Re: IP address configuration

From: Rob Borek (rborek_at_spamcop.net)
Date: 02/10/04


Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 22:25:06 -0500

On Mon, 9 Feb 2004 10:47:23 -0800, "Ken" <venezuela3002@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Hi,
>Can anyone help with my problem below.
>
>-I used to be able to synch my PocketPC with my laptop
>using ActiveSync
>-Then I installed a firewall (ZoneAlarmPro) on my laptop
>-In order to sync now, I have to grant 'Access'
>and 'Server Access' priveleges to ActiveSync Application
>and Connection Manager for the Internet zone (untrusted),
>so that they can 'see' my PocketPC. i.e. ZoneAlarm sees
>my PocketPC as part of the untrusted Internet zone.
>-I would rather not grant these priveleges to these
>programs for the Internet zone. I am happy to grant
>these priveleges for the Trusted zone.
>-To do this I must give my PocketPC an IP address and add
>that address to ZoneAlarm's Trusted zone.
>-On my PocketPC, in Start>Settings>Connections>Netowrk
>Adapters, I have three adapters installed. For each of
>them, I have clicked Properties and given them
>(identical, because I don't know which network adapter
>will be used. Is this correct?) IP addresses
>that 'match' my laptop (e.g. Laptop 192.168.0.1, PocketPC
>192.168.0.2), set the subnet mask the same as my laptop,
>and listed my laptop's IP address as the default gateway.
>-All to no avail.
>
>I expect that the problem lies with my setting up of my
>PocketPC's network configuration, as opposed to my
>firewall. Adding an IP address of a trusted machine to
>the firewall is trivial, and I don't expect it to be the
>cause of my woe.
>
>Any help, clues, advice would be greatly appreciated.
>Ken.

See http://www.cewindows.net/wce/20/protocols.htm for info, including
the IP assigned to the Pocket PC (you cannot change this IP).

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Rob Borek
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