Hardware recommendations for a new (to me) A1200

[Sir_Lucas]

You'll find drivers for these PCMCIA cards on the Aminet.
If they look like any of these:
http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?72182-7-x-ETHERNET-CARDS-NETGEAR-amp-3COM-AMIGA-A600-A1200-PCMCIA&highlight=netgear
then they'll work.
Here are the drivers:

3com
http://aminet.net/package/driver/net/3c589

Netgear, SMC
http://aminet.net/package/driver/net/cnetdevice

Linksys Wireless
http://aminet.net/package/driver/net/prism2v2
If the Linksys card looks like this one:
http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?81221-25-x-WIFI-CARDS-LINKSYS-WPA2-AES-AMIGA-A600-A1200-PCMCIA-WIFI&highlight=linksys
then there's a chance that after firmware update it'll run WPA2/AES

[Sir_Lucas]

Keep in mind.... the PCMCIA card MUST be a 16bit card!  
Also, AmigaKit's EasyNet Wireless is WPA2 compliant - ready to go.

I'm afraid the AmigaKit's EasyNet Wireless is NOT WPA2 compliant.
They are only WEP, WPA/TKIP capable. So, no WPA2/AES.

[Sir_Lucas]

Wow Sir_Lucas... you're right... my bad. Geeezze AmigaKit! I do really like their EasyNet Wireless software though. The 16 bit card I use is a Netgear MA401 - I flashed it for WPA2 with my old Thinkpad 600 / Win98 machine as that laptop had a 16bit PCMCIA slot. I still have the files on that machine if needed.

AmigaStore.EU has WPA2 cards though.

http://amigastore.eu/en/571-pcmcia-wireless-card.html

I'm afraid they are not WPA2/AES as well. They are Thomson SpeedTouch 110, they've got a white connector just like Orinoco Gold and they only support WEP, WPA/TKIP too.
I've got this card.

Here's a guy having issues with this card as well:
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=71550

Your card, that is, Netgear is WPA2/AES once you've flashed it. It's got a black edge connector.
These Linksys cards also support WPA2/AES
http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?81221-25-x-WIFI-CARDS-LINKSYS-WPA2-AES-AMIGA-A600-A1200-PCMCIA-WIFI

[Sir_Lucas]

@ggerke
What network cards have you found in your box? If you could transfer the ethernet drivers then you could transfer files via FTP much quicker. Just Roadshow or AmiTCP and AmiFTP. Even with a stock A1200 it's possible.

[Sir_Lucas]

I do have a wireless card on the way from AmigaKit but with the talk of no WPA2 maybe I'll need a fall back position...

I'm sorry to say that, but no WPA2/AES - only WEP, WPA/TKIP. Can you check if you can set up your router into WPA only and TKIP only. No mixed mode.

These cards work with the 3c589 driver
Wired:
3Com: 3C589D, 3C589D-TP
3Com Megahertz: 3CCE589ET

http://aminet.net/package/driver/net/3c589


SMC: SMC8040TX - this card does not work with Amiga

Netgear: FA410TX
This one uses cnet drivers
http://aminet.net/package/driver/net/cnetdevice


Intel: PRO/100 LAN+Modem56 PC Card - this card does not work with Amiga

Wireless:
Linksys: WPC54GS v2 - this card does not work with Amiga, it's 32-bit card bus. Amiga is 16-bit PCMCIA.

I also suggest you have a look at a Roadshow TCP/IP stack.
It supports DHCP.
http://roadshow.apc-tcp.de/index-en.php