#Amiga & Ethernet
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We're setting up an ethernet LAN (pc & mac) at work, and people are
discussing the possiblility of hooking our Toaster into the net. Does
anyone have any info on what would be required to do this? WHo
manufactures compatible cards & software, and where would I write for
further info?
-Pat "Cruising the North Coast
on Autopilot"
Pat,
There are several network cards for the Amiga. Call CEI in Miami, they
are a major Amiga retailer. Oxxi makes a card and there's also the new A4066
card which supposedly replaces the old A2065/66 ethernet cards made by CBM.
You should also check in the libs here for several FAQs on networking the
Amiga. Do a bro key:network lib:all.
Steven:
Do you have a number of CEI and/or Oxxi?
-Pat "Cruising the North Coast
on Autopilot"
Pat,
I think CEI is for wholesalers not individuals. But..
Oxxi
P.O. Box 90309
Long Beach, CA 90809
(310) 427-1227
Eduard
VIS
Pat,
No, I'm afraid not. They are in Miami, FL, though. Computer
Electronics International or something like that.
Any Amiga dealers should be able to get the A4066 or Oxxi card for you —
CEI is a distributor, not a retailer.
They do, however, have a retail outlet in Miami. Don't have the number
handy tho…
Pat,
Creative Equipment International
5555 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33134
Tel: (305) 266-2800
Fax: (305) 261-2544
Regards,
John Chang
Toasters don't connect directly to a network. Amigas with Toasters in
them do. Depending on what you want to do over the network, different
software is appropriate.
What do you want to do?
You might grab a copy of my book (Connect Your Amiga! A Guide to the
Internet, LANs, BBSs and Online Services). It has info on "compatible
cards & software" and "where [you] would write for further info."
Dale:
Pardon the foot im my mouth…it's a result of all the non-technical
folk at the staion referring to the box as a "Toaster". Yes, of course I
meant the Amiga 2000 wherein the Toaster resides. We're hoping to connect
it to a LAN via ethernet, though the possiblity exists the LAN may go
twisted pair, so as to facilitate file sharing with other computers on the
LAN. The possibliity also exists that we may bring another Amiga into the
plant, load our other Toaster board into it, and link that into the LAN as
well. Would such an arrangement allow for shared rendering via Lightwave
on the Amigas?
Do you have an ISBN for your book?
-Pat "Cruising the North Coast
on Autopilot"
Pat, twisted pair is also used with Ethernet, so can we assume you mean
that instead of thinwire Ethernet? Or do you mean something else
altogether like token-ring?
DJ
On AP from Queens, the thrill and excitement of the Big Apple
Where a little paranoia is always a healthy attitude …
As I'm just getting involved in networking, I tend to get meself
confused–when I said twisted Pair, I was talking about a token ring
set-up. Iffen we have our druthers, we'd like to go thin ethernet.
-Pat "Cruising the North Coast
on Autopilot"
Amigas don't do token ring.
Okay, thanks.
-Pat "Cruising the North Coast
on Autopilot"
Lots of Amigas (including many with Toasters) have Ethernet cards in them.
A fairly inexpensive transceiver would let you convert a thin-Ethernet
port to a 10-Base-T (twisted pair) Ethernet. The A4066 card has all three
types of connectors (thin, thick, 10-Base-T).
The hardware is the easy part. The software you need for "shared
rendering via Lightwave" is two-part. You need a network protocol
installed, and you need to do some work yourself (like writing scripts
which pass things around to let another machine go to work on rendering)
or buy a product to automate it. I'm not a Toaster expert, so I don't
know the details of the later, but I know that it has been done many times
by many people. Maybe someone else can help.
You could download connec.txt for more info on the book, including direct
ordering info. The ISBN is 1-885876-02-5 in case you prefer to order from
your local bookstore.