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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: got my wireless card now questions
« Reply #14 from previous page: October 21, 2014, 07:34:49 PM »
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well so many responses ..and opinions ..i did sorta work out what it was asking me ..router info i didnt have...so i decided to try to see if it would accept settings from my mobile broadband on my laptop ..which it did ..but im not sure they are right ...ill work it out ..as u all realized networking isnt my high point..i did check my startup sequence already put cardreset card patch in there when i was playing with a different card ..ive worked out everything else on computers just need to read up on what im doing....couple good bits info here too thanks for that ..

Aah, this thread is making my head hurt.  Have you ever connected any mobile device to your WiFi Hotspot?  A laptop or phone, for example?  What's the login name you use?  And what's the password?  That's all it's asking you.  Have you ever connected to WiFi anywhere?  Starbucks?  Coffee houses?  Hotels?  You need two basic bits of information for any WiFi, anywhere.  The name of the network ("SSID") and the password to connect.  If you don't know those, then... yeah... hard to help you.  :(
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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: got my wireless card now questions
« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2014, 07:36:10 PM »
In Windows it would look like this:



You'd just click on the name of your particular network and enter your password to connect. Again, same info as you'll need for your Amiga: the name, and the password.  If you're connected with a PC you can easily get your Network Properties through the control panel.  This will tell you if you're using WEP, WPA, or WPA2 security, for example.
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Offline danbeaver

Re: got my wireless card now questions
« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2014, 10:54:25 PM »
Praise the Lord and God Bless!  A couple more people who see the Big Picture.
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Re: got my wireless card now questions
« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2014, 04:30:47 AM »
Focusing only on the SSID and passphrase is the 'Little Picture'.
The Big Picture is AAACHIPSET's entire network and its overall compatibility with the networking inept Amiga computer.
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Re: got my wireless card now questions
« Reply #18 on: October 22, 2014, 04:36:20 AM »
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i beg to differ, i can set up any network with any compatible card on the amiga is less than 5 minutes in most cases-especially with miamidx. The problem is people usually don't get compatible hardware,the right drivers,or fix the card reset bugs etc....


There's more to it than just that. I have worked in networking and I have setup all manner of networks on pretty much every type of system. Despite people's laziness and the lack of compatible hardware, the Amiga is one of the least network friendly systems still in use. No doubt due in large part to development halting in 1993. I applaud all of the 3rd party efforts that have been made since then to help Amigans get on-line, but the proverbial wheel is spinning much too fast for these valiant efforts.
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Re: got my wireless card now questions
« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2014, 05:55:28 AM »
Any decent wifi AP will handle the Amigas B connection without degrading the rest of the network, Agami.  I've seen $15 TP-Link AP's not even stumble at a b connection thrown at it.

Dude needs to actually know what an SSID and a passphrase is before he goes further - harping about how legacy Amiga's don't have gigabit capable nic's and all the woe is me stuff is overkill and not helping this well meaning fellow.

Guy needs to sit down and figure out his network topology and basics.  Figure out what his internet connection is, how it's passed downstream to his machines via a router and switch, and how it goes on as a wifi signal.
It's all basic as a fart in the wind to us, but let's have some patience and work him through this.

AAA - who provides your internet connection, and what type is it?  What sort of modem did they give you?  What device, if not an ISP provided modem/router combo with inbuilt wifi - are you using to provide wifi?

Are you able to use whatever setup you have to provide wifi internet access to other computers and devices?  If so, the basics are all the same.

Do you have a DSL / Cable / Etc. Connection?  What router?  What wifi box, if not built into the provided broadband modem/router/wifi box?  Please explain exactly the type of internet connection you have and all the components in it, hardware wise, and we'll have better luck getting you up and moving.
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Re: got my wireless card now questions
« Reply #20 on: October 24, 2014, 10:34:33 AM »
sorry if  making your head hurt  mate  ..ok  got the ssid  and the passphrase ..card reset  resets the card as i boot up  light  on light off light on  ..my  prism2 drivers installed the wireless manager  in user startup  ..is  this correct  i thought it should be in  startup .using  miami  it doesnt  find the card  says  card maybe in use ...this  will be a long  road ..said that before  ..but ill  continue  bit  by bit  as i understand  what im  doing  ..
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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: got my wireless card now questions
« Reply #21 on: October 24, 2014, 05:36:54 PM »
Just FYI, looks like new Prism2 drivers were uploaded to Aminet yesterday.  Might not help in your particular case (for which I'd recommend just using a wired connection, while you learn), but always good to have the latest version.  ;)

http://aminet.net/package/driver/net/prism2v2
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Re: got my wireless card now questions
« Reply #22 on: October 25, 2014, 12:03:12 PM »
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sorry if  making your head hurt  mate  ..ok  got the ssid  and the passphrase ..card reset  resets the card as i boot up  light  on light off light on  ..my  prism2 drivers installed the wireless manager  in user startup  ..is  this correct  i thought it should be in  startup .using  miami  it doesnt  find the card  says  card maybe in use ...this  will be a long  road ..said that before  ..but ill  continue  bit  by bit  as i understand  what im  doing  ..


1. What WIFI card do you have?
2. Use the newest Prism2 driver. It's version 2.6
Version which you're using now i.e. 1.7 is obsolete and supports only WEP.
Version 2.6 supports WPA/WPA2.

With my TCP/IP stack and Thomson SpeedTouch WIFI card I get 530KB/s via FTP.
I use WPA/TKIP encryption. The Amiga is equipped with Blizz 060.