ISA modem in an A2000

[TomJ]

Has anyone tried this?
What modem?
56k?
drivers?
success networking to a pc?

[CSixx]

A2000 Internal connectors:
5 Zorro II slots (16-bit, AutoConfig)
2 16-bit ISA slots (Inactive per default, only usable with a PC emulation bridgeboard or bus bridge installed)
2 8-bit ISA slots (also inactive, some models could be fitted with extension edge connectors, upgrading these slots to 16 bits)
1 32 Pin Internal floppy connector
1 MMU / CPU Slot
1 Genlock slot in Rev A models.
1 video slot connector in model Bs for genlocks, flicker fixers, Video Toaster etc

[illy5603]

Has anyone tried this?
What modem?
56k?
drivers?
success networking to a pc?

I don't think this is going to work and anyway, modems are no longer a viable way of connecting two computers. You would be better off with ethernet or a serial cable.

[Tension]

I don't think this is going to work and anyway, modems are no longer a viable way of connecting two computers. You would be better off with ethernet or a serial cable.

Agreed.

A serial cable and ProNET are what you want.

http://aminet.net/comm/net/ProNET34.lha

Good luck!

[blanning]

Has anyone tried this?
What modem?
56k?
drivers?
success networking to a pc?

Make sure you don't get a winmodem.  For them, all the guts of the modem are in (windows only) software.  If you get a non-winmodem, it should act just like a com port.  No drivers needed.  Pick one on the linux hardware compatibility list.    US Robotics is a good choice, although they made some winmodems also.

brian

[varmfskii]

Lets see, modems were never a viable way to locally network two computers.  Even a null modem cable between two serial ports was always a better option.  Personal opinion has been that internal modems were a bad idea anyway, the blinking lights are too useful and the configuration problems are always more serious than with ones that connect to a serial port.  I would just dig up a 56k external serial modem and use that for some form  of dial up networking or a serial/parallel cable option for local connections and not worry about the trouble of setting up the bridge from the zorro slots in you A2000 then trying to find some way of driving the ISA modem.

[rkauer]

Using a bridgeboard (C= A2088XT or A2286AT) plus an ISA network card can add network capabilities to your A2000, but the package is a real pain in the back to setup.

[VingtTrois]

Using a bridgeboard (C= A2088XT or A2286AT) plus an ISA network card can add network capabilities to your A2000, but the package is a real pain in the back to setup.

...only 8Bits card!

[matt020]

Agreed.

A serial cable and ProNET are what you want.

http://aminet.net/comm/net/ProNET34.lha

Good luck!

The docs state a Keyfile (.key) is required for ProNET. Does anyone have a keyfile available?

[TomJ]

I was actually thinking of getting an Emplant card and trying to use the isa slots from there, but after looking I don't think it would work.

Am I correct to assume that because it doesn't have pins for 2 slots on the board it won't pass through to tha isa slots or am I wrong here?

[kzin]

Has anyone tried this?
What modem?
56k?
drivers?
success networking to a pc?

I had an ISA modem in my A4000. it worked well. U do have to have a bridge card though, I used one of these: http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=351 but theres not that many of them about. and because it was a A4K I had to re-wire the ISA slot to out side of the case.

[Zac67]

ISA slots on an Emplant card?? :confused:
Or do you possibly mean accessing the ISA slots from Emplant software? There's simply no data path whatsoever from the Amiga side to the ISA bus.

If you want to make use of it you willl need a bridgeboard, connecting the Zorro and the ISA busses. The PC side can then access ISA and through additional software the Amiga may make use of it as well.

Actually, why all the fuzz? Use an external modem and that's it.

[Tension]

The docs state a Keyfile (.key) is required for ProNET. Does anyone have a keyfile available?

The author made it freeware some years ago.  Do a bit of research on it.

[zipper]

First hit when googling - not much research.