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i havent been able to connect either my config files got the right network card listed and a 1 next to it but os x still doesnt show it. My Tap win 32 isnt connected when i run pear pc. I have xp sp2 rc1 is that why?

did you install the 2.0 beta2 of OpenVPN, like it said?

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yes heres my config file

# PearPC Configuration File

# Created with PearGUI

##

## Resolution

##

## 0: 640x480x8 (indexed)

## 1: 640x480x15

## 2: 640x480x32

## 3: 800x600x8 (indexed)

## 4: 800x600x15

## 5: 800x600x32

## 6: 1024x768x8 (indexed)

## 7: 1024x768x15

## 8: 1024x768x32

## 9: 1280x960x8 (indexed)

## 10: 1280x960x16

## 11: 1280x960x32

## 12: 1280x1024x8 (indexed)

## 13: 1280x1024x16

## 14: 1280x1024x32

##

## The indexed modes are unsupported.

##

## default: 4

ppc_start_resolution = 8

##

## Refresh Rate (in hertz)

## (only applicable in full screen mode )

##

## default: 60

fs_refresh_rate = 60

##

## Redraw interval (in ms)

## must be between 1 and 999

##

## If you set this higher, PearPC will spend less time doing redraws (and so run faster)

## but feel less responsive. You should adjust this to your computer speed and personal

## preference.

##

redraw_interval_msec = 40

#

# Loader

#

#

# Boot method

# this can be

# 1. auto, prom will boot the first bootable partition found (default)

# 2. select, prom will show you a list of bootable partitions

# 3. force, prom will load and boot the local file prom_loadfile

#

prom_bootmethod = "select"

# Example of how to use force:

#prom_bootmethod = "force"

#prom_loadfile = "test/yaboot"

#prom_env_bootpath = "disk"

#

# bootargs: don't change unless you know what you are doing

# machargs: set to "-v" to get a verbose startup

#

#prom_env_bootargs = ""

#prom_env_machargs = "-v"

prom_env_machargs = ""

#

# This is needed if you want to boot Mac OS X

#

prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"

# This will adjust the position of the initial page table (don't change)

#page_table_pa = 104857600

#

# CPU Config

#

# Processor Version Register

# Defaults to 0x00088302

# Only change if you know want you are doing

#

#cpu_pvr = 0x00088302

#

# Main memory (default 128 MiB)

# must be >= 64 MiB

#

memory_size=0x10000000

#

# IO Devices

#

#

# PCI IDE Config

#

# Drive type will be set according to file extension:

# .img: Harddisk (filesize must be multiple of 516096)

# .iso: CD-Rom

# Or you can override this by specifying the type via

# pci_ide0_master_type / pci_ide0_slave_type

pci_ide0_master_installed = 1

pci_ide0_master_image = "D:\pearpc\6gb.img"

pci_ide0_master_type = "hd"

pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1

pci_ide0_slave_image = "E:\MACOSX-10.3\apps.iso"

#pci_ide0_slave_image = "/dev/cdrom"

pci_ide0_slave_type = "cdrom"

#

# Network (unavailable on windows)

#

#pci_3c90x_installed = 0

#pci_3c90x_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"

#pci_rtl8139_installed = 1

#pci_rtl8139_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"

#

# USB

#

pci_usb_installed = 1

#

# NVRAM

#

nvram_file = "nvram"

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Anyone have any success getting networking to work behind a router?

my LAN ip is 192.168.1.1 and the OSX detects the card, but pages still don't load with my configuration:

(in OSX)

IP: 192.168.0.200

Subnet: 255.255.255.0

Router: 192.168.0.1

DNS: 192.168.0.1

I've tried

IP: 192.168.1.200

Subnet: 255.255.255.0

Router: 192.168.1.1

DNS: 192.168.1.1

and

IP: 192.168.0.200

Subnet: 255.255.255.0

Router: 192.168.0.1

DNS: 192.168.1.1

without any luck

EDIT: and when I change it to DHCP, the IP changes to 169.254.XXX.XXX (which I think it means it can't find a DHCP server)

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Here's my (working) setup...

