Upgrade question - part 2

Does your host system have two NICs?

< class='quote'>Does your host system have two NICs?

Bruce: I have an Intel Wireless Adapter (real) and a Realtek PCIe Controller (which I think is used for wired ethernet connections - I don't have a separate adapter card for this.)

In the FreeAXP NIC Interface configuration drop-down box only the Realtek is shown (along with a number of 'virtual' adapters e.g. Bluetooth, 3 Microsoft Wireless network connections etc) and the Realtek is the one I had chosen for the interface.

Test if you can ping the Alpha system from another physical system. Also test if the Alpha can ping your gateway system.

It sounds like you are using a laptop. Windows and FreeAXP will likely be sharing the same NIC. See section 9.3 in the User Guide for how to deal with this.

If possible, I suggest disabling the Windows services on the Realtec NIC and letting Windows use the wireless NIC.<hr>

< class='quote'>Tt sounds like you are using a laptop. Windows and FreeAXP will likely be sharing the same NIC. See section 9.3 in the User Guide for how to deal with this.

Yes, I'm using a laptop. Per Section 9.3 I installed openVPN and, in Windows device Manager, a 'TAP-Windows Adapter V9' has appeared.

The User Guide then says "Go to the virtual 'Avanti NIC' ... Choose 'Configure' ... "

I am using FreeAXP and there is no 'Configure' option in the pc-11 NIC page. Also the options shown in the Interface drop down box are the same as they were before - there is no TAP-Windows adapter shown.

< class='quote'>If possible, I suggest disabling the Windows services on the Realtec NIC and letting Windows use the wireless NIC.

Looking at Windows Services I can't see anything which mentions then Realtek adapter.

Did you re-install FreeAXP after installing the TAP adapter? FreeAXP will not see new network devices without re-installation.

< class='quote'>Did you re-install FreeAXP after installing the TAP adapter? FreeAXP will not see new network devices without re-installation.

No, I wasn't aware that I had to and the User Guide didn't mention it either - at least if it did I didn't see it.

I presume I don't have to re-install OpenVMS after re-installing FreeAXP?