Re: Internet connection through PC

Thanks Paul!

I'll try this out.
GPRS is not a good solution for debugging due to the inherent data
volume/cost.

Best regards

Erich



"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:

> You can craft your code to force your UDP traffic through a connection other
> than AS. You need to bind your socket to the IP of your GPRS adapter.
> That's the only work-around that I can think of, off hand. I've never done
> it with GPRS, but it works fine to select between two network adapters.
>
> I suppose that you could debug over GPRS. It's only a network connection,
> after all. You'd want to use the Manual Server connection, rather than
> Active Sync (configured through the Configure Platform Manager menu item in
> eVC).
>
> Paul T.
>
> "Ike" <Ike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:072CC2C7-A304-49C4-B271-5EB02A83808F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Paul,
> >
> > I OF COURSE DON'T USE AS for the operational system. But I need it for
> > eVC4
> > debug purposes.
> >
> > The operational system, however, uses UDP via a CE socket and through the
> > target's built-in GPRS wireless modem.
> >
> > Un-cradled, the target UDP connection works fine!
> >
> > With the PDA cradled, the app's socket connection - using UDP - stops
> > working.
> >
> > I think I now understand why! When cradled, all socket traffic will be
> > re-routed through AS rather through the internal modem and data goes
> > crap...
> > The target doesn't have a wireless LAN. AS HAS to use the USB/cradle...
> >
> > I'd therefore appreciate very much if you could simply tell me either:
> >
> > - how to reconfigure AS that the eVC4 debug messages will go through the
> > AS/cradle/USB/PC link, but the UDP packages from the socket connection of
> > the
> > application will continue to go through the GPRS/Internet modem
> > connection.
> > This would be completely sufficient.
> >
> > - or if there is a trick to route the UDP form the ap/socket through the
> > PC
> > while keeping the eVC4 debug capability alive.
> >
> > Sorry - again - for my - probably slightly incomprehensible - english.
> > Hope
> > you got the point this time.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Ike
> >
> >
> > BTW: "test" just meant "debug!"
> >
> >
> > "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Huh? You need it "to test"? You should not be architecting your
> >> solution
> >> for any device on the assumption that UDP pass-through will be functional
> >> with any version of AS. As far as testing, you should not be assuming
> >> that
> >> AS is a substitute for *any* other type of network connection. It
> >> doesn't
> >> work the same and testing a network application over AS is *not* proving
> >> anything about real network functionality in your application.
> >>
> >> Paul T.
> >>
> >> "Ike" <Ike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:F10C7E5A-849B-4B77-891A-556CBA1C7FE8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Alex,
> >> >
> >> > will there be support for UDP passthrough with newer versions of
> >> > activesync?
> >> > I need this badly to test .
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> > Ike
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Alex Feinman [MVP]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Yes, with two caveats:
> >> >> 1) In activesync settings make sure it set to connect passthrough
> >> >> connection
> >> >> to internet.
> >> >> 2) AS passtrough supports TCP only. No UDP
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Alex Feinman
> >> >> ---
> >> >> Visit http://www.opennetcf.org
> >> >> "Rob S" <Rob S@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> news:096B71CB-674B-4F05-B7DF-BC47F7E9BA6C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hi there, hope somebody out there can give me some pointers.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I'm writing a smart device application in C#...
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Basically, my application transfers information via sockets to our
> >> >> > server,
> >> >> > the problem i have is GPRS.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I can get the application to dial the GPRS but everything fails when
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > PDA
> >> >> > is in the cradle.
> >> >> > I understand it then uses PC connection and active sync, however my
> >> >> > application still needs to access the internet.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Is there a way for me to use their internet connection on their PC
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > still
> >> >> > send data over sockets? I presume this would be a configuration
> >> >> > thing
> >> >> > on
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > Pocket PC?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Any assitance on this would be much appreciated.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Many Thanks,
> >> >> > Rob
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
.

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