iPAQ 43x0 through Wi-Fi to PC for ActiveSync and Internet

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madsere

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#2162 3-Sep-2004 02:52

I found a howto somewhere here explaining how to set this up but it doesn't work.

I get to the point of having "connected" on both PC and iPAQ, but I still can't get anything done with it - no Internet, no ActiveSync.

I have it all working with BT, but want Wi-Fi for the longer range. (in retrospect I should have bought a class 1 BT dongle instead, would probably have been easier than meddling with Wi-Fi)

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#8290 3-Sep-2004 11:52

I found that wi-fi is not always easy, as lots of people believe. In your case, do you have a personal firewall software on your computer? Is it blocking some communication perhaps?

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#8295 3-Sep-2004 23:29

How are you connecting the PocketPC to your wireless network? It sounds like a ad-hoc connection with your PC. Is that correct?

If so, look at these two ad-hoc guides for possible help. Modify as needed for your particular situation...

http://www.pc-counselor.com/ad-hoc.htm
http://www.geocities.com/grieg_winter/adhoc/index.html

ICS guides for various flavors of Windows...

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/

If your trying to connect to a local wireless access point then look at these links for help...

HP's wireless guide...

http://h200001.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00157709/c00157709.pdf

Wireless troubleshooting guide...

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/support/wireless_encrypt.htm

Turn off WEP or WPA to troubleshoot. Make sure the local SSID matches on both the PocketPC and the access point.

Use a hex key on the PocketPC if your using WEP.

http://www.warewolflabs.com/portfolio/programming/wepskg/wepskg.html

Two FREE network troubleshooting tools...to check assigned IP addresses, ping, etc.

http://www.cam.com/vxipconfig.html
http://www.cam.com/vxutil.html

Make sure you can get a valid IP (192.168.X.X range) from your local DHCP server, not a 169.X.X.X address.

If you get a valid IP, see if you can ping the access point and desktops by IP.

Check your Connection Manager settings...

http://members.cox.net/ajarvi/WM2003/Connection_Manager/ConnectionManager.html

ActiveSync configuration for a wireless network...

http://members.cox.net/ajarvi/WM2003/ActiveSync/WM2003ActiveSyncConfiguration.html

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madsere

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#8389 9-Sep-2004 06:27

I already had it setup as far as being able to ping the device from the PC. Following

http://members.cox.net/ajarvi/WM2003/Connection_Manager/ConnectionManager.html

somehow made things work. After that

http://members.cox.net/ajarvi/WM2003/ActiveSync/WM2003ActiveSyncConfiguration.html

was easy to get the ActiveSync to work too.

Thanks!