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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: on December 11, 2002, 11:01:37 PM

Title: Networking
Post by: on December 11, 2002, 11:01:37 PM: Ok, I use cable internet through a lan card. Once an A500 is upgraded, is there a way to modify a card with the RJ45 (big phone) connector to work? Or perhapes a card or add-on for sale that I have not seen?
Title: Re: Networking
Post by: TheGoose on December 12, 2002, 12:25:50 AM: No, you need to get a true network card for your A500. I think there are some for that machine, but you'll have to search, start here:

http://www.amiga-hardware.com/
Title: Re: Networking
Post by: Doobrey on December 13, 2002, 12:33:07 AM: There is fairly low-tech hack on aminet that gives the 500 a single Zorro II slot. Don`t see why you can`t plug a X-Surf or Ariadne into it.

Although to be honest, using the net on an A500 isn`t going to be fun. For mail, news etc it`ll just about do. But web browsing is gonna be dithered to hell and back in the 500`s low colour screenmodes.
Title: Re: Networking
Post by: TheGoose on December 13, 2002, 01:16:28 AM: Sorry, just a test here:

test link
Title: Re: Networking
Post by: on December 13, 2002, 05:22:38 AM: The card was called a Slingshot Pro. It was very low-tech. The one I had (and all the ones I have seen) looked like a raw circuit board (no surrounding case). I was always afraid to use it for fear of shocking myself or elbowing the card and breaking it to pieces.
Title: Re: Networking
Post by: on December 15, 2002, 07:07:44 AM: kinda figured id just stick to maxing it out eventually but keeping it off te net
Title: Re: Networking
Post by: Castellen on December 15, 2002, 10:47:12 AM: If you have a "big box" computer with an ethernet card, run MiamiDX as
a gateway and connect the A500 to it with a serial or
parallel connection. There are drivers which support this under
Miami.
Title: Re: Networking
Post by: on December 15, 2002, 08:02:51 PM: Ah, could you provide a link this is intreging.
Title: Re: Networking
Post by: Quixote on December 15, 2002, 08:35:28 PM: :-( As I understand it, only the registered version of MiamiDX supports gateway functions, and Holger Kruse isn't accepting registrations anymore.