I have a strange problem trying to connect my XP notebook to my DInc using programs like PAW Server, kWS, etc.
When I initially tried this, I couldn't ping the phone from the notebook or visa versa, so I completely disabled the XP firewall service. Now, using Network Discovery on the phone, I can see the notebook with like 3 open ports. My fist question, shouldn't all ports be shown as open?
I can successfully ping the notebook from the phone, and after that, I can successfully ping the phone from the notebook. Now I also can connect to the phone via PAW Server.
Here is the problem:
If I wait a while, the phone is awake and shows an active wifi connection, I am not able any more to ping the phone from the notebook, and I can also not establish a new connection via PAW Server, even if I just closed an active session. Once I ping the notebook from the phone again, everything works fine again.
Does anyone have an idea what might cause this? Its almost like the phone or its wifi is asleep and cannot wake up, but it indicates that everything is active.
Btw, I am running the MIUI rom with adrynalyne's alternative CM6/Ruby kernel, which works great for wifi tethering.
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The group is generally quiet on this one. I have a problem getting ActiveSync to work over a wireless network. The wireless network is otherwise faultless. Can browse the internet, transfer files between servers etc but cannot perform a sync to my laptop. The laptop is also faultless on the wireless network and Activesync works fine via the cradle. All firewalls and other clever stuff on the laptop disabled.
The symptoms are that a connection starts but never gets fully established. Then it all stops. I have recently performed a hard reset on the palmtop and rebuilt the image (for other reasons) but this problem has not changed as a result of this process.
I have filddled with setting the network settings to connection via the internet and from work but that doesn't seem to make much difference. I'm beginning to run out of ideas.
Any help most appreciated fellow globe dwellers!
Thanks
AA
Hi AlliterationArtiste,
I had it working on a previous PocketPc, and I think that it was having the ip address for the pc that made the difference for me.
You PocketPc probably only knows the name of your pc, and if it can't get that name resolved to an ip address anywhere, you are sol.
What I did was install an app called Pocket Host. It acts like the local host file on a pc. I put my pc name and its ip in the app, and then it worked.
I have since switched to dhcp which ruins the solution...
here is a link from Handango:
http://www.handango.com/PlatformPro...tType=2&catalog=0§ionId=0&productId=54305
Just a thought, and worth a try.
Torben
You're a wizard!! This worked perfectly.
The whole thing was made more interesting because I run vmware on my laptop and so there are several ip addresses that the machine can respond to. I used to sometimes get a connection but now thanks to your excellent suggestion I can a 100% reliable connection
Thankyou
For the last two days, when I connect my K-JAM to a computer, ActiveSync connects. After a few minutes, GPRS connects, but not really.
ActiveSync looks like it is syncing, but it is not sending any records. Email accounts are not updating because it isn't really connected to AS or to GPRS, so neither works. I can also use PocketController (which uses ActiveSync) and I can explorer the K-JAM during this time.
This happened when I first got it and I don't remember how I fixed it.
Any thoughts?
Once connected to the Pc you wont be able to access the net via GPRS on your wizard. Regarding the problem of active sync not actually doing anything, have you ever performed a successful sychronisation, if not it could be that your firewall is interfering.
Do post a follow up and shall see what further can be suggested.
rgs
Jim
Yes, I have been syncing for a month with the K-JAM.
Unfortunately, that is the problem. I am not trying to connect to GPRS, I would rather use AS when connected tot he PC. It looks like it is connected to both, but in reality it is connected to neither. I have to disconnect, turn off the GPRS (which starts working when not connected to the PC) and then reconnect. I can then sync and within a few minutes the GPRS comes back. And it stays in the "in between" mode where neither connection works.
I don't recall installing anything new...doesn't mean I didn't though...perhaps something that is set to connect but isn't smart enough to use the ActiveSync connection?
It does that on my work PC and my home PC, so I am assuming it is something on the K-JAM and not something in the PCs. Both are running AS 4.1.
I know I had this before and did somethign to resolve it...but for the life of me I can't remember what I did.
Since upgrading from a XDAii to a xda exec, I have been having huge problems getting active sync to connect to it.
It does, but only when it feels like it.
I'm using the latest version.
Is there anything I am doing wrong?
I have a wizard, and noticed since upgrading to the latest ROM that AS was a bit dodgy, ie sometimes it would connect and other times not...
