Norway Ethernet Module

[Robert17]

Hi I see Vesalia do a Norway Ethernet module that plugs onto an accelerator.. does anybody know if I could use this with my cable modem? (Ntl Home 120) as it has an Ethernet connection on the back (I use the usb port for my pc currently)

Cheers

[Matt_H]

Doesn't actually plug onto an accelerator, but either a Highway or Algor USB controller.

It probably works with cable modems, but I haven't got one so I can't be certain.

[Robert17]

Ah okay, I guess the best thing to do would be to get a pcmcia network device then, will I be able to connect to the internet using this and one of the current amiga web browsers?

[billchase]

If the cable modem uses an ethernet RJ45
connection, then I don't see why it would not
work.  The main thing is getting a TCP/IP stack
configured for your particular connection.

C Snyder
 

[billchase]

I forgot to inquire about your setup.
What do you currently have?  This will
determine what network adapter to get.
If you have OS3.9 or even 3.5, it will have
the necessary software on the CD to get started.

C Snyder

[platon42]

As told before, the Norway is an extension to the Highway or Algor USB cards. If such a card is already in your machine, the Norway is a dead cheap add-on. Moreover, this combination will only take away one zorro slot in total (even considering the height!). And with the Algor FlashROM option, it will give you the possibility to speed up the initial boot and to boot AOS4 from the FlashRom (officially supported by Hyperion), when AOS4 is available for the classic PPC equipped computers.


As about cable modems: It should work, but this depends on some circumstances:
a) your cable modem has to be able to negotiate with 10MBit ethernet (99% of them are). If not, you will need to plug an 100MBit switch inbetween (~15 EUR), if you haven't already got one. BTW: This is the case for all other Amiga network solutions, because there is not a single 100MBit card for Amigas (not including PCI cards).
b) your TCP/IP stack has to support the protocol. Most such cable modems will just use TCP/IP, so this will work straight away. Others might PPTP or PPPoE, requiring MiamiDX or Roadshow -- other stacks do not have this wrapper protocol support.

I've been using the Norway for more than two years now, switching between various cable modem ISPs, and I all got them working