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Wireless Network?
Posted on 8-Jun-2020 10:47:29
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Pulling cables around my new appartment seem to become complicated so I am considering switching to a wireless network. That means that my AmigaOne also needs to use that network. Are there any wireless cards that are supported by AmigaOS 4? Speed is not an issue though I would hope it could reach at least 11Mbps.

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Re: Wireless Network?
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I just found these drivers on os4depot. I guess I need to find a network card with a Prism 2 chipset. Maybe not the easiest task considiring their age.

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Re: Wireless Network?
Posted on 8-Jun-2020 11:48:41
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@Niolator

I don't have a wireless card in my AmigaOS 4 computer, so I bought a WiFi Range Extender instead. It has an Ethernet port, so you can just connect a short cable to it from the computer. I bought one which you just plug into the electrical socket. Going this route saves you from buying a network card and messing with drivers, although you would still have a small cable, but it won't show if it is under the desk.

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Re: Wireless Network?
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You may want to use powerline communication using standard power outlets instead. That way, you can establish an Ethernet connection using the existing electrical wiring in your apartment.

Have a look, for instance, at the AV600 Powerline Starter Kit.

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@AmigaOldskooler

That sounds like a good solution. I think I will aim for that.

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Check on ebay. I bought some very cheap auto configuring bridge/ repeater units for exactly this use (around £10 each, sometimes cheaper)

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Sounds good! Please tell us how it goes.

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What I did was to buy a simple router, like the TP-Link WR841N, which connects to the router using the wifi and at the LAN connections connected my Amiga though the standard ethernet. This way I can have up to 4 machines connected.

This solution is also pretty cheap, 20-25 euros, and you can find such routers on every electronics shop.

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Does that act as a wireless client bridge connected to another main router? If so that's not a simple router! Though technically possible it's only with modern devices they allow such bridging and it's usually expensive ones.

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kolla 
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Huh, any old Airport from Apple can do this... and it has nothing to do with routing.

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Any old AirPort would have been expensive to begin with. Things are changing now. Some routers used to have WDS support but it only did WEP and was said to be bad. I did get it working on some NetGear DG834Gs easily enough. But until recently setting up a router to be a client bridge generaly required a Linksys WRT54G or similar model and custom firmware like DD-WRT. I tested this firmware for a while. They refused to do it out of the box. I tested a Dlink that supported it later on but it was awkward, as you had to disable the DHCP server, and if it lost the wifi network it you couldn't connect to it. Wasn't real user friendly back then.

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I have set it up now and it works fine. I bought a range extender for about 40€. Cheaper than a network card for the AmigaOne I guess.

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