A1200 to WinXP PC Networking

[SilvrDrgn]

On the WinXP computer, set the gateway to 192.168.1.2 (the IP address of the A1200) for the NIC that is connected to the Amiga.  You can't leave it blank, because it won't know where to send any packets.  You will also probably want to set it for half duplex mode.

[SilvrDrgn]

@ KennyR,
Are you sure that your PCMCIA card is supported by cnet.device

@ Quixote,
You've got Samba working on your Amiga talking to Win-DOHS XP??  I'd really like to know how you did that.  I had it working with Windows 2000, but I can't get it to talk to my Win-DOHS XP laptop at all.

[SilvrDrgn]

Try connecting the Amiga to the cable modem (with a standard Ethernet cable) and see if it can talk to that.  Or try connecting it to your PC with two standard Ethernet cables and a hub in between.  If either one of the above works, then your crossover cable is probably bad.

[SilvrDrgn]

I'm not sure that's possible. It's a DSL modem, not cable, and has been set up to use the PC's MAC address, and I think it uses PPPoA, which the Amiga doesn't support in any form.

It might not matter that the Amiga doesn't support it.  Maybe it will be enough just to see if the Amiga's PCMCIA card simply connects to the DSL modem.

Buying any extra hardware such as routers and hubs is not a possibility, unfortunately.

It may not be a possibility, but you still need to consider that your crossover cable might be bad.