Vaughan_Davies
05-25-2007, 05:50 PM
Hi
I just bought an iPaq 2490 for my wife and have enjoyed myself setting it up. The thing I'm confused about though is joining it to our wireless network.
In Settings I can create and specify different networks ("My ISP", "Home network" for example). In the proxy server settings, I can specify that the network is connected to the internet.
In the wireless setup, for any given AP I can specify "this computer connects to my Work" or "this computer connects to the Internet".
OK, I can connect to the internet provided I choose the "My ISP" network and "this computer connects to the internet". And I can browse other (shared) folders on the network if I choose "this computer connects to work", but then I can't access the internet. The proxy server tickbox doesn't seem to affect that.
So my question is: what are all these settings and what is the relationship between them? I want to be able to browse shared folders on the network, and access the internet without having to change system settings (like I do with the PCs on the network).
Another thing: I can tap on a music file stored on the iPaq and it launches Windows Media Player and starts to play. If I do the same with a file saved in a shared network drive, I can't make it play. Isn't there some way of playing files over the network?
I hope you kind people will be able to give me a bit of guidance here. It all seems very different to what I'm used to with Windows XP!
Many thanks in advance,
Vaughan
I just bought an iPaq 2490 for my wife and have enjoyed myself setting it up. The thing I'm confused about though is joining it to our wireless network.
In Settings I can create and specify different networks ("My ISP", "Home network" for example). In the proxy server settings, I can specify that the network is connected to the internet.
In the wireless setup, for any given AP I can specify "this computer connects to my Work" or "this computer connects to the Internet".
OK, I can connect to the internet provided I choose the "My ISP" network and "this computer connects to the internet". And I can browse other (shared) folders on the network if I choose "this computer connects to work", but then I can't access the internet. The proxy server tickbox doesn't seem to affect that.
So my question is: what are all these settings and what is the relationship between them? I want to be able to browse shared folders on the network, and access the internet without having to change system settings (like I do with the PCs on the network).
Another thing: I can tap on a music file stored on the iPaq and it launches Windows Media Player and starts to play. If I do the same with a file saved in a shared network drive, I can't make it play. Isn't there some way of playing files over the network?
I hope you kind people will be able to give me a bit of guidance here. It all seems very different to what I'm used to with Windows XP!
Many thanks in advance,
Vaughan