Getting IRIX networking up and running in MAME

[Ginzanix]

I am certainly not a networking expert, though I thought I'd share a few tips on getting networking to work in MAME on Windows.

First you need to install OpenVPN for its TAP adapter. For some reason I could not get v2.5 to work, but 2.4.11 works fine.

Then I just bridged the TAP adapter with my LAN adapter. I believe you can alternatively use Internet Connection Sharing. When you start up MAME, press scroll lock to enable menus, and then TAB to display options. Under "Network devices" you should find your local connection, or use the left/right keys to select it. If no adapter shows up, something is probably wrong with the OpenVPN installation.

Start up IRIX, and just set it up for networking, as you would do if it was a computer on your LAN.

Downloads into the emulated Indy/Indigo2 should now work fine - i.e. simple browsing and downloading files over FTP etc. I tested this on IRIX 5.3 and 6.5 and upwards.

For some reason, however, uploading from MAME to the PC did not work if the file was above 1024 bytes or thereabout - at least in my case. The solution was to reduce the MTU, using the following command: "ifconfig ec0 mtu 1496". I only managed to make this adjustment in IRIX 6.5.22, the MTU command was not available in 6.5.7 - if someone knows the solution for earlier versions (including 5.3), that would be useful.

I'm not sure if it is due to MAME, the TAP adapter or my personal setup, but this fixed it and both uploads/downloads now work at full 10 Mbit speed (could possibly increased by looking at the MAME source).

 

[Elf]

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[Ginzanix]

For the record, changing the MTU temporarily using "ifconfig", is only supported in later IRIX 6.5 releases, it seems.

To change the MTU in IRIX 5.3 (and I guess 6.5) permanently just change "maxethermtu" in /var/sysgen/master.d/bsd to 1496 e.g.

After this I could also upload from IRIX 5.3 to the host PC.

Still not sure if the problem is related to my setup - OpenVPN or something else... If anyone else could test out networking in Mame, that would be useful!

 

[Elf]

Edit: With apologies, I no longer wish to have involvement with SGUG or SGI communities in general,
and have also chosen to remove all of my content. Many things have changed since I co-founded, named, and ultimately
then left SGUG. There are many good people around, to whom I apologize for frustrating by removing these things, and
also many petty people that over the years whittled down both the enjoyment as well as sense of obligation I used to
feel to anyone else regarding what was ultimately just a hobby. Unfortunately one of the latter now writes the rules
and so it is time for me to take my things and go.

This message will replace all of my previous forum posts because deleting threads that I started would have removed
other peoples' posts.

 

[Ginzanix]

Yes - I just tested the latest source update, and can confirm it fixes the 1496 MTU issue! Now it works with 1500 MTU - i.e. transmitting from the emulated Indy works correctly without any adjustment.

Previously I tested NFS with the 1496 adjustment, and it seemed to work, though not 100% stable. I will test again after the fix.