Help needed with Miami

[rvrhijn]

I've just bought an Amiga 1200 with a 3com ethernetcard (PCMIA). I've installed Miami, but when I run MiamiInit the procedure stops. My intention is to copy files form a pc to the amiga, so internet is not needed. In MiamiInit I give in the name of my device and it start looking for the dhcp server, which can't be found. But then I return to the screen where you can specify the name of the device, so I can't go any further because when I press continue the same thing happens. Can someone please help me? :-?

[krize]

I would try to enter manually Static Ip adress (check pc for right subnet) and try that.. I have had problems getting dhcp to work myself...

And use MiamiDX...

[fx]

I would recommend switching from Miami to AmiTCP, it's much faster. Here's a guide to help set it up.

[rvrhijn]

Thanks, but I don't see any possibility on the amiga site for a static ip.

I've been looking for Miamidx on the net but I can't seem to find it anywhere.

[rvrhijn]

I've read about AmiTCP, and I've downloaded a demoversion from aminet, but I can't get it to the 1200 on disks.

[rare_j]

If you're having difficulty with Miami then try AmiTCP 3.0b2 and the Installation Guide that fx linked to. I've tried it and it works really well.

EDIT: this package is 687k and so will fit on a floppy disk.

[ChaosLord]

I have had my A1200T connected to DSL with Miami since 2000.
The static IP feature and the DHCP always seemed to work for me.

[krize]

You will find Miami DX on Aminet.net ..

Maybe you should connect a cd-rom to the Amiga and transfer files from the pc that way.

[pierre]

and or get os3.9 and install the internet software... it has genesis built in.( same as amiTCP)  Worked for me.  without a cdrom drive this get much harder...
Pierre
 

[rvrhijn]

Thanks for the advice. I've installed AmiTCp 3.02b and it seems to work fine. However, I use Amiga Explorer and I still can't get a connection. When I use ping to check it gives a timeout.

[patrik]

@rvrhijn:

Most firewall software for Windows will block pings amongst other things.


/Patrik

[rvrhijn]

Turning off the firewall doesn't work either.

The guide from fx was great. Thank you. I've had some luck so far: when I ping (from both the pc and the amiga) I get a response. The next problem is that Amiga Explorer keeps saying "error connecting with the Amiga server: TCP/IP socket not found".

Any suggestions?

[ChaosLord]

You need to describe, in detail how all your hardware is networked together.  Once you do that I can tell you a good idea of what is wrong.

What kind of cable comes out of your Amiga ethernet port?
What does it plug into? (pc or router or ?)
How many network cables are plugged into the PC?

What is your Amiga's IP address?
What is your PC's IP address?

Are you 100% positive that ALL your PC firewalls are off?

[rvrhijn]

I'm sure all the firewalls are off.

My configuration is:
Amiga 1200 HD.
3COM PCMIA T3 ethernetcard (3c589) plugged into a pc.
There's only 1 ethernetcable plugged into the pc.
The Amiga's IP address is 192.168.0.3
The PC's IP address is 192.168.0.2
Subnetmask is 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: none

[ChaosLord]

Since your Amiga is plugged directly into the PC you must use a crossed ethernet cable, not a regular one.

Voila!  :-)