X-Surf II using Linksys Router - Need Help / Information

[Invisix]

Well, I got the X-Surf II today, which I bought from redrumloa! :-D

I installed it, and the stuff from the CD, now my question is this, I hooked up my cable modem but nothing shows up in AWeb, so obviously it's not connecting correctly... how do I get it to work with my cablemodem?

Secondly, my girlfriend and I want our systems connected together via a Linksys Router. My system is an Amiga 4000 (listed in my sig), and her system is a PC. Will the router work, if so... do I set everything up?

Thanks in advance! :-D

[Roj]

I've bought three Linksys products, and all three have been lousy. A USB network adapter caused random crashes, and after upgrading to the latest drivers, the CPU pegs at 100% no matter what, and two hubs work about a third of the time and randomly disconnect half the network. I switched to Netgear hubs and a DLink network adapter and haven't had a bit of trouble with them since I bought them over a year ago.

[Lo]

  You neglected to mention what TCP stack you are using?
Miami, Genesis or AmiTCP?  Whichever you use may need to be told the MAC address of the router or cable modem.

For instance, in win98 you can find addresses by using:
Start >run >winipcfg.

[billchase]

I am assuming you have a TCP/IP stack like Miami
or Genesis running?  Either will work.  Always
try running your TCP/IP stack to set parameters
automaticly first.  If your cable modem has static parameters
you can always enter those manually (such as
IP address, Gateway, and DNS servers).  The settings
for the router may also need to be assigned manually.
Remember to use the routers IP address for your
gateway and assign yourself an IP address such as
192.168.0.2 or similiar. I hope this helps.  I have used
Miami and Genesis on both types of hookups.  Give
us some more details and I can hopefully give you
more help.  Good luck.

C Snyder

[Matt_H]

I'm using a Linksys BEFSR41 here. Miami works very well with the Interface settings set to DHCP and an out-of-the-box router config (hit the reset switch if it's not working). Downside is that your IP addresses aren't static. Since you only have 2 machines on the network, it might not be a serious issue. In one of the subpages of the Windoze network prefs (TCP/IP, DNS page?), there's a tiny little radio button for DHCP. Activate that, and I think you'll be ready to go.

I don't have any experience with Static networks. Static is probably a better solution, but DHCP will get you online quick.

That'll get your network connection shared, but for file transfers you'll need Amiga Samba. The install instructions are overcomplicated. Just extract the archive to a directory, make a Samba: assign there, and add Samba:bin to your path. Then follow the guide to get it configured properly. When the guide tells you to make a script, I've found that adding
Run >NIL: smbd -D
helps Windows machines cope with the setup much better.

If I can be of any more help, let me know.

[Invisix]

Hey y'all...

TCP/IP Stack: Genesis
Modem Type: Cable Modem
Modem Service Type: DHCP

I hope the above bits of info will help you all out to help me out a bit. :-D

[Dalamar]

Aside from the cable modem you describe my environment perfectly.  I have 5 PC's and 1 A4000D hooked into my Linksys and all work well.  What address are you getting for your A4000?  you should be able to see that by running IFCONFIG from the Genesis Bin folder.  Make sure the IP matches what your network on the private side of the Linksys is.  To show example my internal network is 192.168.100.x.  I had to manually configure an IP for the A4000 by editing the startup scripts for Genesis.

[Invisix]

Ok I got it. :-D

The router thing was easy easy. I wonder why I can't make a network connection  work with just the cable modem itself connected to the Amiga?

Anyways, this post is being brought ot you by me from my Amiga 4000!

Thanks redrumloa, for the X-Surf II at a sweet price!

[Dalamar]

Welcome to "Amiga Online"   :-D

Yes.  redrumloa is selling many fine tidbits.  I'm eyeballing the 500 right now just wondering if I should for old time sake have the Amiga I never had.    ;-)

Ahhh nostalgia.  How it makes you spend.   :-P

[QuikSanz]

Hi,
On a similer problem, finally got DSL turned on. modem supplied was a 10 port router, all wireless exept, 1 usb & 1 eithernet.
PC is Win 98, no USB support, My machine, A2000 w/ X-Surf & loaded for bear, well boar, anyway, I installed a switch. the PC is
on but no miggy. Am I going backwords? do I need A DSL modem and then eithernet router inline after it?

Thanks,
Chris

[Madgun68]

The router thing was easy easy. I wonder why I can't make a network connection work with just the cable modem itself connected to the Amiga?

Because of DHCP.. Originally, the only stack I could get to work with my cable modem was MiamiDX. After a while, I even started having problems with that. (Like they're changing DHCP or something.) You can tell there are variations in DHCP implementation just from the linux clients.. Some have worked for me, others not.