I'm running an XDA2, with a Sandisk WiFi card. After much messing about, I finally got my XDA2 and PC to communicate, well, recognise each other. I now have two problems which I would welcome any advice on;
1) Can I activesync wirelessly? NOT through bluetooth, but through WiFi?
2) I've read some other postings confirming the possibility of utilising my broadband connection to my PC through the WiFi card, thus allowing my XDA2 to browse the 'net. The problem is, how do I set this up?
Thanks, in advance...........
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XDA II, activesync -> bluetooth
Sony SRX87 notebook ->belkin bluetooth
ok, so I activesync, and now I can explor to the internet
via my notebook (which is connected to the home ADSL via WiFi)
this works v.good, range is just as good as the WiFi at home,
speed is not an issue, and it doesn't eat power like the WiFi card.
But ... here is the rub ...
with the network WiFi card, I can access files on my home PC / notebook.
With this BT link to the internet, the computer's files are inaccessible.
Any solution (except to wait for a complete new BT stack, etc etc)?
I'm using a similar setup, but my battery life becomes alarmingly short when I switch the Bluetooth on. I'd guess I'd be lucky to get 3 hours in total. Is this your experience?
battery and BT
no, I don't see the bat go down too fast.
At least, it is much slower-going than a WiFi card ...
I've just downloaded a 100Mb matrix film to the SD card
via BT from my local machine (using activesync explor)
took about 1 hour.
I think it used less than 20% of the power...
What was the distance between your XDA and bluetooth receiver? I've heard it mentioned that if you go further away (more than 10 feet say) then the XDA switches into a higher power mode to get the signal through. Is this true? What's your experience on this?
So it is possible to connect to the internet using an XDA that is connected to a PC via bluetooth?
I have a router that both my laptop and main pc connect to to go on the net but when i make a bluetooth connection to my laptop all i can seem to do is transfer files.
I did change the network it used at one point but that then knocked out the connection to the net via the laptop.
Is there a tutorial on how to set this up as its the main reason i got my BT adaptor!
Cheers
Si
BT->inet
you just need to enable "pass thru" to the internet in ActiveSync.
IF you can access the internet when using ActiveSync with USB,
then when u go thru BT it can be done, too. Just follow some
tutorial on how to access the inet via activesync cradle...
regarding BT power and distance - my test was just 2 meter away....
so I dunno how much more energy the long distance BT might need.
Beleive it or not ive been trying to make this work for 3-4 days now. I cant get activesync to work via BT. Only file transfers work at the moment, really starting to wind me up too!
If files trasnfers work, you must be using the widdcom bluetooth stack. I'm sure most people have downgraded to the microsoft stack, with TOwa's patch. With the microsoft stack, its much easier to set upo. Just make sure com ports is enabled as a service on your pc, and that you have com ports enbaled as a way to activesync on active sync 3.7 .
Surur
Does this Towa patch work on the XDAII then?
Would I be better off with it?
Where do I find it?
How do I install it?
I really appreciate the help people, would be nice to get it all working!
Made progress, active sync is now connecting from the XDA, doesnt seem to be syncronising anything though. And when i try and use explorer it still trys to connect via GPRS rather than bluetooth.
I have selected the maintain connection on Activesync on the XDAII but it seems to connect, authenticate then disconnect without doing a thing.
On the Laptop activesync also says connect when i start it on the XDA then just comes up with not connected???
Still its a step in the right direction.
Hi.
I haven't find any topics on serch so decided to write...
I have a Toshiba notebook with WiFi inside and without Bluetooth card. So yesterday i've connected my Qtek 9100 with my notebook. The connection was unstable but strong. I've made Computer-Computer connection without Wi-Fi point.
So can anyone tell me can i use gprs as a modem for my notebook by WiFi?
Thnx.
Don't think so unless you can find some sort of proxy software that runs on the phone.
Or do you mean use the internet on the phone via the computer, over wifi?
Hi folks, seeing as I have just obtained a wizard (o2 XDA mini), I thought I'd have a snoop around and join a forum or two.
The thread question is this:
I have a laptop, it has no built in connectivity.
I have the wizard, it has wi-fi and bluetooth.
Would it be possible to connect my laptop via bluetooth to the wizard which would then allow me to access wireless internet?
I have searched on here and found the same sort of question but with no replies.
