a USB wifi adapter or Ethernet to wifi adapter?

BoingBoing - Linksys Ethernet to wifi (http://www.boingboing.net/2002/08/28/ethernettowifi-adapt.html)

So, yes - it's possible to do.

Assuming Poseidon will support the USB wifi.

Title: Re: Efika and Morph OS2
Post by: Darrin on July 01, 2008, 06:43:04 PM

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zyphoid wrote:
I think you're trying to help, but I'm not understanding. efika seem portable enough, so if I try to access an internet hotspot for example my college, what would it need since there isn't a wireless card built in?

Thanks!!

Something like this should work as it requires no drivers (but you may need to attach a PC initially to configure it for the network).

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3749678&CatId=1594

Title: Re: Efika and Morph OS2
Post by: Crumb on July 01, 2008, 06:43:10 PM

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Assuming Poseidon will support the USB wifi.

that's something I seriously doubt

Title: Re: Efika and Morph OS2
Post by: zyphoid on July 01, 2008, 06:45:55 PM

That's what I was trying to figure out!
thanks :-)

Title: Re: Efika and Morph OS2
Post by: Nlandas on July 02, 2008, 04:07:21 AM

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zyphoid wrote:
That's what I was trying to figure out!
thanks :-)

Yes, but an Ethernet to Wifi adapter doesn't require drivers. Neither does an Ethernet bridge, just a TCP/IP stack on the system which MorphOS has.

So, you hook the Efika into the adapter/bridge and use it to communicate with the wireless system.

USB wss just a secondary idea because I wasn't sure that Poseidon had drivers for USB wifi like it does for USB NICs.

-Nyle

Title: Re: Efika and Morph OS2
Post by: platon42 on July 02, 2008, 06:30:51 AM

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Nlandas wrote:
USB wss just a secondary idea because I wasn't sure that Poseidon had drivers for USB wifi like it does for USB NICs.

-Nyle

Well, it doesn't have WiFi drivers. Too many chipsets and WiFi stack to implement.

Title: Re: Efika and Morph OS2
Post by: Nlandas on July 02, 2008, 01:56:09 PM

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platon42 wrote:

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Nlandas wrote:
USB wss just a secondary idea because I wasn't sure that Poseidon had drivers for USB wifi like it does for USB NICs.

-Nyle

Well, it doesn't have WiFi drivers. Too many chipsets and WiFi stack to implement.

   Thanks, Yes - I understand but there is a solution for the guy to use wireless with MorphOS. (Bridge or Ethernet to wifi adapter.)

   I can certainly understand not implementing too many chipsets. It would take forever. I thought there might be  a few more common that would be useful to users of MorhpOS or AmigaOS? I didn't know if there were a few in there as I didn't have time to go read the support page right then. :-) I figured he could go check. :-)

-Nyle

Title: Re: Efika and Morph OS2
Post by: zyphoid on July 02, 2008, 02:42:20 PM

thanks Nlandas, Hey Chris

Well good all around info. I'll try that option once it gets here next week! module costs around $85-100 for sure though.