Setting up Miami and Prism2V2

[ScottC2010]

This is more a continuation from my previous thread about Web Browsing On Classic Amiga 8MB

I am getting a bit further with the Setup (Amiga 1200 8MB OS 3.2.2.1)
Basically my iphone se 2016 IOS16 (Which is my router as i use a personal hotspot - i have no 'wi-fi' router here and just use the 4G as i have unlimited data) is probably too high security for the linksys card so what i have done is connect an android phone to the iphones hotspot then created another hotspot from the android phone (Nokia 4.2 Android 11) but with no encryption and then edited the wireless prefs set up by prism2v2 as the following where "AndroidPhone" is the name of my network:

# Match any unencrypted network

network={
ssid="AndroidPhone"
key_mgmt=NONE
}

When i run Miami now (I have set up with SANA-2 driver pointing to prism2.device, set a ipaddress from my ipconfig which i found by connecting a windowspc to the nokia then changing the last digits to something else for my amigas address, i then found the subnetmask as 255.255.255.0 and put that in too. Default gateway in the Miami settings though is greyed out.
I tried clicking online and it says i am online
I then tried Lubricator and tried the dropdown menu for demo suggestions but i get a message:

Search Proxy: Connection Error

This is as far as i can currently get

[huggy70]

I suggest using cable based connection. WiFi is really not worth the hassle IMO. I am using WiFi with miami and its kind of painful. Need a second router that supports old wpa and sometimes i have to reboot up to 5 times to establish connection. Miami saying "online" is really not meaning much. Reconnecting often hangs the machine and once established i only get 150kb/s max vs 450kb/s with cable. But once connection is established it is stable.

[ScottC2010]

Originally Posted by huggy70

I suggest using cable based connection. WiFi is really not worth the hassle IMO. I am using WiFi with miami and its kind of painful. Need a second router that supports old wpa and sometimes i have to reboot up to 5 times to establish connection. Miami saying "online" is really not meaning much. Reconnecting often hangs the machine and once established i only get 150kb/s max vs 450kb/s with cable. But once connection is established it is stable.

Thank you, if i got a wired one, do you know what I would need for adapter to connect it to my phone?

[patrik]

The android phone should work with usb ethernet adapters.

[derSammler]

I have the same setup (Miami, same PCMCIA WiFi card etc.) and no issues at all. However, I have a turbo card installed in my A1200, which may make a huge difference in connection negotiation. Even with that, it takes minutes.

Note that the Linksys card can be updated to support WPA2.

[ScottC2010]

Originally Posted by patrik

The android phone should work with usb ethernet adapters.

Thank you

[ScottC2010]

Originally Posted by derSammler

I have the same setup (Miami, same PCMCIA WiFi card etc.) and no issues at all. However, I have a turbo card installed in my A1200, which may make a huge difference in connection negotiation. Even with that, it takes minutes.

Note that the Linksys card can be updated to support WPA2.

Really useful to know - i have a Windows 95 Laptop with full PCMCIA support so i could try on that

[ScottC2010]

Has anyone got the firmware/windows95 drivers and the program to update the firmware as i have tried internet but a complete minefield

[derSammler]

I should still have them. I can look for them later this day.

[ScottC2010]

Originally Posted by derSammler

I should still have them. I can look for them later this day.

Fab, thank you!

[derSammler]

This is what I still have: the two main firmware parts that need updating and the firmware upload tool. Sadly, I did not save any documentation on how to do it.

[ScottC2010]

Originally Posted by derSammler

This is what I still have: the two main firmware parts that need updating and the firmware upload tool. Sadly, I did not save any documentation on how to do it.

Great, thanks for this

[ScottC2010]

I managed to update the firmware and then tried setting up prism2v2 and then Miami again but still nothing from Lubricator:
So i've put my Network Name and Password in when setting up prism2v2 and that shows up correctely when i check the file wireless.prefs in env-archive/sys
I set up the Miami Hardware as Ethernet (Using SANA-11 and pointed to prism2.device)
It picks it up and is able to read the configuration
I then set up the Interfaces (I've tried with both LAN and Internet) as Type Ethernet
Gave my IP Address as 192.168.207.50
NetMask 255.255.255.0
Gateway as 192.168.207.229
Checked GUI

My Windows ipconfig is below:

Wireless LAN adapter WiFi 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 64-5D-86-AE-06-64
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::fed8:2a72:6abc:2044%2(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.207.95(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 27 September 2023 02:01:27
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 27 September 2023 12:26:17
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.207.229
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.207.229
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 40131974
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-27-8A-B3-71-E4-B9-7A-2A-34-09
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.207.229
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

[ScottC2010]

Oh, i've just started imp3 though and i am watching a Demo - does this mean i am online or are they all stored in the program?

If I am online I wonder why the Lubricator is not working

[ScottC2010]

Here is a photo of what I see:

[derSammler]

Miami comes with a Ping command. That's the best way to quickly test if you are online and if DNS is working. Ping an IP from your network and after that, some domain name like Google.com. If both works, you are online and any other issue is with the programs themselves.

[ScottC2010]

Ok, thank you - what is the syntax for that

I'll pop a video up sometime of my amiga streaming music through imp3 too soon

[derSammler]

Just pass it an IP address (to test connectivity) or a domain name (to test DNS, too). It runs from the shell, btw.

[ScottC2010]

Originally Posted by derSammler

Just pass it an IP address (to test connectivity) or a domain name (to test DNS, too). It runs from the shell, btw.

[ScottC2010]

Originally Posted by Boing-Ball

To break this down..

Open a new Shell / CLi

Type:

Ping then an IP address

So to test you are connected to your router

Ping 192.168.207.229

This should then come back with a reply that it can be seen

If you want to check connectivity on the web then try

Ping www.google.com

Again you should see connectivity.

Or if you want download the demo version of iBrowse web browser (will give you 30 minutes of testing)..

Try going to Aminet.net with iBrowse..