I don't know what software, if any, is available to do this but surely it must be possible. I know I could browse with the wizard but if I could get the wi-fi data out via bluetooth, it would be great.
Thanks peeps, great forum. I have learnt quite alot already and I've only had the pda a couple of days.
Anybody???
I don't know about bluetooth connectivity between the wizard and the the laptop, for one you will need to get a Bluetooth adapter/dongle for your laptop to connect to the wizard.
However you can use the wizard linked via usb to laptop and use the Edge/GPRS to surf on the laptop. That's called tethering. And i'm sure there's a How to FAQ somewhere on here or over at HowardForums.
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=510&more=1
Yeah, tethering is one solution. I am a coach driver and as such have long boring days of doing asically nothing. I have upgraded from a Nokia 7610 which I used to connect to my laptop via a BT dingle and use the GPRS modem that way.
The main point is that GPRS is expensive and if I can find a Wi-Fi AP, could I connect to the net through that in the same way that I would use the GPRS connection.
Not sure where you're going Jerry. Wouldn't it be simpler if Wi Fi is available to get a USB or PCMCIA WiFi card for the laptop?
I suppose it would. It was just a thought as in 'If I can do it, why spend more money?' :lol:
Then again, PCMCIA Wi-Fi cards a cheap enough I suppose.
:lol: Anything for free :lol:
Hi All, i'm not sure if this has been mentioned on this forum or if it is even possible, but is it possible to use the wizard's wifi capability's on the pc as a wifi network adapter? I would love it if I could connect my wizard, via usb, to my pc, and use it as a wifi adapter to connect to my router? Thanks!
Possible solution...
I think you can. If you have activesync installed, you can connect your ppc to your laptop/desktop and specify that you can use the desktop's internet connection ("This computer is connected to: Automatic/Work Network/The Internet"). If your laptop has a wifi connection to your router, then you're all set!
Hope this helps!
Quakie
The thing is that I would like to use the wizard as my wifi connection for my laptop. My laptop does not have built in wireless, so instead of buying a wireless card for my laptop, I would like to use the wizard's built in wifi as a replacement, sorta like a wifi card for my laptop.
in theory it sounds like a good idea, and might even work-- i would like to know how to do this just in case i ever need it.
but in your case, you might want to look at mpci/cardbus wifi adapters, get a good mpci card if your laptop supports it.
i have a intel centrino branded card that came with my dell 600m, i noticed a couple pulls on ebay just like it last week for about $25?
and on the upper hand, if you ever need to break into some locked networks, backtrax2 supports that card fully.
Finally - our own forum!
I've had my dual for about 4 days now, and have been looking at various ways to connect to the internet in the abscence of wifi. My network providers data rates are pretty high, so i was wondering if anyone has been able to browse the net through their PC's internet connection via bluetooth? I've heard of the activesync route, but I haven't been able to get that to work either.
Failing that, how are the rest of you connecting to the net?
I am connecting not at all. Haven't had enough time for giving it a try, because there were some hundred contacts to move from old phone to new phone, one by one via Bluetooth is p.i.t.a.
Anyway, i'd use wifi on my nokia 9500
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I'm 24/7 connected via 3G.
But when connecting activesync through bluetooth, this is working also...
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I'm 24/7 connected via 3G.
But when connecting activesync through bluetooth, this is working also...
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Same here... 3G running all the time
bt and activesync is working well under vista
ln1234 said:
Finally - our own forum!
I've heard of the activesync route, but I haven't been able to get that to work either.
Failing that, how are the rest of you connecting to the net?
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yes, activesync should work. which OS r u using on your pc?
i'm using XP, and my laptop has bluetooth built in. I've tried getting it to work via Activesync but not having any luck as my Dual can't see the activesync service enabled when connected to the laptop. Did you have to configure specific ports just for activesync?
Not released yet, but possibly this'll help when it is: Spectec SDW-823
Not sure when that will be released, but will keep an eye out for it.
At work we have a wifi network we can use, and I had this plan to use an old Ipaq/PDA as a wifi/bluetooth gateway for my Touch Dual. The way I could see this working is to connect to wifi via the Ipaq, and 'share' it's internet over bluetooth. Even if I could do this, i'm not sure the dual could connect to a Bluetooth PAN network natively and share it's connection..