atv
03-04-2004, 08:32 PM
Hi
I just got a pretty good pda i think. It has wireless and bluetooth etc.
Now, for some questions:
1) How does one setup internet trough wireless? Do i just need to roam trough an area and hope there's a hotspot and from it will work automagically or do i actually have to setup something. because that's not possible, you can only choose between hayescom1, bluetooth, and irda etc.
2) i thought i was being smart and bought myself a usb bluetooth dongle so i can use the notebook's internet connection for internet on the ipaq, without buying me an expensive accesspoint. I SIMPLY CANNOT GET IT TO WORK. I tried on linux, on winXP nothing! is a usb-bluetooth dongle ok for this?
3) When the mainbattery is near empty, it gives a warning that i should charge it. but the other (backup) battery is still 100%. what is exactly the backup battery. is that the battery i put in the ipaq upon making it work?. and if so, do i not still have 100% on that backup battery?
4). i noticed a problem when using checkpoint vpn-1 secureclient. it does not detect activesync connections on ppc2003 whereas it does on ppc2002. just so you know.
5) i thought the thing also had support for cf flash but only sd cards. it does have SUPPORT but you have to buying expansion slots for it. if it already wasn't expensive enough.
5.) the realplayer binary on the cdrom say it's for ARM. seeing as the 5550 is Xscale intel, would that work? It hesitated and did not install it. it ran fine ofcourse on a 3600.
but simply, the most important thing is getting wireless internet on the thing, beit bluetooth or wifi i don't care!
Please help a neophyte user
thanks!
Alef
I just got a pretty good pda i think. It has wireless and bluetooth etc.
Now, for some questions:
1) How does one setup internet trough wireless? Do i just need to roam trough an area and hope there's a hotspot and from it will work automagically or do i actually have to setup something. because that's not possible, you can only choose between hayescom1, bluetooth, and irda etc.
2) i thought i was being smart and bought myself a usb bluetooth dongle so i can use the notebook's internet connection for internet on the ipaq, without buying me an expensive accesspoint. I SIMPLY CANNOT GET IT TO WORK. I tried on linux, on winXP nothing! is a usb-bluetooth dongle ok for this?
3) When the mainbattery is near empty, it gives a warning that i should charge it. but the other (backup) battery is still 100%. what is exactly the backup battery. is that the battery i put in the ipaq upon making it work?. and if so, do i not still have 100% on that backup battery?
4). i noticed a problem when using checkpoint vpn-1 secureclient. it does not detect activesync connections on ppc2003 whereas it does on ppc2002. just so you know.
5) i thought the thing also had support for cf flash but only sd cards. it does have SUPPORT but you have to buying expansion slots for it. if it already wasn't expensive enough.
5.) the realplayer binary on the cdrom say it's for ARM. seeing as the 5550 is Xscale intel, would that work? It hesitated and did not install it. it ran fine ofcourse on a 3600.
but simply, the most important thing is getting wireless internet on the thing, beit bluetooth or wifi i don't care!
Please help a neophyte user
thanks!
Alef