RISCOS.org Guide to Networking and Broadband

These pages were previously located at www.vigay.com but I'm now moving all my RISC OS articles to this website, which is a central repository for all things RISC OS.

Networking your computer and getting it to 'talk' to other computers or a broadband/ADSL router is one of those tasks which can be quite a confusing minefield if you're not entirely sure of what you should be doing. There are also several ways of achieving the same result, which can complicate matters to the novice or beginner. The pages in this section are aimed at the non technical reader who wants to network their RISC OS based computer with the minimum of fuss.
If there's anything you don't understand, or you think the instructions given here are still too complicated, then please feel free to email me and we'll endeavour to improve these pages.

Getting Started

• Broadband Intro - A brief guide to getting started with broadband using RISC OS (see also below)
• Iyonix Networking - How to configure the Iyonix/RISC OS 5 for networking.
• RISC OS Network Configuration - A brief guide on how to connect your computer to other computers or broadband routers.
• 'Select' Networking - Connecting your computer to other computers or a broadband router if you're using RISC OS Select.

Connecting to other types of computer

• Apple Mac OS X NEW!
• Linux
• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows 95/98
• Configuring AVG Internet Security's Firewall
• Samba - Sharing your RISC OS hard drive with other machines.

Using Broadband/ADSL via RISC OS

• Connecting to broadband via RISC OS - What you need and how to configure.
• Orpheus Internet Services Ltd - A RISC OS friendly Internet Service Provider (ISP), the successor to ArgoNet
• The Ant Suite and broadband - How to setup the Ant Suite for broadband usage.

Generic Help & Support

• Firewall Rules - A handy table of popular ports.

Guides for various Internet Suites

• Ant Support - Support for the Ant Internet Suite, including software updates.
• Voyager Support - Various notes and developments for Argonet's old Voyager Suite.

Links to other RISC OS networking pages

• John Williams' guide to setting up and using IPCop
• John Williams' guide to connecting to French Orange LiveBox ADSL modem/router
• Richard Murray's page
• Ian Jeffray's Instructions
• comp.sys.acorn.networking FAQ
• How to configure games behind routers