GibChingu Networking

I bought a PCMCIA wireless Internet card from AmigaKit.com to connect to the Internet without having to use a long (and ugly and annoying) cable... Best buy ever! I can now boot up my Amiga and access the Internet like on any other computers

I must confess though that I had a hard-time to get my router, the card, and EasyNet to get to work together: they behaved for a while like naughty children, each one running in a different direction! So, here are the steps that worked for me, starting from a new installation of the Workbench v3.0 and the CD of EasyNet v0.175:

Icon: Install-EasyNet
    Installer:
        Check-box: Intermediate User
        Button: Proceed With Install
        Button: Proceed
        Nothing special, choose the destination, say yes to all questions
        Label: PLEASE NOW CONFIGURE EASYNET

    Dialog-box: Welcome to EasyNet
        Button: CONTINUE >>
    Window: Register
        Enter information

    Dialog-box: EasyNet needs to be setup correctly
        Button: Proceed >>
        Label: Choose prism2.device
        Button: Choose Settings..
        Window: Wireless Settings
            Text-box: Wireless Network Name (SSID)
            Button: SAVE
        Dialog-box: Once the wireless network interface is selected and saved,
                            your computer needs to be rebooted
            Button: OK
        Button: SAVE
       
    Dialog-box: EasyNet needs to be setup correctly
        Button: Proceed >>
        Window: EasyNet Network Config
            Text-boxes: Amiga's IP Address     192.168.0.25
                                 Amiga's Host Name     GibChingu
                                 Network Mask            255.255.255.0
                                 Network Domain Name chingu.asia
                                 Gateway IP Address    192.168.0.1
            Button:    Configure DNS..
                Text-box: Primary DNS        216.252.64.75
                Text-box: Secondary DNS    216.252.64.76
                Button: OK
            Button: Save

    Window: EasyNet @2013 AmigaKit.com
        Close it
       
    Installer: INSTALLATION COMPLETE - PLEASE NOW REBOOT
        Button: Proceed
        Button: Proceed
        Installer closes

Reboot
If you try to connect at this point, you will get a dialog-box: EasyNet Error stating that the prism2.device cannot be found.

Icon: Install of prism2v2
    Installer:
        Check-box: Intermediate User
        Button: Proceed With Install
        Button: Proceed
        Text-box: What is your main network's name (SSID)?         *duh*
        Button: Proceed
        Text-box: What is your main network's WPA passphrase?    *duh*
        Button: Proceed
        Label: Working on installation...
        Label: Generating key...
        Wait
        Label: Installation complete!
        Button: Proceed

Reboot

Copy EasyNet v0.178 into AmiTCP:
Edit S:User-Startup to remove the line Run <>NIL: C:WirelessManager prism2.device
Delete S:Wireless-Startup

You can now go on-line!


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