Hi,
I recently bought a Mediator 4000Di for my A4000D. After a few initial issues, I have a Voodoo3 running in it happily now in 1680x1050 24bit. Yesterday I installed a fast ethernet PCI card with the Realtek 8139 chipset, but I`m not able to make it run. I`m using MiamiDX evaluation version and the connection is through DHCP. I set all the parameters according to a guide, using the SanaII fast ethernet driver supplied by Elbox on the MM CD. When I hit the Online button I get the message "Finding IP addresses, please wait", after a second the Amiga freezes and reboots.
I have the VoodooMem variable set to 8 (also tried the suggested 15 with the same outcome). The Voodoo is in the second slot (from the bottom)
and the ethernet card in the fourth (the topmost one).
I also tried to lower the resolution to 640x480 8bit, because I don`t know how much of the Voodoo mem the ethernet card needs and 1680x1050 must consume quite a lot, but it didn`t change anything.
The rest of the A4000 internals are standard - 16MB fast, A3640 3.2, no other cards, no battery leakage damage.
I can try experimenting with the card positions. Can the problem be the DHCP? Is there any way how to set my router to do the DHCP part so that the Amiga can be set to a static IP?
I`m probably gonna get a 10Mbps card, because the fast ethernet ones stress the Amiga HW a lot I heard, and 10Mbit should still be plenty fast.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Radim
EDIT: I`m using Bloodwych`s ClassicWB 3.1.
Hi there
there's no problem for getting the amiga side a static ip at least put it in the range of the router. for example if you have a pc that has an ip of 192.168.1.100 give your amiga a ip like 192.168.1.101
the submask is mostly 255.255.255.0
gateway is the ip of the router example:192.168.1.1
dns adresses are the ip from your ISP.
if you dont know them look on a pc side at the networkconnection status en there you would be able to find the dns adresses. if not browse the internet for your ISP dns adresses.
that should do it to get your amiga online.
as far for the dhcp and static ip on amiga it doesn't matter as long you choose a ip thats not in use.
hope this works for you.
regards
klapdeur