True, real-life LAN Router (192.168.1.1)

-My Computer

---* IP: 192.168.1.100

---* Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

---* Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (My router is the gateway)

--TAP-Win32 Adapter

---* IP: 192.168.0.50

---* Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

-OS X

--* IP Address: 192.168.0.51 Can be set to anything, as long as its 192.168.0.xxx

--* Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

--* Router: 192.168.0.50 Your TAP-Win32 Adapter is your Router in OSX

--* DNS Servers I believe this needs to be set to yor real, home router:

----192.168.1.1

----192.168.0.1

----192.168.0.0

This is how my network's set up:

DSL Modem > Router > My Computer, so these settings should only apply if you have a similar setup.

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my tap-win32 is showing the 169.254.XXX.XXX address anyway to fix this?

Go to network connections, right click whichever connection your tap-win32's running on, properties >TCP/IP > properties > tick "Use the following IP address"

set IP Address to 192.168.0.50

set Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0

leave everything else blank, close the dialogs.

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Working config.

## PearPC Configuration File

##

## Resolution

##

## 0: 640x480x8 (indexed)

## 1: 640x480x15

## 2: 640x480x32

## 3: 800x600x8 (indexed)

## 4: 800x600x15

## 5: 800x600x32

## 6: 1024x768x8 (indexed)

## 7: 1024x768x15

## 8: 1024x768x32

##

## The indexed modes are unsupported.

##

## default: 8

ppc_start_resolution = 4

fs_refresh_rate = 72

##

## Redraw interval (in ms)

## must be between 1 and 999

##

## If you set this higher, PearPC will spend less time doing redraws (and so run faster)

## but feel less responsive. You should adjust this to your computer speed and personal

## preference.

##

redraw_interval_msec = 40

##

## Loader

##

##

## Boot method

##  this can be

##  1. "auto", prom will boot the first bootable partition found (default)

##  2. "select", prom will show you a list of bootable partitions

##  3. "force", prom will load and boot the local file prom_loadfile

##

prom_bootmethod = "auto"

## Example of how to use "force":

#prom_bootmethod = "force"

#prom_loadfile = "test/yaboot"

#prom_env_bootpath = "disk"

##

## bootargs: don't change unless you know what you are doing

## machargs: set to "-v" to get a verbose startup

##

#prom_env_bootargs = ""

prom_env_machargs = ""

##

## This is needed if you want to boot Mac OS X

##

prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"

## This will adjust the position of the initial page table (don't change)

#page_table_pa = 104857600

##

## CPU Config

##

## Processor Version Register

## Defaults to 0x00088302

## Only change if you know want you are doing

##

#cpu_pvr = 0x00088302

##

## Main memory (default 128 MiB)

## must be >= 64 MiB

##

memory_size=0x10000000

##

## IO Devices

##

##

## PCI IDE Config

##

## Drive type will be set according to file extension:

##  .img: Harddisk (filesize must be multiple of 516096)

##  .iso: CD-Rom

## Or you can override this by specifying the type via

## pci_ide0_master_type / pci_ide0_slave_type

pci_ide0_master_installed = 1

pci_ide0_master_image = "G:\PearPC\myHD.img"

#pci_ide0_master_type = "hd"

pci_ide0_slave_installed = 0

pci_ide0_slave_image = "/dev/cdrom"

pci_ide0_slave_type = "cdrom"

##

## Network (unavailable on windows)

##

## Choose one of the cards

#pci_3c90x_installed = 0

#pci_3c90x_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"

pci_rtl8139_installed = 1

pci_rtl8139_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"

##

## USB

##

pci_usb_installed = 1

##

## NVRAM

##

nvram_file = "nvram"

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