> > Depending on what version of Windows you have, it might be a much
> > better and much faster experience to use ICS (as included with
> > Win98SE onwards) which will share the internet connection quickly
> > and easily (and with more NAT options than MiamiDx, more easily
> > configured :)
>
> ICS on windows doesnt have more NAT options than MiamiDx and
> certainly doesnt have the nice DCC hack miamidx has. it has just
> port forwarding to local ip's and so on. also you cannot easily
> activate any ip filters on dialup interface on windows which is
> gay, even though it supports them (you can put them in the
> registry manually by using regedt32)
It allows much nicer port forwarding prefs than MiamiDx. Entering
a bunch of numbers into a GUI is awful: I used to come back to my
config on the Amiga and not have a clue what all those port numbers
are being forwarded to the PC etc. for.
Giving them names is kinda cool. Being able to specify applications
(*cough*, just numbers with names attached really) that are allowed
through (for instance, if they require a specific response port.. on
TCP and UDP too) is better than MiamiDx for all I remember.
As for the DCC hack - if you have AmIRC you can successfully use
the TIADCC controls, forward a select number of ports, and have
a nicely working DCC setup for a lot less hassle.
> although if you use windows 2000 server, you can use routing and
> remote access amin panel for better configurable NAT than ICS.
Who uses Windows 2000 Server in their home and also has an Amiga? :)
> WinRoute is kinda good also, but commercial.
Every "commercial" and "external" routing app I've seen on Windows
has been absolutely shitty. They cause more problems than they're
worth.
What I said stands true though: using ICS would be a damn sight
easier than using Genesis. And faster: somehow a machine that
has enough CPU power to use a serial port at 115200 is nice, or
at least one that has CPU power to spare after using it. My
Amiga's responsiveness improved tenfold now that it isn't using
MiamiDx for routing.. even though I have a HyperCOM 3+ serial
board and an ethernet card.
(should be noted that the PCMCIA ethernet isn't that much of a
bottleneck, I often copy many-megabyte files from the PC to
the Amiga and the system doesn't flinch or crawl while pulling
750k/s - but accessing data at 6k/s through the serial port,
ANY serial port, will cripple your machine)
--
Matt
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