Concurrent GPRS and WiFi connections - Networking

Hi all,
I am writing an app in which both the WiFi connection and GPRS connection are available for use at the same time. I am working on a WinMobile 6 HTC Wizard in USA on T-Mobile network.
When I have both connections open, I am able to access the WiFi but not the GPRS (faster connection I imagine). Does anybody have any ideas on how I could leverage using both connections, binding sockets on each?
Any help in this area is greatly appreciated. I don't know much about the CommManager in WinMobile, but if anybody knows any way for me to *possibly* be able to use both connections, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance,
Nick

As far asa I know, WM defaults to the strongest connection available, but some apps are very stubborn about using the WiFI unless it's the only thing available. I'm not a PPC developer, so I'm sorry I can't offer any more insight, but there should be no reason that you couldn' code your app to use both of the connections.

i dont think that is even possible in my opinion but that would drain the battery fast.

I'm definitely wrong by calling it the CommManager, thats just the user interface on WM to select which communications you want open. I meant ConnManager, which is the Connection Manager, which I've learned about here:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb416435.aspx
I do think its possible, but unclear how to access the Connection Manager API. If anyone has any background with programming using the Connection Manager API, I'd greatly appreciate some help in the form of example source code. Also, if anyone has ported a C++ library to C# before, I could use some assistance with that. The Connection Manager API is in the connmgr.h file which I've attached here, and I want to be able to use it in C#. I wish to use this on the mobile device and don't know exactly the best way to go about doing this.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Nick

Related

Looking for administration software.

I just bought 32 HTC Wizards (Qtek 9100) for my company, now i'm looking for some software for administration of the PPC over GPRS.
Is anyone familiar with such software?
No one?
what kind of administration software are you looking for?
What kind of administration tasks were you thinking of doing over GPRS???
PocketPuTTY for SSH1/SSH2/TELNET access to linux/windows based systems.. Should work over GPRS, although I have never tried it.
For Windows admin I would probably use VNC, the clients I've tried are, "z2 remote 2 pc" and "realVNC" .. I find the first better due to its zooming function, but I am totally unsure if it works over GPRS, I'm pretty sure it has an option to connect via GPRS so you might be lucky !
There is also Terminal Services which comes installed on your PPC anyway
hope that helps somewhat..
I'm looking for something like VNC, but wasn't able to find any were the server side, would run on PPC. And what I know of, the z2 Remote2PC can't run as a server on PPC. Or just remote configuration. the gprs is a must, becourse the ppc's are in motion all the time, and always connected.
Ah I see what you require now, you want to remotely connect TOO the PPC's not from them.. Well, there is software that allows you to do this, it is unlikely it will work how you wish. GPRS provides the following services..
* Point-to-point (PTP) service: internetworking with the Internet (IP protocols) and X.25 networks.
* Point-to-multipoint (PT2MP) service: point-to-multipoint multicast and point-to-multipoint group calls.
* Short Message Service (SMS): bearer for SMS.
As far as I can tell PtP is used for Internet connectivity, but as far as dialing INTO that I would doubt it to be possible, even if the devices had constant WIFI access it would be pretty hard based on the number of devices that would need to be contacted. Although these are simply assumptions.

GPRS and WiFi connections in use at same time

Hi all,
I am writing an app (Visual Studio, C#, .NET CompactFramework) in which both the WiFi connection and GPRS connection are available for use at the same time. I am working on a WinMobile 6 HTC Wizard in USA on T-Mobile network.
When I have both connections open, I am able to access the WiFi but not the GPRS (faster connection I imagine). Does anybody have any ideas on how I could leverage using both connections, binding sockets on each?
Any help in this area is greatly appreciated. I don't know much about the CommManager in WinMobile, but if anybody knows any way for me to *possibly* be able to use both connections, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance,
Nick
I think you may be out of luck. Although I'm not really a PPC coder, I believe that the OS will always default to the fastest/most powerful connection. However, I may be wrong and one of the more experienced people on this board will most likely correct me.
Connection Manager, not CommManager
I'm definitely wrong by calling it the CommManager, thats just the user interface on WM to select which communications you want open. I meant ConnManager, which is the Connection Manager, which I've learned about here:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb416435.aspx
If anyone has any background with programming using the Connection Manager API, I'd greatly appreciate some help in the form of example source code. Also, if anyone has ported a C++ library to C# before, I could use some assistance with that. The Connection Manager API is in the connmgr.h file which I've attached here, and I want to be able to use it in C#. I wish to use this on the mobile device and don't know exactly the best way to go about doing this.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Nick

Application like Proxifier for PPC?

