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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: gonzoninja on March 21, 2004, 09:17:26 AM

Title: Wireless Networking on the Amiga
Post by: gonzoninja on March 21, 2004, 09:17:26 AM

I'm trying to set a wireless home network. The PC's are fine. The only problem I have is as far as I can tell no wireless network cards are supported by the Mediator.

The only other way I can see of doing it is to connect a normal network card to a wireless access point or something.

Title: Re: Wireless Networking on the Amiga
Post by: sir_inferno on March 21, 2004, 09:30:43 AM

if you have a WirelessAccessPoint with a UTP/RJ45 connection then sure, that's one way.

just thinking, what about getting a usb hub thingy, and then using a USB stick wireless device...

Title: Re: Wireless Networking on the Amiga
Post by: Pertinax on March 21, 2004, 10:13:55 AM

Is this any help?

http://www.swaug.org.uk/dlinkdwl-810.html


Jason

Title: Re: Wireless Networking on the Amiga
Post by: doctorq on March 21, 2004, 10:20:16 AM

I wrote Elbox about the very same question. The reply was that if I could find a wireless networking card with the supported chipset, then it should work.

He said that using a USB wireless netcard wasn't recommendable; but I quite don't knwo why.

I'm going through the same problem here, and I think I will just hook up an accesspoint instead.

Let me know if you find a wireless networking card for use in Mediator.

Title: Re: Wireless Networking on the Amiga
Post by: Doobrey on March 21, 2004, 11:44:34 AM

 Glad this subject has been bought up again, it was something I was thinking a while back.

 I asked this question on the Amiga-Hacks Yahoo group, but got no reply, so maybe someone here could answer it.

 Since many(all?) wireless PCMCIA cards won`t work with the Amiga`s PCMCIA slot, what about the Compact Flash type WLAN cards??
 Wouldn`t it be possible to put one of them in a Compact Flash to PCMCIA adapter and use it that way?
 I know software is a problem, but there is at least one adapter with linux code and docs available for it.

Title: Re: Wireless Networking on the Amiga
Post by: gonzoninja on March 21, 2004, 01:14:10 PM

The cards I'm using on my PC are RTL 8180 based, I have no idea how different these are from the Realtek 8139 cards 100mb cards supported.

I emailed Elbox about it and they referred me the network card page. Sometimes its a bit tricky to find out what chipset is used in a card.

Having said that I think that the easiest option in the Wireless Bridge, thanks for the link Jason.

Title: Re: Wireless Networking on the Amiga
Post by: cyberx on May 28, 2004, 03:45:20 PM

Hello all.
I now succeed to connect wireless network with amiga.
The system is as followers,

A4000 CyberStormPPC/3.1KickROM OS3.9
Ariadone II ethercard
(or A1200 Mongoose 3.1KS OS3.9 3COM 3C589D PCMCIA with 3c589.device)
miami3.0/miamiDX
PCI GW-EN11X wirelessLAN converter
PCI BLW-04FM router

They are old 10Base-T system,but have enough speed and more
excited with WEP security system.
I now try to add samba file share system.

Anyway hope this help!

See ya
gonzoninja wrote:
I'm trying to set a wireless home network. The PC's are fine. The only problem I have is as far as I can tell no wireless network cards are supported by the Mediator.

The only other way I can see of doing it is to connect a normal network card to a wireless access point or something.[/quote]