I am looking for a WiFi PCMCIA for A1200

[AmigaClassicRule]

I am seriously looking for a WiFi PCMCIA card or AN ACTUAL compatible with an A1200 USB WiFi card that WORKS 100% with an A1200.
 
Concerning the PCMCIA card I am looking for it that is updated with all the necessary patches and that Amiga 1200 can detect it with the software such MiamiDX and can go WiFi.
 
Concerning the USB memory stick I want one that you either have or in eBay THAT IS GUARANTEED 100% to work on the Amiga 1200 if I hook it right into the USB Sub. That MiamiDX can detect the WiFi stick on the USB and I can go right into the internet (even if it means slower connection verses the PCMCIA).
 
If anyone can help me on this I would be greatly appreciate it.
 
P.S "As a side note. If anyone know a good working MMORPG game for the Amiga 1200 that works on a 68030 with AGA and 128 MB of RAM, please can you point out the cool MMORPG game with still good community on it. I would REALLY love to play an MMORPG game on my A1200. Thanks in advance."

[mechy]

I am seriously looking for a WiFi PCMCIA card or AN ACTUAL compatible with an A1200 USB WiFi card that WORKS 100% with an A1200.
 
Concerning the PCMCIA card I am looking for it that is updated with all the necessary patches and that Amiga 1200 can detect it with the software such MiamiDX and can go WiFi.
 
Concerning the USB memory stick I want one that you either have or in eBay THAT IS GUARANTEED 100% to work on the Amiga 1200 if I hook it right into the USB Sub. That MiamiDX can detect the WiFi stick on the USB and I can go right into the internet (even if it means slower connection verses the PCMCIA).
 
If anyone can help me on this I would be greatly appreciate it.
 
P.S "As a side note. If anyone know a good working MMORPG game for the Amiga 1200 that works on a 68030 with AGA and 128 MB of RAM, please can you point out the cool MMORPG game with still good community on it. I would REALLY love to play an MMORPG game on my A1200. Thanks in advance."

For pcmcia grab a Orinoco gold, they are cheap and plentiful. Use the PrismII drivers off aminet. the problem with some 1200's is they need the card reset patch etc,also found on aminet.i use these cards in my A600/1200 and they are flawless.

A good usb ethernet dongle,the linksys 200M is cheap and works well. its slower than a pcmcia card i think.. at least when used on a subway.

[AmigaClassicRule]

For pcmcia grab a Orinoco gold, they are cheap and plentiful. Use the PrismII drivers off aminet. the problem with some 1200's is they need the card reset patch etc,also found on aminet.i use these cards in my A600/1200 and they are flawless.

A good usb ethernet dongle,the linksys 200M is cheap and works well. its slower than a pcmcia card i think.. at least when used on a subway.

Are you saying this http://item.mobileweb.ebay.ca/viewitem?itemId=150582924007&index=1&nav=SEARCH&nid=19908796642 is guaranteed to work on my Amiga 1200 with no hardware patch of the card? Foooor sure?

[odin]

Be aware that those Orinoco cards only support WEP WiFi encryption which is trivial to crack. I think there are cards/ways to use WPA/WPA2 with a 1200, but I don't know (probably those USB dongles?). If security is no issue however (i.e. you need make your entire LAN less secure to use it), then those Orinoco cards are a safe bet. I think I used one of those Dell True Mobile cards too on my 1200 ages ago.

[AmigaClassicRule]

Here in is the thing. I need it to support WPA/WPA 2. I cannot do wep. Does anyone have a WiFi card for amiga 1200 that does support WPA/WPA 2 with all the patches of hardware of the card etc. Or can anyone direct me in eBay with the right card or if you direct, please , to a USB card that does support WPA/WPA 2.


Thanks in advance for all the help you guys are doing. :-)

[Matt_H]

Any USB ethernet dongle you use will be wired - there's no wireless ethernet USB driver for the Amiga (yet?). Because that's the case, you might as well consider a wired PCMCIA ethernet solution as well. That gets you around the WPA issue, too. At any rate, take a look at the documentation for the wireless PCMCIA driver for details on compatible cards. 3c589.device is one of the wired PCMCIA drivers and cnet.device is the other.

For USB, I've used this and this and this with my Algor and Deneb USB cards. They should all work with the Subway, too, but from what I've heard USB ethernet through the Subway is quite slow due to the bottleneck of the clockport. You'll probably get better results from PCMCIA ethernet.

