IPAQ 5450 WLAN and ActiveSync - Is this possible ?

[HSVMan]

I guess the subject says it all.

Any help appreciated

Thanks in advance!

[paris]

you bet it does ;)

I have the WLAN activated , i open activesync tap sync icon and get connected with the desctop PC and syncs everything. you can even install aplication on you device this way.

[HSVMan]

Cool !

So how did you set this up?

[paris]

nothing special, if you have the correct settings to connect to the internet via WLAN to your desktop PC then it should work.

[HSVMan]

I can't connect to the Internet via WLAN at the moment :(
I'm running W2K on the desktop. Maybe you can offer help here
as well? :wink:

Do I have to do anything to the ActiveSync settings on the IPAQ
or the PC ?

Cheers

[Sooner Al]

...this thread from the PocktPC Passion site for help with wireless ActiveSync...

http://www.pocketpcpassion.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23501

[Steven Cedrone]

I can't connect to the Internet via WLAN at the moment :(
I'm running W2K on the desktop. Maybe you can offer help here
as well? :wink:

Do I have to do anything to the ActiveSync settings on the IPAQ
or the PC ?

Cheers

What kind of WAP are you using? Are you using DHCP? Can you PING (http://www.cam.com/vxutil.html) the gateway? You shouldn't have to do anything with ActiveSync to surf the Net with your device...

Steve

[Steven Cedrone]

Oh, and check this thread (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10484&highlight=) as well... :wink:

Steve

[HSVMan]

No WAP, just a wireless USB LAN adapter and Win2K connecting
via a dialup connection.

I can now connect my IPAQ to my PC and vice versa using NetUse and I can ping each other, transfer files etc...

The only thing I can't do yet is share the internet connection that my PC has. Would really like that !

[Janak Parekh]

No WAP, just a wireless USB LAN adapter and Win2K connecting via a dialup connection.
You need to enable Internet Connection Sharing in Windows 2000, and enable DHCP on your Pocket PC, and you should, in theory, be set. :)

--janak

[HSVMan]

Sorry to sound ignorant.....but where do I enable DHCP on the PPC?

Cheers

[dhettel]

Start (menu) | Settings | Connections | Network Adapters | Click on your Wireless adapter and make sure "Use server-assigned IP address" is checked.

David

[HSVMan]

I checked and that was already set to "Use server-assigned IP address"
But still cannot connect to the Net thru my PC :(

[dhettel]

Next would be | Start (menu) | Settings | Connections | Connections (icon) | And the center should be work Settings | tap modify... | Proxy Settings | The First box should be checked "This network connects to the internet" tap Ok | Set the top to Work Settings | the bottom to Work tap ok | X | do a soft reset, you should now be able to connect and activesync if you can't, on the pocket pc go to /windows and rub welcome at the screen calbration you should be ale to connect. If at this point you can not connect, you do not have an 802.11b connection.

David

[HSVMan]

I have checked and that is exactly what I have set on my unit at the moment. When I try to browse any site I get a "The page you are looking for cannot be found" error in Internet Explorer. :(

Here are my settings on the PC and on the IPAQ, maybe I'm still missing something here:

PC:
Dialup connection:
Sharing|Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection|X
Networking|Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)|X
Networking|File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Netwroks|X
Networking|Client for Microsoft Networks|X

Wireless connection:
General|Client for Microsoft Networks|X
General|File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Netwroks|X
General|Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)|X|IP Address 192.168.0.1|Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0|WINS|Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP|X

IPAQ 5450:
Settings|Connections|Network Adapters|Wireless|Use server-assigned IP
Settings|Connections|Connections|Work|Proxy|This network connects to the Internet|X
Settings|Connections|Connections|Work|Proxy|This network connects to the Internet|X
Settings|Connections|Connections|Work

Wireless profile|Use server-assigned IP address

ActiveSync|Tools|Options|Enable synchronization when cradled using|X|'USB Default
ActiveSync|Tools|Options|Include PC when synchronizing remotely and connect to|X|Desktop

I can ping my PC's wireless LAN's IP address.
I can ping my PC's dynamic IP address assigned by the dialup connection.
I can access my PC's drives using the NetUse utility.

What am I doing wrong? :( :(

[Steven Cedrone]

If you try to open a page on the internet using the IP address, does it work? If it does double check your DNS settings. If not, check your default gateway settings...

Steve

[HSVMan]

If I run IIS on my desktop I can view my desktop's homepage using the IPAQ.

I have tried opening my ISP's home page using its IP address (the one that ping returns) but it comes up with the same error (although it does take a lot longer to display the error).

Do you have an example of a website with an IP address that I can access?

Cheers

[Sooner Al]

http://www.brighthand.com

It should also resolve to 66.240.133.115

If you can access via the IP address but not the alias its more than likely a DNS issue.