Hi, does anyone knows an application like Proxifier but for PPC?
If don't know what proxifier is:
http://www.proxifier.com/
"Proxifier is a program that allows network applications that do not support working through proxy servers to operate through an HTTPS or SOCKS proxy or a chain of proxy servers."
An application like this for PPC would be great as we could use cheap unlimited traffic data connections (WAP) but behind a proxy with limited ports to work with any application...
I couldn't find something like this, any advice?
This is exactly what I have been searching for. Let's keep this thread alive.
Thanks for showing me proxifier. I only knew about Sockscap and Proxycap. If only someone would make a mobile version.
Repost from another thread
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=447758)
ProxyCap now supports WM. It works great, I've tried it. But it's a 30-day trial, and costs $30 to keep.
found a working cab
Hey guys I found a working cab of proxycap.... anyone still looking for it please pm me and I will gladly send it to you...
oh and btw it is preregistered...
Also post a how-to -.- i have been busting my head on how this works for ages...

WM6 Network Priority

I am trying to configure network rules on a Tytn Kaiser.
I would like any application trying to access the internet try the wireless connection first, and if not available, use mobile sevices (e.g. 3G) instead.
I'm guessing this must be easy, but I can't find any information regarding it.
Cheers.
mattdwen said:
I am trying to configure network rules on a Tytn Kaiser.
I would like any application trying to access the internet try the wireless connection first, and if not available, use mobile sevices (e.g. 3G) instead.
I'm guessing this must be easy, but I can't find any information regarding it.
Cheers.
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I'd be very interested in that, too!
Any help highly appreciated..
Thanx in advance
herrmy

Disable Wifi Access! Any suggestions please?

Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum, and was wondering if anyone can help me out. I have an Acer S200, and due to restrictions at work, we need to disable internet access from our mobile devices.
I have read various posts that state that this can be achieved by disabling wifi access by altering the registry keys, however none of the methods that i have come accross seem to apply to my Acer S200 mobile 6.5.
Sorry to be a pain, but does anyone know how i can do this?
Thanks in advance everyone.
alan
What are you talking about? Disable wifi? Why do you start it at the first place?
Internet access on mobiles can be done by active synch, data connection, wifi. It 's up to you to disable them by comm manager and active synch.
Maybe I get you wrong. What exactly do you need to stop?
Hi fresco,
thanks for the reply. Well, the organisation wants to prevent the devices from having the ability to connect to the internet.
I understand that there may not be a complete solution, but at the very least I would definitely like to disable wifi completely, since this is what I've read others have done. The devices do not have data connection plans, hence this option isn't a problem.
Apparently I can disable the wifi by altering the registry keys? Any ideas anyone?
Thanks.
hiya...
any ideas guys?
can anyone direct me to anything that could be remotely useful to the above?
Thanks
Hi alan,
let me get this straight.You work at an organization that has unencrypted wifi access
but doesn`t want it`s employees using it?
If your company`s wi-fi network gives access to the internet to anyone that connects to it why doesn`t the IT manager set a password to the network or enable mac filtering (prevents unauthorized devices-mac addresses from connecting to the network)?
I don`t know how you would disable the wifi chip from the registry
but if i were you i would buy a second phone for work use only.
SKTools
Try SKTools maybe there is a solution in the app.
You can disable the WiFi in registry:
Go to "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\State\Hardware]" and change the WiFi string to 0.
In the Comm. Manager the WiFI is disappeared and you are not able to connect.
thanks brainmaster.
the method that you suggested only removes the wifi display from comm manager, however that can easily be bypassed using the windows menu, to open wifi.
thanks...
then delete that one from the windows menu from Device > Windows > Start Menu

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