I've been trying for days and days to get my XDA IIs connected to my PC running Windows XP PRO Sp2 with a Belkin PCI wireless card - using an adhoc or peer-to-peer connection. This so that I can get the internet which reaches the PC from a wired Draytek router.
Currently both the PC and the XDA say they are connected and operational. The SSID/ BSSID/Mac address/channel all match on the two machines and they've set them themselves so something must be working. But I can't ping the XDA, I can't see it anywhere on the PC, and from the XDA I can't reach the internet or the PC. Nothing happens and it's all open without encryption and the internet sharing is set on the PC so that shouldn't be the problem.
What am I doing wrong? I'm using settings on the "tiacxwin compatible wireless ethernet" adapter on the XDA which says it has a "server assigner IP address" but this won't ping either, and I don't even know if this is the right adapter. I really could cry, and at 61 next Monday I'm getting a bit old for it.
Any thoughts would be very welcome. I think I've read most things here before posting and not found a solution elsewhere.
Best regards to all!
You might want to go here, http://www.cambridgevx.com and get vxUtil, and install it on your XDAIIs.
Then check the info page on vxUtil.
You should see something like IP Address 192.168.0.1xx and a subnet of 255.255.255.0, and a gateway address of 192.168.0.1. Do you?
Sounds like you may have ICS configured wrong. The Belkin wireless card should have only two values, an IP Address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet of 255.255.255.0 every other thing should be blank, no gateway, no DNS address.
Thanks. I'll try that.
When I do get it working. Where do I see the other computer?
On the PC is the XDA part of Windows Network, like the other PC connected through main router? Or do I assign it a drive letter?
On the XDA is the PC viewable through File Explorer?
Thanks again.
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zebra said:
Thanks. I'll try that.
When I do get it working. Where do I see the other computer?
On the PC is the XDA part of Windows Network, like the other PC connected through main router? Or do I assign it a drive letter?
On the XDA is the PC viewable through File Explorer?
Thanks again.
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On the PC the XDA (or any Pocket PC) will NOT show up in your network neighborhood. It will not be part of the network like other PCs. If how ever you go to My Computer, you should see (at the top level, where your C drive is shown, and also control panel) a Mobile Device icon, if you have installed ActiveSync. If ActiveSync is running (you have an active connection) you will be able to click on this icon and explore your XDA. On the XDA you will want to open ActiveSync, but not sync so you can change the options. Then click on | Tools | Options... | uncheck "Use mobile schedule to sync with this PC" | Check "Sync with this PC during manual sync" | Tap Options... | and check "Maintain connection" | OK | OK | X| This will allow your XDA to maintain the ActiveSync connection when you sync so that you can explorer your XDA from your PC. Otherwise it will disconnect when it is done ActiveSyncing.
On the XDA you will be able to start Pocket File Explorer and click on the bottom right icon, (looks like a hand holding a trash can) and if you enter the name of your PC you will be shown a list of all things it is sharing. Note that with the built in file explorer you will need to tap and hold on a file, chose copy, then switch to a local drive on the XDA and paste the file into the local drive to be able to open it. Also note that if you chose to save a user name and password, you will only be able to change it by hard resetting your XDA.
Considering how cheap 802.11b access points are, may I ask why you don't just get one of these?
Much easier, and more reliable than ad-hoc, and they are dirt cheap!
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Considering how cheap 802.11b access points are, may I ask why you don't just get one of these?
Much easier, and more reliable than ad-hoc, and they are dirt cheap!
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Just my two cents, but an access point is only easier if you also happen to have broadband, or some other High speed connection. Try setting up a Wi-Fi router when you are still using dial up, or better yet using AOL, on a a dial-up connection (It's not something you want to do, for your first attempt. )
Technically a Wi-Fi router is generally very easy to setup with a broadband connection. And some Wi-Fi routers include a modem and may actually work with a simple non-AOL dial-up connection.
An access point normally does not include a DHCP server, or the ability to do NAT. As such you must configure the DHCP server and NAT, as well as DNS on some other device, and IMHO are much more difficult to setup.
