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Offline Pat the Cat

Re: Internet help.
« on: January 25, 2017, 03:43:21 AM »
I guess if Wifi doesn't pan out (it should, but just in case) then you could go wired through the mains supply... I don't know if that sort of equipment is sold in your part of the world, or is legal to own even, but some networks do connect that way. It might be a possible option.

It does save laying new cable, that is its sole redeeming feature. It can have a lot of other issues, or can work just fine, it depends on a lot of factors how effective it is.
"To recurse is human. To iterate, divine."

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Offline Pat the Cat

Re: Internet help.
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2017, 04:11:42 AM »
Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;820690
I'd still avoid Powerline Ethernet like the plague.  ;)

This is a factor, high density places like a lot of New York, it's a terrible solution. Not a hope in hell of reliable, regular performance.

Modular house, that level of separation, should be OK. But "should be" is not a first choice answer, anywhere really. I guess places with hydro electric to spare, not a problem. USA is much hungrier for electricity than other places generally.
"To recurse is human. To iterate, divine."

A1200, Vanilla, Surf Squirrel, SD Card, KS 3.0/3.z, PCMCIA dev
A500, Vanilla, A570, Rev 5, KS 1.2/1.3 Testbench system
Rasp Pi, UAE4ARM, 3D laser scanner, experimental, hoping for AmigaOS4Arm, based on Watterott Fabscan Pi
 

Offline Pat the Cat

Re: Internet help.
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2017, 10:22:32 PM »
Quote from: AJCopland;820843
Hey kolla can you document that? It sounds interesting and like a good solution.

Andy

+1, nice thinking Kolla. :)

Quote from: D00kie;820869
I am using a Vonets VAP-11g Wireless bridge and that is working great for over a year.
You need a web browser to set it up (I used the laptop - not sure an Ami browser will work).
Once you set up the wireless connection, you can plug it into the  Ethernet port and it will transparently send the Ethernet packets over  WiFi.

You can buy a separate power adapter to supply power but what I did  since I have a towered A1200 was to cannibalise a USB female end and  solder the positive and negative 5v from the PSU to the USB connector  outer pins and screwed it inside the back of the case and plugged the  Vonets USB lead into that. It supplies the 5v needed to run the adapter.

You can get these very cheaply - maybe ten dollars/pounds new.

Even cheaper solution. You can use USB devices sometimes even with Classic Amigas that don't have USB. Like it.
« Last Edit: January 26, 2017, 10:25:56 PM by Pat the Cat »
"To recurse is human. To iterate, divine."

A1200, Vanilla, Surf Squirrel, SD Card, KS 3.0/3.z, PCMCIA dev
A500, Vanilla, A570, Rev 5, KS 1.2/1.3 Testbench system
Rasp Pi, UAE4ARM, 3D laser scanner, experimental, hoping for AmigaOS4Arm, based on Watterott Fabscan Pi