[palmsolo]

After reading this forum I decided to mess around with Connection Manager and found a setting where I can use ActiveSync, POP email, File Explorer, and IE. I now use Internet, Internet, Internet!

I once saw a demo of streaming video on a wireless connection, but every time I go to the Windows Media site I just get a downloading message. Can anyone tell me some good streaming audio or video sites that work on the Pocket PC? Thanks.

[palmsolo]

After reading this forum I decided to mess around with Connection Manager and found a setting where I can use ActiveSync, POP email, File Explorer, and IE. I now use Internet, Internet, Internet!

I once saw a demo of streaming video on a wireless connection, but every time I go to the Windows Media site I just get a downloading message. Can anyone tell me some good streaming audio or video sites that work on the Pocket PC? Thanks.

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by palmsolo

I once saw a demo of streaming video on a wireless connection, but every time I go to the Windows Media site I just get a downloading message. Can anyone tell me some good streaming audio or video sites that work on the Pocket PC? Thanks.

You have to download the ASX file before the stream can start - it will download and open automatically. :-)

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

You have to download the ASX file before the stream can start - it will download and open automatically. :-)

Is it just me? Has anyone ever been able to stream MSNBC News or MSNBC Business Headlines from windowsmedia.com/mobile/? After the .asx is downloaded an error message appears, no matter what time of day. Aren't these things supposed to be demos of what the PPC is capable of? Then why aren't the working? :roll:

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by Leon

After the .asx is downloaded an error message appears, no matter what time of day. Aren't these things supposed to be demos of what the PPC is capable of? Then why aren't the working? :roll:

I just downloaded an ASX for a Fatboy Slim video off the Video page and it's streaming nicely - so it's just not a pointless demo. ;-) But I too failed to get the MSNBC and MSNBC Business Headlines streaming - I keep getting an error. Sadly, I think this is yet another example of a company being encouraged enough to set something up, but not vigilant at keeping it all working. :cry:

[Pony99CA]

Originally Posted by jdhill

Perhaps I'm lucky, but I have a Connection "Mangler" setting that I never have to change. It works with IE, Inbox, ActiveSync, etc. It works with the Pocket PC in the cradle or on the 802.11b WLAN card:

Internet
Internet
Work

Well, I know that I'm not lucky. :-( I got my Inbox and Pocket IE working fine, and I can connect to my laptop with Internet/Work/Internet. Internet/Internet/Work also seems to work. But neither of those allow me to use Active Sync wirelessly. I also tried setting my laptop up as a VPN on the Pocket PC, but that didn't work.

I tried setting Internet/Internet/Internet as some users suggested, but when I reopened the Connections applet, I found it was set to Internet/Internet/Work. What's going on?

Steve

[jdhill]

Originally Posted by Pony99CA

Internet/Internet/Work also seems to work. But neither of those allow me to use Active Sync wirelessly.

For ActiveSync to work wirelessly, you need to make sure on your TCP/IP configuration on the PDA that you have set the WINS address to the IP address of the desktop with which you want to sync. You also must first set up the partnership using USB, Serial or IR.

[dunneldeen]

Originally Posted by jdhill

For ActiveSync to work wirelessly, you need to make sure on your TCP/IP configuration on the PDA that you have set the WINS address to the IP address of the desktop with which you want to sync. You also must first set up the partnership using USB, Serial or IR.

I have tried to just put my machine name in Pocket Hosts, and that doesn't seem to work by itself. However, I noticed that if I have my WINS address set to the actual company WINS address it does work. Why would WINS work, but not pocket hosts? What does WINS do, besides name lookup?

[jdhill]

Originally Posted by dunneldeen

I have tried to just put my machine name in Pocket Hosts, and that doesn't seem to work by itself. However, I noticed that if I have my WINS address set to the actual company WINS address it does work. Why would WINS work, but not pocket hosts? What does WINS do, besides name lookup?

WINS does nothing except resolve names to IP addresses. I've never used pocket hosts, so I'm not sure how it works.

If you are on a network with a WINS server then you should use the IP address of that WINS server. If you can talk your network DNS guys into adding an "A" record for you machine, then you can just use the DNS to resolve the name.

If you are on a home network without a WINS server then you should use the IP address of the PC with which you are trying to sync.

[T-Will]

First, I've never gotten that MSNBC News link to work either and in fact it will lock up Media Player and my Pocket PC forcing me to soft reset, and yesterday it actually caused a hard reset....not good....I'm not too happy with Windows Media Slayer right now.

Second, the issue of Activesyncing over wireless. I have an ad-hoc network setup at home and I can Activesync fine through USB but I can't get connected as "PocketPC" over wireless. It will always connect as "Guest". Anyone know what's wrong?

[Pony99CA]

Originally Posted by jdhill

For ActiveSync to work wirelessly, you need to make sure on your TCP/IP configuration on the PDA that you have set the WINS address to the IP address of the desktop with which you want to sync. You also must first set up the partnership using USB, Serial or IR.

I of course have a partnership set up. I have also set WINS to my laptop's IP address (192.168.123.100 on my internal network). I also tried setting the DNS IP addresses to my ISP's DNS. Nothing has worked yet.

Steve