What i found out was that if my laptop was NOT connected to the wireless network, then AS would NOT connect to my wizard. But when i was connected to a wireless network AS connected ok to my phone.
It appears that the PC you are connecting to, has to have an IP address, ie connected to a network, for AS to determine what IP address to give to the phone. Otherwise AS just keeps searching and not being able to connect.
I could be wrong but this is what i found out and works for me all the time now.
I don't think this is the probelm with mine.
I have a fixed IP address, on my PC and I am using cat 5 connection not wireless.
Hi,
I have a strange problem with my Glofiish X500 / WM5. No issues with establishing the wifi connection to my access point connected to the home desktop machine with Windows XP. The desktop is conneted to the Internet through the ADSL modem. The ADSL connection is shared. So, once connected, I can go to the Internet from my X500, sync Outlook, etc. The Internet is fine. But when I try to open a shared resource on my desktop, it is very slow. It takes couple minutes to open almost any folder. Copying files takes forever. But it is only if I use standard X500 connectivity tools. Once I install the Wifi Companion tool, all connections become just flying as they should. Copying files is not an issue. I am wondering what is that magic in the Wifi Companion? I tried to tweak different things without it and nothing helped. While with Wifi Companion, no special tweaks are necessary - automatically assigned IP / DNS are working just fine.
I am observing this issue only with my home network. Once in the office, I can successfully browse the local network without Wifi Companion. You might reasonably say - why would not you just use the Wifi Companion? Well, I would, but it is not stable. I cannot go to a connection setup - the setup screen is immediately rewritten by the connections list. The Companion's taskbar icon disappears pretty soon after the installation while it keeps working. Sometimes wifi connection is established, but Wifi Companion does not catch it and shows no connections at all.
So, I would really appreciate if anyone has any ideas what can be done with my home network in order to let the X500 work with its own tools. Perhaps it is something to do with WINS setup or something else that Wifi Companion sets up?
Thanks,
Vitaly
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I'm suffering a similar problem. I use a Prophet running WM5 and I finding that it takes forever to establish a connection (if at all) with shared folders on my PC (running WinXP). Once connected the connection is slow and often drops. I find that this is the case no matter what file browser I use. However, I use a VNC browser (PTvnc) and I find it works quickly and flawlessly allowing me to browse my PC's shared folders without any issues. Obviously PTvnc handles the network better than the standard file browser ... so it's not a hardware issue but rather some sort of software setting. I use a Belkin WIFI router.
Any help greatly appreciated.
has anyone of you experience this problem? in previous WM version 6.1, once you paired the PDA phone with say your laptop via bluetooth, then you are supposed to go Internet sharing click on PC Connection:Bluetooth PAN, Network Connection: Internet, once you press on "connect" button, the screen will show "Connected" . Now you can go to your Laptop & press Network Access service and laptop would be able to access internet wirelessly via your PDA phone.
but now in HD2, once you press "Connect" button it will go into device selection mode prompting you to select a device..and it always failed to connect if I choose my Laptop.
Any advice what went wrong?
Btw, HD2 becomes so disappointing really, besides the SMS not-send problem, my HD2 goes into sleep mode & unable to wake-up when presson hard button..quite frequently.. sigh..
I've got the same problem. Want my internet sharing back please! Has anyone got it working, and if so how?!
When I pair my phone there is always a bluetooth peripheral device driver failure (have manually installed wmdc and the driver) so didnt know if this had something to do with it?
Thanks.
Owen.
Can anyone help on this please? Are other people's working ok? What software/radio are you using?
tried down grading to radio 2.05 but still not working
I have another kind of problem with BT sharing mode. Probably, it is on the side of laptop, but any suggestion would be nice.
On a WIN XP machine, I do the connection as usual, XP asks me for "Allow to connect", so I click YES. Then it looks like connected, I get DHCP, DNS, GW is set, but i cannot even ping the phone(192.168.0.1), not talking about any internet IP. Bluetooth PAN networking is enabled on XP.
On other laptop, WIN7 x64, the procedure is the same and it works!!! There is just one more confirmation on the phone, something like "Allow internet access to....?" I select yes and all is fine. Same DHCP, same DNS, same GW.
No confirmation about allowing access when paired with XP, probably because there isn't even a try from the computer(as it cannot reach even its own default gw).
BT file transfer works on XP without problems, just TCP/IP no-go. Maybe some firewall(win fw is OFF), hidden process, service, group policy setting...?