Ok, now we have most of the software needed installed.
Now it's time for the hardware part. I will in this example show how to
install and configure an Ariadne network card with TP connection to and hub.

Let's look at how I'm going to connect the network:

Ariadne TP port<-----TP Cable----->HUB<-----TP Cable----->PC network card
Basically I need 2 pair of TP cables, 1 Ariadne Amiga network card,
1 Hub, and one PC networkcard.

A cheaper and simpler method was to use an Coax cable,
it will remove the nett for an Hub.

Then it would look like this:

Ariadne Coax port <------------------------->PC network card Coax port

I would also need to terminate both ends with an terminator.
Yett the simplest is to make or buy an 'Crossed TP cable',
witch basically works like TP, but you don't need the hub.

Ariadne<-------------->PC networkcard

Here's how to build your own Crossed TP cable:

Switch 1-2 and 3-6
(Details to come)

Ohh well, let's get back to the Ariadne card.

  1. Turn of the Amiga

  2. Open the chassi

  3. Insert the Ariadne card in an available slot

  4. Mount the card and screw the cassi on again.

  5. Boot the Amiga and keep both mouse button pressed and make sure it's in the autoconfig.

Now start Miami and go to interfaces: Under 'Interface type' select MNI Ethernet.
 Write the correct MNI driver in the 'driver' field. Look at the table in the help file.

Here's how it might look:

Note: I pressed help and went to MNI drivers to get an list for my card.
Use the mni driver that fit your card.

Now press 'find boards' to scan for card's that use the MNI driver available on the Zorro bus.

It should find a card, like this:

Ahhh wohoo!. I found a Ariadne card :). Press ok.

Now press MNI Information and this should come up:

Note that 'MNI Options' can be useful sometimes, like this to specify what Media to use, i.e 10base2 (TP). Press ok.

Ohh, and off we go to 'MNI parameters'. Click it and press 'Query device'

Something like this should pop up:

Don't mess with this numbers unless you know what your doing.
Just basically press ok.

Horray !! We set up the network card :)), yet we miss one very important thing.
We have to give the network card an IP address, and Netmask (and in some cases an 'gateway').

Ohh well, 'I just pick any number that comes to my mind'.
Don't even think about it.

If this is just your Amiga and PC/Amiga connected, use this table.

Amiga: Ip address 192.168.0.1 - Netmask 255.255.255.0
Pc: Ip address 192.168.0.2 - Netmask 255.255.255.0

Basicly you can use any number from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254,
 just write down on a paper or at least rember what ip adress what has.

I set it up like this:

My network card has the ip address 192.168.0.4, netmask 255.255.255.0.

Don't mind that I enterd an value in the 'Gateway' section. If you don't need it, ignore it.

<- Setup the hardware <- Main menu -> Setup Miami ->