networking

[moondynejo]

ok now i have no doubt this has been asked before but i have searched the net to no avail so i am asking here and i hope someone can help me.

the basic gyst of what i want to do is transfer my whdload games to my amiga HD via my 3com ethernet pcmcia card.

i have the drivers and can access the net with aweb now all i need is a good way to transfer files. I have tried amiga explorter using null modem cable but cannot seem to get it to work using the network card.

if anyone has a recommnded program/way to do what i want please tell me (with link if possible)

i am running os 3.9 and am not completely clueless about networking.

lastly as an ultimate idewal i would like to have the amiga as part of my MSHOMe network if possible but anything will do ftp etc...

thanks in advance

[Matt_H]

Amiga Explorer should be completely independent of your network card. No idea why it's not working.

Samba is probably a better method as it uses your existing network connection (and will be much faster than a serial transfer). Version 2.0.7 is the most stable and functional 68K port. See http://www.amigasamba.org

An alternative installation guide is available at http://samba.amigaworld.net

[patrik]

Dont bother with samba and it associated hassle. Just use smbfs to mount your pcs shares on your Amiga as regular volumes.


/Patrik

[moondynejo]

thanks guys,

i would like to get sama working but to start with i will try smbfs

thanks for the help

[nadoom]

samba did my head in when i tried it, another option is using an FTP server on your windows machine like serv u, and using a ftp client on the amiga side, it worked for me but it took to long so i just used a few DVD-rs

[patrik]

@nadoom:

No need to use a ftp-server on the pc if you have smbfs - as then you will get your pcs harddrive as an icon on your Amigas Workbench.

Very convenient and as an added bonus smbfs is very fast compared to most ftp-clients and especially compared to samba (several times faster).

Most people seem prepared to go through fire and ice to be able to get samba working on their Amigas as a means of transferring files to it, which I really cant understand.

Letting your pcs do the fileserving files instead is imho much more convenient way and brains wont need to melt to get smbfs working.


/Patrik

[moondynejo]

well i am afraid i didnt have much luck with smbfs i keep getting an error code when trying to run it.

did manage to get amiga explorer running which is very nice.
the problem was port 356 being blocked by genesis.
luckily the amiga foirever site has the solution.

unfortunately its pretty slow i only get about 40k to the amiga and about 20k from it. Much beter than the serial connection but not what i had hoped for.

is smbfs likely to be faster than that if i can get it working? and does anyone know an easy to follow guide that may help me troubleshoot my problem?
i used the samba for idiots guide but it deals more with samba than smbfs.

any further help would be apprieciated.

[leofoe]

moondynejo wrote:
is smbfs likely to be faster than that if i can get it working? and does anyone know an easy to follow guide that may help me troubleshoot my problem?.

If it's faster I don't know because I don't use Amiga Explorer. But I use smbfs and it's fast!
Start smbfs from the shell as follows:
1. raise the stack to 60000 by typing "stack 60000" in a shell window
2. then type in a the shell window "smbfs WORKGROUP= USER= PASSWORD= SERVICE=///"

I assume you run WinXP on your PC. It is necessary to have one or more users with password on that PC. Replace the items between <> with the right information. Don't forget to share the directory on the PC you want to use from your Amiga. And don't forget to add an entry to the Amiga's hosts file with the name and the IP-address of your PC.