| From: | Alan Buxey |
| Date: | 12 Sep 2000 at 15:37:37 |
| Subject: | Re: A1200 Eyetech Ethernet probs |
hi,
> Anybody in here using Eyetech's A1200 ethernet solution?
> I've got a CNet PowerNIC PCMCIA card and am trying to network
> my A1200 to my PC using the "Eyetech Ethernet Software" CD.
yep. mines working fine now too! ;-)
> To say that the setup procedure has been "problematic" would be
> rather understating matters. So much for the "5-click solution".
err, didnt work for you?
> I'm using Genesis 1.0.6 from NetConnect 3 as my TCP stack and
> trying to network the machines using the Samba configuration
> utils provided.
okay, mines Miami, but very little difference (apart from your's'll have a
slightly higher network speeds (thanks to no Miami MNI driver!)
> 1. Installation of software appears to work OK including the
> creation of the CNet interface in Genesis. However attempting
> to start this interface, by using the "StartEthernet" script
> results in Genesis reporting "could not open DEVS:Networks/cnet.device
> unit 0". Sometimes this is a critical error and Genesis will not
> procede - but sometimes this is just flagged as an "err" level
> error and Genesis at least reports that the cnet interface is
> online. Seems random. :-/
this is the CC_RESET problem. you can wither send the motherboard to eyetech
for fixing, or, as your bought network kit from them, get a small
'clip-on-gayle' fix chip for a cheaper amount than it normally sells for.
> 2. With the cnet interface on-line, I try to launch Samba ( after running
> the ConfigSamba util and selecting the drives I have shared on the PC )
> and after a minute or so Samba comes back to me saying that "Host
> COMPUTER2 cannot be contacted!" for each of the shares I have selected.
> So it's pretty clear something is very wrong.
open up a shell. go to your network tools and try pinging the PC. if you
dont get a response, either the PC isnt configured correctly, or your
network isnt setup right.
I had hell with the PC i was linking to...the PCI card I got didnt work (the
BIOS locked the IRQ it needed!) so eyetech had to supply me an IDA
card..which worked 100% as soon as i plugged it in (so much for Plug'n'Pray!)
> 1. If Samba was actually working OK, where abouts on the Amiga side do the
> shared
> PC devices actually appear? Do they appear as A: C: D: E: along with the
> Amiga
> devices DH0: DH1: etc????
they appear on the desktop as things like
computer2_c: computer2_e:
> 2. Genesis now starts up iconified ( gee thanks Eyetech ) how the hell do I
> stop
> it from doing that???? I have interfaces for dial-up internet access that
> I
> want available to me when I start Genesis, I don't want to have to keep
> clicking bloody icons to get to where I want to be...... < rant mode off
dont you use an alternative setting? my network miami is iconified, but my
dial-up miami is launched from a toolbar and behaves like it has for the
past 4 years
> Thanks for any help anybody, I know networking problems are very hard to
> solve
> when you're not actually there to check this and double check that so I'm
> not expecting the Earth. Networking is not part of Computer Science, it's a
> black
> art more akin to Voodoo magic.
1) double check the PC settings...particulary the gateway and DNS
2) when Amiga is on, unplug the PCMCIA and then replug it. this will clear
the CC_RESET block...but until you get it fixed, you'll have to do this often.
(my gayle fix halves the number of times i have to do this...i guess the
timing problems are deeper down my motherboard :-( )
alan
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