New Prism driver and WPA2

[Hiddenevil]

Hi guys

I've just installed the new prismv2 drivers and during the installed I was surprised to see it didn't asked me what network i was running. Instead it asked me for a pass phrase. I'm running a WPA2-personal network. Running AES and TKIP.

The manual doesn't really mention much about WPA2 and i was wondering what i enter in to the wireless prefs text file. In order to get the A1200 running.

[AmigaClassicRule]

LOL! Yeah, have fun getting your Amiga wireless baby!! You are running exactly the same thing I am running and after weeks of struggle my A1200 fails to go online wireless. Forget wireless and stick with wired. I need to get a wired Ethernet card for my Amiga and a very long cable, but this is the only choice I have with it. If you managed to get it online, please tell me what you done to get it online because I sure gave up myself.

[bbond007]

LOL! Yeah, have fun getting your Amiga wireless baby!! You are running exactly the same thing I am running and after weeks of struggle my A1200 fails to go online wireless. Forget wireless and stick with wired. I need to get a wired Ethernet card for my Amiga and a very long cable, but this is the only choice I have with it. If you managed to get it online, please tell me what you done to get it online because I sure gave up myself.

I think I'll just stick to WEP. Getting that up and running could not have been simpler.

I only let known MAC addresses on my on the wireless anyway.

I think I would notice someone parked outside stealing my internet. I don't know why they would do that anyway when there is a Panara Bread with free wifi not far away...

[Hiddenevil]

Well i've had wireless working fine, but i wanted to get WPA2 running on account of it being more secure and thats also what all of our laptops are set to. I dont want to be entering in MAC addressed when ever a friend wants to log on to the wireless. Besides it's suppose to work lol

[AmigaClassicRule]

Well i've had wireless working fine, but i wanted to get WPA2 running on account of it being more secure and thats also what all of our laptops are set to. I dont want to be entering in MAC addressed when ever a friend wants to log on to the wireless. Besides it's suppose to work lol

Which contract you got that from that says it is suppose to work?

[odin]

I think I'll just stick to WEP. Getting that up and running could not have been simpler.

I only let known MAC addresses on my on the wireless anyway.

I think I would notice someone parked outside stealing my internet. I don't know why they would do that anyway when there is a Panara Bread with free wifi not far away...

WEP also couldn't be simpler to crack, nor could MAC address filtering. Even WPA isn't very secure. It just takes longer to crack.

[bbond007]

WEP also couldn't be simpler to crack, nor could MAC address filtering. Even WPA isn't very secure. It just takes longer to crack.

Once they figure our my internet provider is Clear Wimax they probably would not want on anyway.

[ncafferkey]

Hi guys

I've just installed the new prismv2 drivers and during the installed I was surprised to see it didn't asked me what network i was running. Instead it asked me for a pass phrase. I'm running a WPA2-personal network. Running AES and TKIP.

The manual doesn't really mention much about WPA2 and i was wondering what i enter in to the wireless prefs text file. In order to get the A1200 running.

The best available encryption mode will be chosen automatically. The router tells the Amiga what modes it uses, so you don't have to tell it. Note that to use AES, you need a reflashed Prism-II card.

[Hiddenevil]

Hey chaps

Well its taken me the best part of the day but i fought the beast and won! Got both my Netgear cards flashed and now working on my A1200 via the WPA2 encrypted wifi. I realised it had to be the firmware, when the amiga logged on to wifi hotspot on my phone, which i had setup running WEP. So i installed the cards on a Win XP laptop to check, sure enough, no luck with the main wifi via Winblows.

Can't say how happy i am to have got this working. Will be making a write up on my blog tomorrow on how i got it all working. Hopefully it will aid everyone else who is struggling to get wifi on their migs

James

[bbond007]

Can't say how happy i am to have got this working. Will be making a write up on my blog tomorrow on how i got it all working. Hopefully it will aid everyone else who is struggling to get wifi on their migs

James

Congratulations!

Anyway, I can't wait to read about the process. I guess flashing the card would be the first step.

I don't know how I would ever flash my card. I think my laptop takes a PCI express. I do have OSX powerbook. I wonder of that would work....

[Hiddenevil]

Thanks, it was touch and go. I've not really played around heavily with my Amiga's in ages. But after the last meet up of our club and hearing about the drivers. It was what i'd been hoping for. As i was fedup with swapping and changing the router's wifi settings whenever i wanted to use a WEP limited A1200. Now the old lad's caught up!

You just need a linux or windows based machine with a PCMCIA port. Not sure if you can get USB PCMCIA adaptors :-S

I'll be posting up what i did in a day or two. I'll do my best to help anyone if they need pointers.

[AmigaClassicRule]

Thanks, it was touch and go. I've not really played around heavily with my Amiga's in ages. But after the last meet up of our club and hearing about the drivers. It was what i'd been hoping for. As i was fedup with swapping and changing the router's wifi settings whenever i wanted to use a WEP limited A1200. Now the old lad's caught up!

You just need a linux or windows based machine with a PCMCIA port. Not sure if you can get USB PCMCIA adaptors :-S

I'll be posting up what i did in a day or two. I'll do my best to help anyone if they need pointers.

In your blog I want you to put STEP by step in the most intesified detail as possible. To a point even a person with an IQ of 60 would be able to do it by following your steps. What hardware needed, what needs to be flashed on and on and on. Could you send that link to this forum here? I really need to read all the details as possible because I want to get my miggy online wireless instead of paying for a wired version. Thanks in advance.

[Mr_DBUG]

Maybe you could use one of those ethernet to wireless adapters ?
I think there exists an adapter that can connect via wire to the computer (or old xbox) and from itself to a wireless router.

Its configured connected to a PC and then connected to the ethernet port that its going to be used with.

[AmigaClassicRule]

Freakin loo, all of that just to chat on wookiechat and sabreMSN??! I start to wonder the worth of it. It is getting too complicated here I saw the adapter for PCMCIA to USB and it cost me 150 dollars. What?? Just so I can flash the ethernet card? No, it is not worth it. I am going cable instead of 30 bucks.

[Hiddenevil]

Hi

The guide will be step by step to the best of my abilities. I'll list software I'm using as well as hardware :-)

I'll  post a link here when its up :-)