Have you downloaded and installed vxUtil and vxIPconfig?
Both will give you a lot of information about your network link...

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

[dhettel]

Download and install vxUtil from Al's post above. Then run it on your PPC. Lookat the DNS entries, it should be 192.168.0.1 as should your Default Gateway, and DHCP server. Are they?

If your PC is offline (not connected to your ISP) and you attempt to connect to a web page will it go online and dial your isp?

David

[HSVMan]

Progress !

I can ping 66.240.133.115 using vxUtil
Pinging www.brighthand.com returns "Cannot find host www.brighthand.com"

I can access the page using http://66.240.133.115 :D
Using http://www.brighthand.com returns "The page you are looking for cannot be found"

DNS issue isn't it.....!!

I ran the "Info" option on my IPAQ and the info returned for the Wireless adapter was:

IP address: 192.168.0.114
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
Primary DNS: 192.168.0.1
DHCP server: 192.168.0.1

I did not enable "Dial on Demand" in the settings for "Internet Sharing" on my PC's dialup connection.

I am not running any thru a proxy server on my PC.

It feels pretty close guys....whats the next step?

[Steven Cedrone]

Go onto your PC, check the DNS address assignmed by your ISP. Change the DNS server on the Pocket PC to the address that your ISP uses, all should be well...

Steve

[HSVMan]

I changed the DNS server in Settings|Connections|Network Adapters|Wireless to the address my ISP states on its web page but when I use "http://www.brighthand.com" it still returns the "cannot be found" error. The IP address still works though but the images are all replaced with a red 'x'.

Is this the one and only place to set the DNS address on the IPAQ?

Some good news though....I can now synch wirelessly !! :D :D

[Steven Cedrone]

I changed the DNS server in Settings|Connections|Network Adapters|Wireless to the address my ISP states on its web page but when I use "http://www.brighthand.com" it still returns the "cannot be found" error. The IP address still works though but the images are all replaced with a red 'x'.

Is this the one and only place to set the DNS address on the IPAQ?

Some good news though....I can now synch wirelessly !! :D :D

You are running Windows 2000 correct? Open a CMD window, type "IPCONFIG /ALL", make sure the DNS server you were assigned by your ISP is correct on the Pocket PC. As far as the images in PIE goes, on the bottom of your screen, click on the little picture of a piece of paper with an "X" on it...

Steve

[dhettel]

Progress !

I can ping 66.240.133.115 using vxUtil
Pinging www.brighthand.com returns "Cannot find host www.brighthand.com"

I can access the page using http://66.240.133.115 :D
Using http://www.brighthand.com returns "The page you are looking for cannot be found"

DNS issue isn't it.....!!

I ran the "Info" option on my IPAQ and the info returned for the Wireless adapter was:

IP address: 192.168.0.114
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
Primary DNS: 192.168.0.1
DHCP server: 192.168.0.1

I did not enable "Dial on Demand" in the settings for "Internet Sharing" on my PC's dialup connection.

I am not running any thru a proxy server on my PC.

It feels pretty close guys....whats the next step?

Are you sharing your Dial-up connection? The above looks right if you are, In the properties for the wireless connection on your PC, the only thing defined should be the IP address, and the Subnet Address everything else should be blank. I think you might need to enable "Dial on Demand"

ICS "Internet Connection Sharing" if enabled, and this is what you want, is a DNS, and DHCP server.

For ICS Steve Cedrone is wrong. It will not work with the DNS server assign by your IPS on your PPC.

David

[Steven Cedrone]

For ICS Steve Cedrone is wrong.

It happens on occasion... :wink:

Time to stop playin' around: see this Knowledge Base Article (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q312901&sd=tech#2)...


How to Configure a Pocket PC Device to Access the Internet Through Another Computer That Is Running ICS

1) On the Pocket PC device, tap the Start menu, and then tap Settings.
2) Tap the connections tab, and then tap Network.
3) Tap the name of the adapter that you want to use for the Internet connection.
4) Perform one of the following tasks:

To use an Internet Protocol (IP) address that is assigned by the computer running ICS, tap Use Server-Assigned IP Address.
-or-
To manually assign an IP address, tap Use Specific IP Address, and then type the IP address, the subnet mask, and the default gateway for the device.

ICS automatically assigns the computer that is running this functionality the IP address 192.168.0.1. This address is the default gateway for all other devices that connect to the Internet by using ICS. You may assign an IP address to your device that is between the range of 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.254. However, you must be careful not to assign an IP address that is being used by another device. Use the subnet mask 255.255.255.0.

5) Tap the Name Servers tab.

If you are obtaining an IP address automatically (for example, by using the DHCP service of the ICS computer), make sure all the boxes are blank. If you manually assigned an IP address, type 192.168.0.1 in both the Primary DNS box and the Primary WINS box.

6) Tap OK, and then tap OK.

HTH...

Steve