IBrowse Error!!!

[Daniele]

After conncting to internet dial up (bcoz I not successful installing my ethernet lan) I opened IBrowse to surf but an error comes out that is:

Unable to open bsdsocket library or compatible networking interface !!!

What can I do to fix this?

:huh:

[ddniUK]

which TCP/IP stack do you have?

[Daniele]

@ddniUK

I was trying with MiamiDX!

:huh:

[pVC]

You can fix your tcp/ip stack settings. As I said earlier, get that stack online before trying anything else.

[Daniele]

@pVC

sure that the Stack was running on line but when I opene IBrowse I get Unable to open bsdsocket library or compatible networking interface !!!

[rkauer]

Check IBrowse configurations, maybe it is trying to use another device!

[Daniele]

Unable to open bsdsocket library or compatible networking interface !!!

that's it :-?

[wurzel]

Daniele wrote:
Unable to open bsdsocket library or compatible networking interface !!!

that's it :-?

That's not an IBrowse error, that's a stack error. In other words, you're not online.

Check your settings again in Miami.

bsdsocket.library is only available when you are on line, it's not in LIBS:

[Daniele]

Problem is that I was on line when I got this error, I was connected dial up 56k.

:-?

[futaura]

When this error occurs, what output does entering "version bsdsocket.library" give when entered in a shell? And are you able to use any other TCP/IP apps (FTP client, YAM, AWeb, etc)?

[Daniele]

Not tried in the shell what version is but of course I could not use pages on AWeb too, page not found!

[futaura]

I suggest that you delete your current MiamiDx settings after backing them up somewhere, and run MiamiInit to create a new configuration for you. It seems like a MiamiDx setup issue to me.

[Daniele]

@futaura

when I have tried this was yesterday night and this was the first time that I was using Miami so there was not any previous configuration saved.

Help me please!

[Merc]

When you think you are connected with Miami, open a shell, and type "miami:miamiping www.amiga.org" without the quotes. Let us know what happens.

[matthey]

Do what futaura suggests. Create a new config with MiamiConfig and use it. If you still have a problem it may be hardware or cabling related.

[AMC258]

Sure sounds to me like a bad Miami config. And, note that just because your modem is online and connected doesn't necessarily mean your TCP/IP stack is.

[wurzel]

Daniele wrote:
Problem is that I was on line when I got this error, I was connected dial up 56k.

:-?

You may have thought you were online but I can assure you, that you were not.

Do as the others suggest and run Miamiconfig, making sure all your settings are correct. ie, ethernet board or modem.

[AmigaMance]

Sure sounds to me like a bad Miami config. And, note that just because your modem is online and connected doesn't necessarily mean your TCP/IP stack is.
I believe that you are wrong. We are talking about a dial-up modem not a DSL router. Dial-up modems doesn't auto-negotiate/connect. They let the stack do it. Unless he has a special kind of modem that i'm not aware of..

@Daniele
Anyhow, i also believe that you have misconfigure MiamiDX.
Use miami, not MiamiDX for dial-up. It's more light and easy to configure.
Are you sure that you have set serial.device unit 0, and not another one?

[AMC258]

I believe that you are wrong. We are talking about a dial-up modem not a DSL router. Dial-up modems doesn't auto-negotiate/connect. They let the stack do it. Unless he has a special kind of modem that i'm not aware of..

Well, believe what you like, but, I have 25 years experience with modems; my first one had an acoustic coupler! I have never in my life heard of a modem that requires the use of a TCP/IP stack, unless there is some new M$-compliant modem that I'm not aware of. All dial-up modems, and even the ones without dialing capability "auto-negotiate/connect" all on their own.
Proof: I take my serial dumb-terminal, and plug it into my Hayes compatible modem. I type "+++ATDT" and then the phone number of some other modem, and, then I turn the serial dumb-terminal off, so, the modem is acting all on its own. (Provided, the modem is configured to ignore the DSR line). The modem will dial the number, negotiate a connection with the remote modem, and go online. Simple as that. It's online, and will stay that way until the line gets disconnected (or one of them is set to time out and hang up).

So, lets say that MiamiDX causes the modem to dial, and never acknowledges that the modem is online, and also never tells the modem to hang up. The modem is online and connected, and the TCP/IP stack is not.
It is actually very possible to have misconfigured MiamiDX to cause this situation.