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activesync wierdness

When I have my cingular 8125 connected to my desktop and activesync is running, I can't connect to anything on the internet with my PDA.
I'm accustomed to being able to do that and my previous PDA devices used activesync and the PC's internet connection to do that. Can the 8125 not do that?

Yes, the 8125 and other variants of the Wizard can use ActiveSync's "passthrough" function using port 5721, so it's definitely not exhibiting normal behavior.
ActiveSync is syncing ok? Do you get the two back and forth arrows icon on top (indicating a passthrough connection)? What happens when you try to browse?
I confess I haven't seen this before but I would start by opening a command prompt on your pc. Type the command
telnet 169.254.2.2 5721.
If it returns "Connect failed" you have some software blocking the connection -- possibly firewall since it's the often the culprit in AS connectivity issues, but possibly other sync software, or vpn.
You might try disabling your startup items using msconfig then see if it works -- go to start > run > msconfig.
On the General tab, click Selective Startup, then uncheck the Load Startup Items box. Then click the Services tab, check the box that says Hide All Microsoft services, then disable the remainding services. Reboot.
You'll need to run AS manually once it's booted then see if it will let you use the passthrough connection.

Well, it syncs just fine. It just doesn't get the passthough connection.
The telnet works just fine also.

Interesting. What does it do when you try to browse using the passthrough? Does it try to open a gprs connection instead? Does it give an error message?

It errors out with a message: "The page cannot be displayed because the connection was lost. Please try again."

Some more information.
When connected via activesync, I can check email. It's only the pocket IE that can't get to anywhere.
Any ideas?

i'm hating activesync 4.1, it disconnects halfway through a file transfer then renders my device unuseable til i soft reset and makes my pc not shut down without unplugging it :x
Ive done all the firewall settings etc but it still doesnt work properly, i can only stay connected to my pc for about 3 mins.
Guess im gonna have to buy a card reader :roll:

dmonik said:
i'm hating activesync 4.1, it disconnects halfway through a file transfer then renders my device unuseable til i soft reset and makes my pc not shut down without unplugging it :x
Ive done all the firewall settings etc but it still doesnt work properly, i can only stay connected to my pc for about 3 mins.
Guess im gonna have to buy a card reader :roll:
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Out of curiousity, are you syncing with bluetooth or USB?

with usb, i also have wifi in the house but it wont log on to that either :roll: it finds it ok (and next doors hehe :twisted: ) but thats as far as it'll go. it wont accept the network password (im using the pkey method)
ive done all the stuff suggested by m$oft but nothing seems to help. it could be an issue with my home network stealing the bandwidth apparently-does this sound right? i never had a problem with my ppc2003 ipaq on active sync 3.8 but now that wont work either without cutting off after 3 mins.
why does m$oft crap never work

When the Wizard is connected and the Activesync box shows on your Computer, when u go to File > Connection settings.
Is the tab "This computer is connected to:"
set to "the internet"
Cuz that was the problem with mine. I set it to internet, and voila!, hello world wide web.

i only want to transfer music+videos+photos etc, not bothered about syncing the other stuff like contacts or using it to go online as im on an unlimited data tariff anyway

I'm having somewhat similar issues to the OP. Activesync Sync's fine, I can transfer files to/from the phone...however Passthrough doesn't work. I've disabled my firewall, and checked and rechecked all the settings on the PC and the Phone with no luck. If anyone has anything to suggest please let me know.
-AnarchE

I hope it's ok to ask this question in your thread. It regards activesync and outlook. My problem is that I can not add a calendar event with any text added to the note field on my cell phone (Cingular 8125) and have it sync to Outlook on the PC. I always get an "attention required" message followed by a error code: support code 1.
If I only have a calendar topic and location without any notes, it syncs up fine. Or I can add an event on the PC and have lots of notes and it syncs to the phone just fine...but not vice versa.
Just wondering if any of you have a similar issue - I have Activesync 4.2 and Outlook 2002
Incidentally, I can surf thru my phone when connected usb to my Dell Inspiron notebook.
thanks

Automatic Internet Sharing?

