DHCP / NETWORKING/ INTERNET / MIAMI / GENESIS

[dnelsonfl]

What kind of router are you using?

You should be able to get your Amiga surfing the net in a few short minutes if you are willing to configure it using static IP. That's what I ended up doing after reading the installation instructions for the DHCP add-on for Genesis. I'm using a LinkSys WRT54G, but the idea should work for any router. I picked an address I wasn't using with DHCP (192.168.1.21 for example) and plugged that into Genesis as the Amiga's IP address. I then went into the router's configuration and looked at its connection settings. I was able to see what DNS servers it was using and plugged those into Genesis. The Amiga was then up and surfing the web at DSL speed in about the 10 minutes it took to do all this. I'm sure Miami lets you use static IP addresses, too, so the idea should work fine there as well.

-David

[dnelsonfl]

it'll prolly take 5 mins to do, but its just trying to find out info before i start playing with it, know what i mean?

Yep, I know what you mean. Your router is similar to mine, just a different manufacturer. Once you get able to set up Genesis you'll have no problems plugging in the information.

Ah, on your router if you go to the LAN IP SETUP page it will show you the network settings for the LAN. The router is normally set to 192.168.0.1  -- You will use this value for the "gateway" value in Genesis. The subnet mask is usually 255.255.255.0. The bottom part of that page shows your DHCP settings. The starting address is usually 192.168.0.2 and ending at 192.168.0.254. You will probably want to shorten it to something more realistic for how many devices you have, say 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.10 and then give your Amiga an IP address of 192.168.0.11 so it won't conflict. This is probably easier than using the "reserved IP address" option you see on that screen. This is from Chapter 7 of the reference manual
ftp://downloads.netgear.com/files/dg834g_reference_manual.pdf

If you go to the Router Status screen (chapter 6) you'll be able to see the Domain Name Server (DNS) addresses to use with Genesis.

Have fun! It was amazing at first to see my Amiga cruising along at DSL speed. Last time I saw my Amiga talking to the outside world was with a 28.8k modem about 10 years ago. Big, big difference. Can be addictive, too... I'm learning my way around Aweb now.

-David

[dnelsonfl]

only the router doesnt quite work like the manual says

Hmm. I think that manual was referring to the most recent firmware. You can upgrade the router's firmware if you haven't already. Looks like you've just about got it. Yeah you need to add the DNS servers and then point the gateway to the router and you'll be all set. The PC gets all that information from DHCP so that's why you don't have to tell the PC. You should leave DHCP turned on in the router's settings for the PC, and just set your Amiga up manually. With that IP reserved for the Amiga, you shouldn't have any problems.