Using a pc as router to an A1200 with mediator..

[Gav]

I mean from what i can see i have my amiga connected as it says online with genesis.So when my amiga is online i get the little local network icon in my right part of the task bar on my pc.But if i try and go to any site with ibrowse it just acts as if im offline,is there anything i need to do in ibrowse?? or anything else for that matter as i dont know..
Thanks

[Gav]

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[satiropan]

Hello,
I have my WinXP Duron 1300 on ADSL Internet almost 24h/day.
It has 3 LAN cards, 1 10Mbit and 2 100Mbit.
My super A1200
http://www.freewebs.com/oldfab/ilmioamiga.htm
is connected to the 10Mbit card via a crossed cable and a 3COM pcmcia card.
On the Amiga I have SMB-client installed (which means inside L: drawer), Genesis and MiamiDX, and the 3COM driver 3c598.device into DEVS/NETWORKS drawer.
Inside DEVS: I have this mountlist, called 'ASUKAmount' (ASUKA being the name of the PC):

 /* net drive handler */
   Handler     = L:SMB-Handler
   Stacksize   = 40000
   Priority    = 10
   GlobVec     = -1
   Mount       = 1
   Startup     = "C=\\ASUKA\C MH=AMIGA W=MSHOME U=Amiga DN=ASUKA"

C is the PC hard disk
Check that the mountlist icon is that of a mount list, not of a .txt document


To get the A1200 into LAN, some time I use Genesis, sometime MiamiDX, but to connect the Amiga to Internet via PC, I have succeded only with MiamiDX.

The LAN address of the ASUKA PC is 192.168.0.1
the Amiga is 192.168.0.12
Gateway is 192.168.0.1
Netmask is 255.255.255.0

These numbers must be setted inside Miami or Genesis, in the 'interface' section.
you have also to set 'sana-II' device and the name of the specific device  (in my case 3c589.device)
Also in 'host' section you must set the above numeric addresses together with names and aliases:
in my case
192.168.0.12 amiga
192.168.0.1 ASUKA
This is enough to start the net.
To start the net, when everything is connected, I start MiamiDX or Genesis and press 'on line' button.
When I am on line, I double click on the ASUKAmount mountlist (which I have permanently on the workbench) and in a while I get on the Workbench a 'ASUKA' drive icon.

To get on Internet with the Amiga, it is enough to be on line with MiamiDX (no need to start the ASUKAmount).
For the Internet connection, there are some other things to set on MiamiDX (the one that I use).
I don't remember them, but I got them reading the docs incuded in Miami.
Hope this can help
Ciao
S.

[Crisisdog]

I'd use the built-in Windows "Internet Connection Sharing".  It turns the Windows 2000 / XP box into both a router and DHCP server when enabled which is a pretty foolproof setup.  I have my Amiga, Mac, and Gamecube all connecting through it.

You'll need to enable this on the Windows side first.  Go to your "Network Connections", right-click on your dial-up connection, select 'Properties', and then go to the Advanced tab.  Select both the 'Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection' and 'Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the Internet'.  You may need a reboot at this time.  That's it for the Windows configuration process.

On the Amiga side, you'll have to set Genesis up to acquire an address automatically using DHCP.  (DHCP is an automatic IP addressing system so you don't have to configure an address yourself on client PCs.)  I've never used Genesis, personally I have a registered copy of Miami, so you'll have to go through the config screens on your own to figure this out.  But it shouldn't be that hard as it's only a checkbox or two in Miami.  That should be it.

If Genesis reports the acquired DHCP address, it should be in the address range of 192.168.0.xxx.  This is the range which Windows Internet Connection Sharing uses.

Upon attempting to access an Internet address (whether it be through email, web browser, or whatever), the Windows PC should begin a dial-up connection with your modem.  The Amiga may time out on the first try as the modem is establishing a connection, but wait a few seconds and try again, it should route the network through the Windows PC and work.

It sounds like your crossover cable is working as the Windows PC is detecting the connection and displaying an icon in the system tray.  In the long run you may want to get a hub or switch though.

That should be it.   (?!?!?!)

 :-D