I'm using a 8525 with the latest ROM from Cingular. I was scared of the new pan profile, but it turns out to be far more reliable than stupid bluetooth DUN.
Now my only annoyance is that I have to go in and start internet sharing every time on the 8525. It would be ideal if I could just initiate the connection from my computer (macbook pro running 10.4.9) and not ever have to touch my phone.
I apologize if a solution has already been discussed, I searched around but couldn't find anything.
My only idea would be a mortscript assigned to a button that will go in and start sharing automatically. But that is only one step better than going in and running the software.
ideas?

Sounds to me like mortscript or skschema in your StartUp folder is probably the best option.

One of the problems with that is the settings get reset every time I disconnect from PAN network sharing. So I have to restart the app each time.
Similar to the concept of connecting to the internet automatically when needed, there must be some way to enable bluetooth internet sharing automatically when needed.

Stop exchange sync when connected to PC?

I have my 8525 setup to sync my calendar and contacts with my work exchange server. It works fine unless I connect my phone to my home PC and ActiveSync tries to sync it. I suspect the exchange server is setup to recognize mobile devices and not allow a non mobile device to connect.
Is there anyway to prevent the sync when connected to the PC and leave it enabled for getting it's own updates through it's own data connection?
Or is there a fix to let the PC successfully connect?

Turn off or uninstall ActiveSync on the home computer?
Can you just uninstall or turn off the ActiveSync app on your home PC? If you turn off the 'Start when Windows starts', it should stay off until you decide to open it on your own. The phone should still charge and that is the reason I am assuming you are plugging it in to your home PC. Just my 2cents.

Also depends upon DNS etc.
E.g. I have exchange server on local LAN, but use DynDNS to access it over the internet.
So, entry for my phone is mydomain.dyndns.org (or whatever). Thing is, when you plu the phone a PC on the LAN at home, it tries to resolve mydomain.dyndns.org, which of course it does, and ends up with my external internet address.
I solved this by putting an entry mydomain.dyndns.org in the hosts file of the PC I use to connect the phone, pointing to the LOCAL LAN address of the exchange server.
Hope that makes sense.
Could, of course, be irrelevant for you tho

Actually, I have just re-read your orginal post where you mention "Work Exchange Server" so what i have said is indeed probably irrelevant.

Turning off ActiveSync
eaglecomm said:
Can you just uninstall or turn off the ActiveSync app on your home PC? If you turn off the 'Start when Windows starts', it should stay off until you decide to open it on your own. The phone should still charge and that is the reason I am assuming you are plugging it in to your home PC. Just my 2cents.
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I do use ActiveSync on my PC on occasion to install/remove software.
I am not aware of any way to deactivate it though. I could of course remove it from startup applications but once you launch it you cannot shut it down easily.

Exchange Sync
philg2000 said:
Actually, I have just re-read your orginal post where you mention "Work Exchange Server" so what i have said is indeed probably irrelevant.
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Exactly.
The issue is work exchange and home PC.
Oddly though, I do not remember having this problem on my 8125. Perhaps I did have it and just do not remember.
Is there a way to stop the device from using the PC internet connect and force it to use it's own radio? I suspect this is not the device so much as it is ActiveSync on the PC side.
Is it a known issue that the exchange server is looking at the connecting device to determine if it is indeed a mobile device? The exchange server domain is listed as mobile.mydomain.com where our normal remote access exchange domain for Outlook Web Access would be mail.mydomain.com making me think it is specifically setup for Windows Mobile devices and it does some detection of the device type.
I do not seem to be able to setup different sync settings on the PC than on the device as they update to the other when connected.
Others must have this problem as well but I have not seen any other threads on it yet.

