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A1200 network details
I've read on the net and many posts here on how to network an Amiga and PC.
Just like to confirm, as I'm a network newbie. I've recently aquired a 3comm 3C589D ethernet III PCMCIA card for my A1200 that should arrive soon and I'm going to use it primarily for file sharing between my A1200 and an old P233mmx. From Aminet, I've grabbed AmiTCP v2.3, Cardreset, 3c589 driver. Now I'm assuming I need an FTP program on the PC and Amiga with one acting as a server. I'm also assuming I'll need to set a static IP, netmask and gateway on either side as well. Then I should be able to ping the amiga. Any tips or suggestions? Ideas for the best software to use on both machines? Should the PC be the server as it's the fastest machine? How fast do you think it'll be with a 10MB 020 14Mhz Amiga? I'm hoping for at least 200K/s. Any help would be appreciated. I only want to transfer files, preferably in a GUI environment. PC->Ami via parallel is proving too slow. Last edited by Bloodwych; 20 March 2004 at 10:29. |
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Once you have the network card's drivers and AmiTCP installed, and set the netmask and IP, you'll be able to ping the PC from the Amiga and vice versa. You don't need to set the gateway unless you're trying to use the PC as a network router (or you have another router).
IP addresses should be in the range 192.168.0.x, where x is between 1 and 255. The netmask for that IP range is 255.255.255.0. Each computer should have a unique IP address. For transferring files, you're much better off installing Samba and SMBFS on the Amiga, and using standard Windows shares on the PC (or SMB shares if you're using Linux). It's tricky, but a much better solution in the end. You should be able to get 200-300Kps with a standard 020 Amiga via the PCMCIA socket; faster, maybe, as you're using AmiTCP instead of Miami. |
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Thanks a lot Ant!
![]() I'll have a good play around and get this bad boy going. |
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So the PCMCIA slot is the bottleneck and not the card itself?
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The official Samba page is a great resource for Amiga PCMCIA networking.
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Thanks codetapper, nice link.
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My card is 10/100 and the lights on the dongle show that it negotiated the 100 speed with the switch. I should test to see what the max speed is, its passable sending files over the network using amiga explorer (especially compared to null modem)
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Don´t think it´s the PCMCIA Slot ! I´ll get about 3MBit out of 10MBit with my A1200/030 when transfering files to/from PC and about 3,5MBit with my A2000/060 and Zorro2 NIC ....
![]() So, the PCMCIA Slot isn´t really slower, guess it´s the CPU that makes the difference between 3 and 3,5MBit here .... |
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Just got me a 3comm 3C589D; downloaded the driver for it of aminet.
Soon as Galahad gets the A1200 I bought to me, I'll get neting with it on a x-over cable to my main PC, and see what I can squeese out of it. ![]() |
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easiest to network with amiga
If you have cloantos amiga forever, you can use amiga explorer to use amiga's hds from pc side.
It's much easier to configure than samba. You shoul download these from aminet allso CardPatch.lha_util/boot_3K Patches bugs in PCMCIA system V1.2 _CardReset.lha_util/boot_3K_Forces reset signal on PCMCIA slot V3.0 those make life bit easier and there are allso working dhcp client for amitcp dhcp_amitcp.lha_comm/tcp_147K_DHCP client working in Genesis |
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Who wants to use Amiga HDs on the PC side? It's the other way we want it! Make that PC a slave to the Amiga!
![]() I think there was a program called SMBmount or something like that. Or was it SMBFS? That was supposedly easier than installing the WHOEL Samba setup. |
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It´s called SMB-Connect
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SMB-Connect it is and i have it! the 1200 sits there networked up and the pc appears as drives on the workbench screen
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Watch out for the bugs, though - SMB-Connect doesn't like streaming files, and has problems with transferring large files, too.
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True it does have a few issues but its the fact i can set it all up so quicky is the reason i use it!
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Now got GSX750F :))
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Amiga Explorer will alow me to copy over all the files downloaded on broadband, slaped on CDRW, taken up to my house and copied onto the 120GB HD in the main PC at my house.
Should soon have ADSL switched to my house, so will have to try broadbanding over the network with the A1200 :eek |
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What sort of PCMCIA card do I need?
I recently won (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=3474347774) that. is it any good? |
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