Re: ActiveSync 3.8/WIFI

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From: Chris De Herrera (spam_at_pocketpctalk.com)
Date: 03/14/05


Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 18:15:37 -0800

Hi,
It should work with the settings you have. Have you tried temporarily
disabling any software firewall on your PC?

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"Dave" <dave.blackwell@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message 
news:OccgiBBKFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Chris, Thanks.  I think it's already configured that way; here are all the 
> details:
>
> On the iPaq:
>
> Connections|Network Adapters, "My network card connects to:" is set to 
> WORK
>
> "HP iPAQ WIFI Adapters" is configured as:
>    IP Address: 192.168.10.97
>    Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
>    Default Gateway: 192.168.10.98
>
>    DNS: 192.168.10.98.98
>    Alt DNS: 192.168.10.97
>    WINS: 192.168.10.98.98
>    Alt WINS: 192.168.10.97
>
> ActiveSync on the iPaq:
>    TOOLS|Options...
>    Use this PC: ILACDB4295LT02
> vxUtil on the iPaq shows that PING of ILACDB4295LT02 is successful, and 
> resolves to 192.168.10.98.
>
>
>
> On the laptop:
>    The WIFI Card is LAN Connection 2.
>
>    NetBEUI Protocol is installed and enabled.
>
>    TCP/IP Protocol is installed and enabled.
>        IP Address: 192.168.10.98
>        Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
>        Default Gateway: 192.168.10.97
>
>        DNS: 192.168.10.98.97
>        Alt DNS: 192.168.10.98
>        WINS: 192.168.10.98.97
>        Alt WINS: 192.168.10.98
>            Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP is selected and enabled
>
>        IP Security:
>            Do not use IPSEC is selected
>        TCP/IP Filtering
>            Enable TCP/IP Filtering is not selected
>
>    The DLink WIFI Utility shows the WIFI connection as connected.  It is 
> also set to have that particular connection set to
>        IP Address: 192.168.10.98
>        Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
>        Default Gateway: 192.168.10.97
>
>        DNS: 192.168.10.98.97
>        Alt DNS: 192.168.10.98
>
> ActiveSync 3.8 on the laptop:
>    Flie|Connection Settings...
>        "Allow USB connection with this desktop" is selected; Status = USB 
> is available
>        "Allow network (Ethernet) and DAS server connection with this 
> desktop computer" is selected; Status = Network is available.
>    TOOLS|Options|Rules...
>        Pass Through conenction is set to: WORK
>        "Open ActiveSync when my mobile device connects" is selected
>    TOOLS|Options|Schedule...
>         Wireless schedule: all items are greyed out, and I cannot select 
> anything.
>
> c:\> Ping HPiPaq4705
>    resolves to 192.168.10.97, and gets successful responses.
>
> Hope this information helps.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> "Chris De Herrera" <spam@pocketpctalk.com> wrote in message 
> news:OujiFNAKFHA.4056@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>> In the Wi-Fi connection on the iPAQ did you enter the ip 192.168.10.98 as 
>> the WINS address for the PC?  Do you have the Wi-Fi network set to Work 
>> in the Connection Manager?
>>
>>
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>>
>> "Dave" <dave.blackwell@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message 
>> news:eeO7564JFHA.4028@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> Thanks for the response.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure I understand your questions, but...
>>>
>>> On the laptop's WIFI connection, WINS servers are currently defined as:
>>>    192.168.10.97 (the iPaq's WIFI connection)
>>>    192.168.10.98 (the laptop's WIFI connection)
>>>
>>> With respect to the File and Print Sharing access to the firewall, not 
>>> sure how/where to check that.  I can tell you, however, that I can use 
>>> File Explorer on the iPaq to successfully map to a share on the laptop. 
>>> (Does that answer your question?)  "File and Printer Sharing for 
>>> Microsoft Networks" is currently enabled on the laptop's WIFI 
>>> connection.
>>>
>>> Thanks again...
>>>
>>> "Chris De Herrera" <spam@pocketpctalk.com> wrote in message 
>>> news:eZfYil4JFHA.3076@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>> Did you enable the File and Print Sharing to access the firewall?  Did 
>>>> you enter the desktop's IP address as the WINS server in the Wi-Fi 
>>>> connection?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Chris De Herrera
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>>>>
>>>> "Dave" <dave.blackwell@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message 
>>>> news:%23G8OY9oJFHA.3788@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I'm having issues with ActiveSync over my WIFI connection.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a iPaq4705 connecting to my laptop's DLink WIFI card.
>>>>>
>>>>> The laptop (192.168.10.98) can PING the iPaq both by IP address and 
>>>>> name; the iPaq (192.168.10.97) can PING the laptop by IP address and 
>>>>> name.  I can even use the iPaq's file explorer to successfully connect 
>>>>> to shares on the laptop (over the WIFI connection).
>>>>>
>>>>> After I have succesfully synch'ed the iPaq to the laptop via a USB 
>>>>> cradle connection, I cannot do the same sync over the WIFI connection 
>>>>> mentioned above.
>>>>>
>>>>> An Ethereal packet capture reveals packets from the iPaq to the laptop 
>>>>> with "Port Destination Unreachable" for UDP ports 1900 & 53; but those 
>>>>> are the _only_ errors in the packet capture during the ActiveSync 
>>>>> attempt.
>>>>>
>>>>> Microsoft article Q25369 suggests that ActiveSync uses TCP ports 990, 
>>>>> 999, 5678, and 5679; although I don't see any of these packets in the 
>>>>> Ethereal capture.
>>>>>
>>>>> So I'm rather confused as to what I'm seeing, and why the ActiveSync 