I'm just guessing here...
maybe you can try to erase your device from your home pc and stablis a new partnership again, but this time when the options apear, choose to sync nothing, I mean disable the sync options in ActiveSync at your home...
or set the new partnership as guest, this way the PPC wont try to sync but will let you explore or install programs.
If I understood rigth, you dont neet to sync info with your home pc, just instal programs or explore the PPC
edit: also, in Connection Settings in activesync put a checkmark in "allow wireless connection..." just to let your phone have a GPRS connection while attached to your pc.
Hope it could help.
Regards
Mablan

I cannot find an "Allow wirelessconnection" option in ActiveSync. I am running the version released a couple of months ago for the DST fix.
I think not plugging into the PC to charge may be the way to go and either plug into another PC without ActiveSync or into the AC charger. I was thinking about getting a cradle though and that would be a nuisance.
Would this same issue occur if I were using BlueTooth to sync with the PC? I wonder.
I also frequently have problems if the 8525 is left plugged into the computer overnight. It will sometimes lock up on me so that I cannot turn it on and have to soft reset, or it will seem to be working until I try and make a data connection and find that it will not connect and also requires a soft reset. This is a major nuisance when I am playing audio through a BT connect in my car and realize I cannot connect data and have to reset. The BT connect in my car is NOT automatic and I have to go to Com Manager/Settings/Bluetooth Settings/Devices then I have to Top/Hold on my Scosche adapter and select Set as Wireless Stereo. This is difficult to do while driving. Might have to look for a different BT receiver for the car as this is a nuisance that does not exist in my HT820 headset.

the_nite_owl said:
I cannot find an "Allow wirelessconnection" option in ActiveSync. I am running the version released a couple of months ago for the DST fix.
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In Activesync...open File menu, then choose Connection Settings, a pop up window will open, in that window the last option is the one that has to be checked...
Also, if you connect your device to PC in home only for charging it, then I think the option of conect as guess is a good opction...
Regards;

Are you getting an error message?
Try browsing the internet while connected to the PC. Its often an XP firewall/security issue. I had the same problem with one of my PCs. Installing AS 4.5 fixed it.
Hope that helps you.

W-Lan Problems

I do have Problems with my wireless Lan connection these days,
I won an accesspoint last week and it's working perfect for my notebook and even for my desktop pc via wlan. everytime i connect with my wizard the conncetion aborts as soon as i start to "use" it.
Normally i use Gprs for updating weather RSS Feeds etc, so i didn't really test Wlan function at all since now.
Yesterday i went to some other Hot-Spots but the same fault occours at every spot.
so i am able to establish the connection but i get disconnected as soon as i start an application that uses this connection(opera mini, weather panel etc).
I was not able to test another rom because i don't want set up the whole device again.
so there's another little question beside. Is there an easy way to grab the whole rom from my wizard, so i simply test another rom? radio rom is not important.
any suggestions welcome,
thanks
Florian

Let me guess: You're using the AT&T rom, right?
Here's a fix (if you can call it a fix)
Click Me! I'm an AT&T FAQ page!
On this note, does anyone know if there is a version of the Proxy Manager for the wizard (WM5), and if there is where I can get a hold of it?

thank you for the reply but i am using wm6 with mfrazzzs rom,
the problem is that i am able to establish the connection for a short period of time. (enough to update weather) but the W-Lan connection aborts and i have to reconnect.

Active Sync Problem - Please Please Help

Hi
For some reason today when I connected my phone to my laptop I couldn't get an activesync connection. It went straight to internet sharing (without me selecting this)
No matter what I do I can't get an active sync connection.
- I've restored the phone to a previous point when I know they were both working
- I've enable active sync as default when I plug into my laptop rather than having the 3 options (active sync, disk drive & internet sharing)
- I've clicked the shortcut for active sync in the start menu but it the sync button is greyed out
I haven't changed anything on my phone in weeks and have been using internet sharing and active sync during the past few weeks.
I'm using Energy Rom 6.5 but have been for the last month without this issue. I'm stumped and I desperately need to be able to use active sync.
Please help me!!!

with the same ROM I had the opposite problem: adsl here at work is not working at the moment, hence my phone is teh only way to connect our small office with the internet.
Recently to me was happening to connect the phone, selecting internet sharing, and the damn thing (ActiveSync) was ALWAYS starting.
I am sorry because I really loved that ROM, but because of the cronic lack of memory and few bugs I moved to another WWE ROM done by a spanish guy (the one in my signature) and now everything works fine.
Also, I can receive phone calls during the internet connection!