[AmigaClassicRule]

What recommended pcmcia wired card for the Amiga 1200

Curios, can I use this instead http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1470594&CatId=1594 ?

[Matt_H]

Check the driver docs to see what's compatible. You can also get one from Amigakit. Theirs is a little more expensive than what you might pay if you were to find one on eBay, but it's guaranteed to be compatible. I think dodging the hassle of tracking down a compatible card from another source is well worth the price difference. Plus you get their EasyNet software.

Yes, I expect that wireless bridge should work with any wired ethernet source, no driver required. You'll probably need a PC to set it up, though. I actually use a Linksys WRT54G router (with replacement firmware) as a hub and de facto wireless bridge. Plenty of ports, but difficult to configure, and some hardware revisions aren't compatible with the replacement firmware.

[mfilos]

One 100% compatible card with WPA/WPA2 is NetGear MA401 which I owe and works perfectly on my WPA2 network for my A600

There is a perfect guide that I used to upgrade the Firmware and Station for my PCMCIA card making from WEP only to WPA enabled.

http://bytemyvdu.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/the-internet-and-an-amiga-a1200-prism2v2-drivers-wpawpa2/

[AmigaClassicRule]

One 100% compatible card with WPA/WPA2 is NetGear MA401 which I owe and works perfectly on my WPA2 network for my A600
 
There is a perfect guide that I used to upgrade the Firmware and Station for my PCMCIA card making from WEP only to WPA enabled.
 
http://bytemyvdu.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/the-internet-and-an-amiga-a1200-prism2v2-drivers-wpawpa2/

This is the solution I wanted however there is one problem. My PC does not have PCMCIA port even though I have Windows XP and everything.
 
If you can direct me to a link for A VERY CHEAP PCMCIA to USB where I can hook it into my PC you would have saved my skin big time.

[mechy]

For pcmcia grab a Orinoco gold, they are cheap and plentiful. Use the PrismII drivers off aminet. the problem with some 1200's is they need the card reset patch etc,also found on aminet.i use these cards in my A600/1200 and they are flawless.

A good usb ethernet dongle,the linksys 200M is cheap and works well. its slower than a pcmcia card i think.. at least when used on a subway.

the card i was suggesting was this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lucent-ORINOCO-GOLD-Wireless-WIFI-PCMCIA-Card-11MB-S-P-N-014916-D-/220956892581?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33720e9da5

the gold supports wpa with the right drivers for it if my memory is correct.

[AmigaClassicRule]

the card i was suggesting was this:
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lucent-ORINOCO-GOLD-Wireless-WIFI-PCMCIA-Card-11MB-S-P-N-014916-D-/220956892581?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33720e9da5
 
the gold supports wpa with the right drivers for it if my memory is correct.

OK, this card looks really interesting. It maybe the solution to my problem but I want to clerify something with it:
 
1) Are you sure it supports wpa/wpa 2 for amiga 1200?
2) Are the drivers in aminet or are their any drivers for it in the amiga in general?

[gazgod]

OK, this card looks really interesting. It maybe the solution to my problem but I want to clerify something with it:
 
1) Are you sure it supports wpa/wpa 2 for amiga 1200?
2) Are the drivers in aminet or are their any drivers for it in the amiga in general?

Orinoco gold just supports 128 bit WEP as standard, the silvers are 64 bit.

[AmigaClassicRule]

What recommended pcmcia wired card for the Amiga 1200

Curios, can I use this instead http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1470594&CatId=1594 ?

Orinoco gold just supports 128 bit WEP as standard, the silvers are 64 bit.

It did not answer my question directly. However indirectly it does not support WPA/WPA 2. So anyone know of a cheap pmcia to USB port so I can have pcmcia port for my PC?

[mechy]

Orinoco gold just supports 128 bit WEP as standard, the silvers are 64 bit.

You are right,well for the most part. The lucent cards with the white connector support TKIP also,which is a fix for WEP. It is basically a patched WEP as i understand it which fixes some problems. Still not as good as WPA/WPA2. Apparently the netgear MA401 is the only easy to find card ideal for WPA/WPA2 once the firmware is fixed.

@amigaclassicsrule:

I was wrong, Go with the netgear ma401. As for something to flash the pcmcia cards,your best bet may be to get a pci to pcmcia card adapter if you have the pcmcia slot free.