Wireless card installed with Prism2 driver now what?

[carvedeye]

Hi all just installed my wireless adaptor into my miggy1200 using the prism2 driver now what do i need to do to start browsing the net on my a1200?

TIA

[carvedeye]

Well i am running AmigaOS 3.9 and have installed genesis etc I have uploaded a video to show how i am trying to configure it and hope you guys can help  here is the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQRNV7-n_q4

[carvedeye]

anyone? really want to get this setup

[carvedeye]

how do i execute correct SetPrism2Defaults command in user-startup?
sorry but im a complete noob with the amiga os

[carvedeye]

could it be that i am using wap/wap2 instead of wep?

[carvedeye]

You also need to have SetPrism2Defaults in C: folder.
Then you need to alter User-Startup putting the following declaration:

Code: [Select]

C:SetPrism2Defaults SSID <Your WiFi Network's SSID> KEY <Your WEP Key>

Ofc you need to have an TCP/IP stack installed like MiamiDX, AmiTCP or Genesis to be able to connect to anything.

I have genesis installed but where in the user-startup do enter the command?

[carvedeye]

Right heres what i havwe done so far i have added both cardreset and cardpatch to the c: directory and i also added it to the starup sequence i type the commands into the shell like this, if i have done this wrong please correct me.


C:SetPrism2Defaults SSID KEY <10 hex key>
C:CardPatch
C:CardReset

I then tryed running genesis again but there is no difference.

[carvedeye]

well i decided to start a fresh install of amigaos 3.9 so i can start from scratch i will let you all know how i get on

[carvedeye]

Put CardPatch and CardReset before SetPrism2Defaults.

I myself have used it this way:

first lines in S:startup-sequence file are:
C:cardpatch
C:cardreset force

first line in S:user-startup file is:
SetPrism2Defaults SSID xxxxx KEY xxxx-xxxx-xx

I guess they all could be in user-startup too, but use fixes first.

Check also which encryption your network card supports. Some cards might support 128bit WEP, some only 64bit WEP and some no ecryption at all. For example Orinoco cards are common and its Gold version supports 128-bit WEP while Silver version supports 64-bit WEP.

Do the leds on the card flash around the time when CardPatch/Reset are executed?



Uhh.. this situation wouldn't have needed that You should have rather learnt some basics about AmigaOS. AmigaOS structure is so clean that you are never advised to reinstall the system. I for example have base installation from 1993 in my main A1200 even though I've heavily upgraded and updated it both hardware and software wise It's much more trouble to reinstall everything to fresh system than find the problem and fix only that.

Could you possibly give me a step by step as what i need to do, do i run the commands through shell or do i edit the startup files directly sorry but im hopeless with workbench.
where exactly do i enter these commands in the startup lists?

[carvedeye]

i started up the shell and i typed ed S:user-startup then hit enter and editpad started so i added

C:cardpatch
C:cardreset force
C:SetPrism2Defaults SSID XXXXX KEY XXXXXXXXXX



But this is what my user-startup loks like

;BEGIN ViNCEd
;Remove the;default console handler CON:
;then repeated in another language?


SetVNC Quiet Mount Override as CON:

;Remove the;gadgets with new function fromViNCEd that can be set with prefs tool ViNCEd.
;Then repeated again in the other language.

;StringSnip >NIL:INSTALL

;Remove the;assigns in pattern matching commands.
;Againrepeated in th eother language.


;TrueMultiAssigns
;ENDViNCEd
C:cardpatch
C:cardreset force
C:SetPrism2Defaults SSID XXXXX KEY XXXXXXXXXX
;BEGIN Genesis
assign AmiTCP: "Workbench:Internet/Genesis"
;END Genesis


Ithen ran the Genesis wizard and still no joy at connecting still getting the "Unable to open device DEVS:Networks/prism2.device unit 0"



where have i gone wrong?

[carvedeye]

the card i have is an Amiga Wireless Orinoco Network Card which i bought from a member here on the forum who goes by the user name theformula (do any of you know him? he seems like a nice guy) i just want to get this thing up and running.  

[carvedeye]

i have circled a key that i do not know the key stroke for, i am using a standard pc keyboard if someone could tell what key(s) to press i would be very grateful.

[carvedeye]

I tried that but the key mustn't be working I will try another keyboard.

[carvedeye]

Well i have given up, i just simply cannot get it to work i have edited the startup 3 times now and each time i edited it i ended up having to do a clean install of AOS 3.9
so if anyone would like to make me an offer for the wireless card then fell free to PM me.

[carvedeye]

The expansion card I have is the Apollo 1230 lite lc with 8meg of ram.