Re: windows xp ras - activesync guest

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From: Chris De Herrera (chris_at_cewindows.net)
Date: 03/01/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 06:25:04 -0800

Hi,
Since you can ping by name it should work. However if they have 2
partnerships they need to select the PC they want to sync with before they
click Start. This is available under Tools - Options. 

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"Nic Baxter" <nic@nicbaxter.com.au> wrote in message
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> I have a client with a Window XP Pro workstation and an Ipaq 5150 ppc
> using activesync 3.71.  When connected by USB the sync works fine.
> However they would like to sync remotely as well.  They want to dial
> into to the XP machine using a GSM cell phone.  I set it up and RAS
> connects OK.  The ppc can ping the XP by ip & name also can ping other
> computers on the network by ip & name..  Also the XP can ping the ppc
> by ip address.  So the network connection is fine.  However activesync
> on the XP reports the connected computer as guest.  I have tried all
> of Chris's suggestions and those from the knowledgebase  ie soft
> reset, reboot, file permisions on XP (n/a, using fat32),  but no
> result.  My thoughts are going in a different direction to other
> threads - how does the XP activesync know the name of the connecting
> ppc?  Is it a weird version of something like reverse dns lookup?
> Obviously the ppc activesync client can find the correct XP activesync
> since they connect but if the XP activesync does not see the name of
> the sending ppc then it makes sense that it would only allow a guest
> connection.   Mobile Devices Community Team MSFT people what are your
> thoughts?
> Cheers
>
> Nic Baxter
> nic@nicbaxter.com.au
>

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