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AlanJC said:
Considering how cheap 802.11b access points are, may I ask why you don't just get one of these?
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I have a very good Vigor Draytek wired router adsl modem and didn't want to replace it with wireless version. The card was £20. If I were doing it again I might think otherwise. I might also look at a Symbian-based Nokia communicator instead as I find the Windows Pocket software far more ambiguous and complicated than my old Psion 5mx.
Cheers, A
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Have been trying out some wifi software for PPC. Have tried Pocket warrior, MiniStumbler, and a few others.
Is anyone aware of some software that is compatible with the Wireless adapter on the XDA IIi that is capable of showing SSID, IP Address as well as what encryption is being used.
Any help would be appreciated.
Good evenin' all! Hopefully my question(s) makes sense somewhat.
I have a laptop that I connect in via Lan at the office to a pretty locked down network. Only way to even get off the network is using IE with their proxy server. For example I can't even ping google.com.
Now I also have my Hermes connected to my laptop via Bluetooth ICS. If I disable the Lan card temporarily I can browse freely, yay!
Is there a way to tell windows (Windows Server 2003 to be exact) to try the lan and if that fails try the Bluetooth card?
If this is just an impossiblity, then is there a way to tell windows to use one lan adapter for internal addresses and the other adapter for external addresses?
If that again is a no go, then how about an easy way to switch between the two without having to disable the lan adapter over and over.
Also, does anyone know of any Proxy software that runs on WM5/6? That would at least get some web traffic rolling in.
Thanks for tips!
Theoretically, you could have all links up and running and give different weight (metric in Windows terms) to different gateways.
You can also manually setup your routing tables to do what you want.
That said, running a direct link without firewall with a Windows Server is never a good idea. God knows what might get in from outside.
And not to mention the troubles you will get for breaking your company's network access policies
I am interested in taking the internet connection from a desktop computer through USB on my phone and then using the phones wireless to share the connection to my laptop.
At my work the only way to connect to the network is if they allow your specific computer onto the network. I have been getting around this by using a mac that is on the network and setting up an ad-hoc network. This had worked well but they are replacing the mac with a brand new Dell tomorrow! Ah!
Any ideas on how I can share that network? None of the windows machines in our office have a wireless card and due to whatever security I can't just plug in.
Please note I am not trying to tether.
Thank you for any help!
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Well, I couldn't think of a way with the phone. But I did come up with this. http://www.staples.com/Netgear-WNCE2001-Ethernet-to-Wireless-Adapter/product_865869?cmArea=SEARCH
Connect your computer to a switch, connect this to said switch. Then switch to lan port. Then set up ad-hoc using this? Little pricy but meh?
there are many ways to do this, you could use CM7 for one, it has wifi tethering built in.
there is PDAnet that tethers through usb and wifi (i think)
also go to the threads for your phone and look around to see how other users have accomplished it themselves.
Ok so i have an lg g2, i am able to tether my phone to my pc and get internet. I am wanting to use my dlink wireless router to connect xbox 360. Well the only way i could get to work is by going into network sharing center, change adapter settings, then bridging my pc's lan adapter and the android's lan adapter making a mac bridge miniport. Well this actually works just fine to get my console connected. Only thing is since im not using the sharing options, i cannot set up ports to get an open nat type. Strict only. I also cannot get into my router to change pnp or demilitarize connection to get the open nat. So if anyone knows what the heck im talking about and can help, could u please either explain step by step what i would need to do to use sharing and accomplish that way or direct me to a thread that covers this. I have been trying to figure this out forever and im either not understanding or im not finding what i need. Everything ive read suggests i need to use the sharing option on one of the adapters but i just cannot figure this out. Any help would b so much appreciated. Thanks
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Why can't you use your phone as wireless hotspot and connect everything to your phone? If your Xbox is not wireless you can either a) get a wireless adapter for it or b) buy a wireless bridge box ($20) and connect your Xbox via that.
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