>>>>> fails over a known good WIFI connection.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance for any assistance.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ====================================================================
>>>>> C:\>nbtstat -c
>>>>>
>>>>> Local Area Connection:
>>>>>
>>>>> Node IpAddress: [144.158.52.170] Scope Id: []
>>>>>
>>>>> No names in cache
>>>>>
>>>>> Local Area Connection 2:
>>>>>
>>>>> Node IpAddress: [192.168.10.98] Scope Id: []
>>>>>
>>>>> NetBIOS Remote Cache Name Table
>>>>>
>>>>> Name Type Host Address Life [sec]
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> HPIPAQ4705 <03> UNIQUE 192.168.10.97 -1
>>>>>
>>>>> HPIPAQ4705 <00> UNIQUE 192.168.10.97 -1
>>>>>
>>>>> HPIPAQ4705 <20> UNIQUE 192.168.10.97 -1
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\>
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\>netstat -an
>>>>>
>>>>> Active Connections
>>>>>
>>>>> Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:135 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:445 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:1070 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:1072 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:1073 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:1098 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:1244 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:1312 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:1314 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:1315 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:1317 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:1340 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:1357 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:1370 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:1776 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:2701 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:2702 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:3612 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:3614 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:3615 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:3616 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:4899 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:5679 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:8081 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:26214 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 0.0.0.0:26470 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 127.0.0.1:1244 127.0.0.1:26470 ESTABLISHED
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 127.0.0.1:3612 127.0.0.1:26214 ESTABLISHED
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 127.0.0.1:26214 127.0.0.1:3612 ESTABLISHED
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 127.0.0.1:26470 127.0.0.1:1244 ESTABLISHED
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 144.158.52.170:139 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 144.158.52.170:1264 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 144.158.52.170:1312 144.158.5.59:1025 ESTABLISHED
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 144.158.52.170:1317 144.158.5.138:1406 ESTABLISHED
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 144.158.52.170:1340 150.234.146.216:445 ESTABLISHED
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 144.158.52.170:1357 144.155.192.178:445 ESTABLISHED
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 144.158.52.170:1370 144.156.219.20:445 ESTABLISHED
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 144.158.52.170:3604 144.156.219.15:8081 TIME_WAIT
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 144.158.52.170:3614 132.201.85.184:80 ESTABLISHED
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 144.158.52.170:3615 144.156.219.49:26214 ESTABLISHED
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 144.158.52.170:3616 144.156.219.49:26470 ESTABLISHED
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 144.158.52.170:3617 144.158.62.29:3268 TIME_WAIT
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 144.158.52.170:3618 144.158.62.29:3268 TIME_WAIT
>>>>>
>>>>> TCP 144.158.52.170:9240 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:445 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:500 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:601 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:1027 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:1048 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:1052 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:1064 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:1068 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:1083 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:1101 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:1149 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:1776 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:3211 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:4500 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:8081 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 0.0.0.0:8082 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 127.0.0.1:3364 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 127.0.0.1:62515 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 127.0.0.1:62517 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 127.0.0.1:62519 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 127.0.0.1:62521 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 127.0.0.1:62523 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 127.0.0.1:62524 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 144.158.52.170:137 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 144.158.52.170:138 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 144.158.52.170:1150 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> UDP 144.158.52.170:13189 *:*
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
> 


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