Ethernet using PCMCIA on A1200

[Ilwrath]

Well, you're going to need Miami or Genesis as a TCP/IP stack.
Both are quite easy to configure, though.  Especially for simple intranet type configuration with a switch.

You'll also need some form of transfer software, such as FTP or SAMBA.  FTP is so crazy simple, though, that it shouldn't be a problem, either.  SAMBA I probably wouldn't recommend until you get a little more comfortable with the setup.  There are some really good tutorials on-line, though.

But, basically, yeah, you'll need Miami and FTP setup to transfer files........  :lol:

[Ilwrath]

Could you tell me more about Miami and FTP?

Well, regardless, if you want to use your ethernet card, you need to install a TCP/IP stack.  Most modern operating systems have TCP/IP built in, but for AmigaOS, you have to install it seperate.  There are basically two choices I'd recommend, Miami and Genesis.  Here's the rundown

MIAMI:
The good:
* Popular (lots of support from other users here)
* Free Shareware timed demo (fully functional for 30 minutes at a time)
* Fairly easy to configure (graphical config tool uses MUI)
The bad:
* Original author went defunct, so now there is no way to buy the full version, anymore

GENESIS:
The good:
* Full version comes free with AmigaOS 3.9
* Also fairly easy to configure (graphical configu tools for MUI or ReAction)
The bad:
* Not quite as many features as MiamiDX  
* Occasionally acts a little erratically


Personally, I run Genesis on my A4000 with OS3.9, and Miami on my older machine that only runs OS3.1.

Now, once you get TCP/IP networking up, you can use just about any client you want to copy things over.  FTP is probably one of the simplest to configure, though.  FTP is a client/server style setup.  

What I'd recommend is running a FTP daemon (service) on your PC.  (This will be the "server" side.)  Plenty of free FTPd's can be found out there.  

War FTPd is available for Windows under GPL and isn't a bad choice...  Or if you search Tucows or Download.com or whatever, I'm sure you'll find many more...

For the Amiga side, you'll need an FTP Client.  I've heard AmiTradeCenter is quite good.  (I'm stuck in ages past, and still use Vapor's AmiFTP)  Anyhow, you'll use the FTP client to control where you're copying files.  (The local side would be your Amiga directories, and your remote side would be your PC directories.)

Of course, if you're feeling adventurous you could do it the other way around, and run an FTPd on the Amiga, and an FTP client on the PC.  (Then you'd control everything from the PC, though.)

Anyhow, quickly read through the config docs on your programs and fire them up.  You should then be ready to transfer files.  :-)

[Ilwrath]

From my use of Miami and Genesis I find that Genesis is much faster than Miami and uses less memory.

I concur with this, as well.  I don't have the exact figures to back it up, but certainly there was a speed improvement when I went from Miami to Genesis on my A4000.

Also, I stand corrected, the demo version of Miami is functional for 1 hour.  (It was the IBrowse web-browser that timed out after 30 minutes.)