Send to a friend[Howto] Enable networking with WinVICE
++ The information in this article applies to the following versions of VICE:
- all Windows versions starting from 1.13
PROBLEMEXPOSITION
+Starting with WinVICE 1.13, there is support for two ethernet cartridges allowing network access: The "The Final + Ethernet" (TFE) and the "Retroreplay-Net" (RR-Net) cartridges. If you + want to enable support for these, you have to follow the instructions below.
!WARNING!
+Installing support for networking with VICE requires you to install
+3rd party products on your machine. The VICE team cannot be
+made responsible for any problems
+ and/or damage which arises from this! The rejection of any
+warranty for VICE
+ applies, too.
+ The product which has to be installed, WinPCAP,
+ is a capture library. That is, it captures every packet which is available
+ on the network, regardless if it was destined for your machine or not. From this, it
+ follows that it is a real security flaw using WinPCAP in a network. Using WinPCAP
+ can result in disclosure of any information that is available on your network which is
+ not secured by other means! Installing WinPCAP, you acknowledge that you're well aware
+ of this security flaw and that the VICE team cannot be made responsible for any problems
+ and/or damage which may arise from the use of WinPCAP!
PREREQUISITES
+At that moment, The ethernet emulation for WinVICE only works if you +have a real ethernet card on your machine and you are +connected to the net via it, that is, you must have + direct access to any station you want to access. Ethernet +is emulated as if the VICE emulator was + connected to your ethernet card via a hub. Every protocol, +in particular PPPOE or other protocols, + are only supported if the corresponding emulated program +supports these!
SOLUTION
+For networking support, you need administrative rights +(administrator account or similar) on your windows machine. +Without this, there's no chance to have networking work!
+If you have administrative rights, follow the following instructions to install networking + with VICE:
+- First, read the above warning!
- Get WinPCAP + from their site. There's only need for the WinPCAP auto-installer in order to let VICE run. +
- Install the WinPCAP package you just downloaded. For this, you need to have the right to install + new drivers to your system. In general, the administrator account does have this right. +
- Now, start WinVICE as you do always. Do this with the user account you have used in the previous + step to install WinPCAP! Choosing the VICE menu entry Settings/Ethernet, a dialog box + shows up, allowing you to select Ethernet as NONE, TFE ("The final ethernet") or RR-Net. If this + is possible, WinPCAP has be installed successfully to your system. If not, check the WinPCAP FAQ to find a solution. +
- The only program using ethernet we know to date is Contiki. To use Contiki, get a version of it + from the website. Make sure that it is + a version which is enabled for ethernet (TFE or RR-Net)! +
- Run this version of Contiki inside x64. Now, enable ethernet with TFE or RR-Net settings, depending + on which type you want to use. Since these two are almost identical, only some addresses are changed, + it's more of a matter of taste which one to use. Select the ethernet device you want to use with + ethernet if you have more than one. +
- You need an IP address in order to let Contiki run on your network. The virtual ethernet device + of VICE runs as if it were connected to your host computer's device with a hub. No network address + translation (NAT) or the like is performed! Get an IP from your network administrator as if you had + a new machine to connect to your network. In fact, you have one, although it is only emulated. +
- Now, run Contiki, enter your IP configuration using the IP from above, and everything should + work.
Enjoy the new surfing experience.
+It's not necessary to log on as administrator in order to run the ethernet emulation. Anyway, + this is necessary the first time you start VICE after you've booted. After you've done + this, you can log off and log in with another account to run VICE. To circumvent this, see + the FAQ section below.
FAQ
+Why do I have to log in as administrator in order to start VICE with network support?
This is because the WinPCAP driver is not loaded at system startup, but rather + on-demand when someone like VICE needs it. Not every user is allowed to start services, thus, you + have to log in as a user with these rights in order to start it. The administrator is a person having + this right. On many machines, an account belonging to the "main user" group is allowed, + too. On these machines, you don't need administrator rights in order to start VICE with networking + support.
If you don't like this solution, you have another option. See Q-18 at the WinPCAP FAQ.
+ I have problems with networking support; furthermore, there's a firewall on my machine
+This is a know problem with WinPCAP, it does not work well with all firewalls, see Q-10 at the WinPCAP FAQ. Unfortunately, we don't + have a solution for this. Disabling the firewall, as suggested in Q-10, might not be an option for + you, but we cannot do anything about it.
+ I have another problem not covered here.
Have a look at the WinPCAP FAQ, there might be a solution for your problem. +
STATUS
+This document is for information purpose only. The behaviour reported + is intentional in the VICE versions listed at the beginning + of this article.
LINKS
+- 11-002 [Howto] Enable networking on VICE/Unix.
- The Final Ethernet Homepage: http://www.dunkels.com/adam/tfe/.
- + Contiki Homepage: + http://dunkels.com/adam/contiki/index.html. +
- WinPCAP: http://winpcap.polito.it/. +
- WinPCAP FAQ, especially + Q-10 and Q-18.
REVISION
+- August 25,2004: Added reference to the same information for Unix based systems
- October 14, 2003: Before, it was mistakenly said that you find ethernet on + Options/Ethernet. This is not true, it is Settings/Ethernet. +
- October 8, 2003: Added section PREREQUISITES. +
- September 15, 2003: Original release of this document
