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[Sutty100]

So... I have installed the drivers for my Amigakit PCMCIA Wireless networking card and installed Easynet. I have entered in my network details which I am fairly confident are correct. Turned off security on my router just to test...but nothing! I am unable to ping the router or my pc.

What makes me worried is that the green light on the card is solid until I connect then starts flashing but after to that never stops flashing even if I disconnect and close Easynet.

Any help would be appreciated spent ages last night getting nowhere!

[Sutty100]

My setting config help is:

Version =
File Size = 414792
badsocket.lobrary = 3.28

Network Settings

Your IP adddress = 192.168.0.2
Network Mask = 255.255.255.0
Router/Gateway IP = 192.168.0.1
Network Domainname = virgin.net

Domain Name Servers

Primary DNS = 194.168.4.100
Secondary DNS 194.168.0.100 (In use)
Tertiary DNS =

Network Interface

Device = prism2.device (version 1.7 Installed)
Unit Number = 0
Wireless Settings = C:SetPrism2Defaults SSID ":-)" (version 1.2 installed)
Library = pccard.library (version 1.1 installed)

TCPIP Settings

MBUF_CONF_MAXMEM = 256K
Use Loopback = YES
Debug SANA = No
Gateway Mode = Yes

Hosts

192.168.0.1 router myrouter

Assigns

Assign AmiTCP "Workbench:Programs/Easy Net/AmiTCP

END OF REPORT

[Thomas]

Is this smiley really the SSID of your WLAN?

[Sutty100]

Originally Posted by Thomas

Is this smiley really the SSID of your WLAN?

Yeah although I might change it to a :-( at this rate!

[amigakit]

A flashing light on the wireless card means that it is not acquiring the wireless signal or that the SSID is not found.

[Duce]

";-)" is not a valid SSID, though manufacturers vary on it a bit.

Google acceptable SSID characters/limits and come up with something different, see if that works.

An excerpt from RFC:

Also: The following six characters are not allowed: ?, ", $, [, \, ],
and +. In addition, the following three characters cannot be the first
character: !, #, and ;.

[utri007]

And if you left SSID blanc, it just connectes first available nonsecured network

[Sutty100]

Originally Posted by Duce

";-)" is not a valid SSID, though manufacturers vary on it a bit.

Google acceptable SSID characters/limits and come up with something different, see if that works.

An excerpt from RFC:

Also: The following six characters are not allowed: ?, ", $, [, \, ],
and +. In addition, the following three characters cannot be the first
character: !, #, and ;.

I did change it to amiga because I did wonder about it still didn't have any luck. I will try leaving it blank and see how I get on with that.

[Sutty100]

Ok so... I tried to leave teh ssid blank but then OK greys out so don't think I can do that. I am using classic workbench so I don't know if that comes with some files already there which might be conflicting?

Also quite often the amiga will lock up when connecting the light on the wifi card then stops flashing and goes solid.

[amiman99]

Maybe you need to try the HARD way and install AmiTCP by hand.
Use this guide http://amigarealm.whdownload.com/archives/~patrikax/amiga/guides/AmiTCP_Install/
The author is using PCMCIA Ethernet card, so instead using CNET device, just use Prism device.
Use the Prism2V2 for the driver and edit the wireless config file by hand. Read the docs for the prism2v2 how to edit the config file.

Make sure that the Wireless manager command in user-startup goes first before TCPIP.

[Sutty100]

Originally Posted by amiman99

Maybe you need to try the HARD way and install AmiTCP by hand.
Use this guide http://amigarealm.whdownload.com/archives/~patrikax/amiga/guides/AmiTCP_Install/
The author is using PCMCIA Ethernet card, so instead using CNET device, just use Prism device.
Use the Prism2V2 for the driver and edit the wireless config file by hand. Read the docs for the prism2v2 how to edit the config file.

Make sure that the Wireless manager command in user-startup goes first before TCPIP.

I can't find the config file the file path makes no sense to me! 'ENVARC:Sys/Wireless.prefs'

Where is my sys folder? And what is ENVARC?

[Snoozy]

I never had any success with easynet.

I would advise abandoning easynet and jumping aboard the good ship MiamiDx

[Duce]

Just use Miami.

[amiman99]

Originally Posted by Sutty100

I can't find the config file the file path makes no sense to me! 'ENVARC:Sys/Wireless.prefs'

Where is my sys folder? And what is ENVARC?

The way I do it is this way:
Open shell/cli
Type: ed a
file>open click Volumes, choose ENVARC, then SYS, fined wireless.prefs.
Edit file per your requirement, read the prism2v2 manual before editing.

[amiman99]

Originally Posted by Duce

Just use Miami.

The amitcp is not that hard if you follow my previous guide link.

So, to get the wireless working you only need Amitcp and prism2v2 driver, and a little headache. But.., that's all.