Re: Microsoft Mobile HTTP Server / Pocket IE question
- From: Roopak <Roopak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:18:01 -0700
Microsoft support has verified that this is a sideaffect of the fix they have
provided.
Roopak
"Roopak" wrote:
> Thanks John for the response, it is a sideeffect of the fix, I was wondering
> if this is a known issue and if there a workaround for that. Well I have been
> waiting for quite some time, I guess its time to get paid support on this
> issue.
> Thanks
> Roopak
>
> "John Spaith [MS]" wrote:
>
> > Sorry you haven't been getting a response on this. This sounds like it's
> > some sort of side effect in connection manager of using the workaround XML
> > to connect to http://localhost/ in the first place, but that's just a guess.
> > I know very little about any of this so I'm afraid I can't help you here
> > either.
> >
> > --
> > John Spaith
> > Software Design Engineer, Windows CE
> > Microsoft Corporation
> >
> > Check out the new CE Networking Team Blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/cenet/.
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> > You assume all risk for your use. © 2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights
> > reserved.
> >
> > "Roopak" <Roopak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:5FC59FF8-967C-4A82-80AB-DA2CC90780F5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Hi John,
> > > I have another odd problem associated with it, I have created another
> > > thread
> > > on that, but nobody replied, here is the posting once again:
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > I have a pocket PC 2003 device (iPAQ 5555, Ver 4.20.1081 (build 13100)), I
> > > created a small webserver on pocketpc and I used internet explorer on
> > > pocketpc to acess the webserver's html pages. The localhost fix in one of
> > > the
> > > FAQs ( adding a url mapping from 127.0.0.1 and localhost to a null
> > > network)
> > > works for me, but as soon as I do that
> > > Under
> > >
> > > Setttings->Connections->Connections->Advanced->Network Card
> > >
> > > The drop list for "My network card connects to" becomes empty.!!!
> > >
> > > Why any idea?
> > >
> > > has anybody seen this issue, if yes any suggestions are welcome.
> > > I am attaching the _setup.xml content that I used to create the .cpf file
> > >
> > > ----- _setup.xml
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > > <wap-provisioningdoc>
> > > <characteristic type="CM_Mappings">
> > > <characteristic type="536870911">
> > > <parm name="Pattern" value="*://localhost/*" />
> > > <parm name="Network" value="{e8e89f5a-d3bb-4c58-9b4e-08279d31044e}" />
> > > </characteristic>
> > > </characteristic>
> > >
> > > <characteristic type="Registry">
> > > <characteristic
> > > type="HKLM\Software\Microsoft\ConnMgr\Providers\{EF097F4C-DC4B-4c98-8FF6-AEF805DC0E8E}\localhost-null">
> > > <parm name="DestId" value="{e8e89f5a-d3bb-4c58-9b4e-08279d31044e}"
> > > datatype="string" />
> > > <parm name="Type" value="0" datatype="integer" />
> > > <parm name="Enable" value="1" datatype="integer" />
> > > </characteristic>
> > > </characteristic>
> > >
> > > <characteristic type="CM_Mappings">
> > > <characteristic type="536870911">
> > > <parm name="Pattern" value="*://127.0.0.1/*" />
> > > <parm name="Network" value="{e8e89f5a-d3bb-4c58-9b4e-08279d31044e}" />
> > > </characteristic>
> > > </characteristic>
> > >
> > > <characteristic type="Registry">
> > > <characteristic
> > > type="HKLM\Software\Microsoft\ConnMgr\Providers\{EF097F4C-DC4B-4c98-8FF6-AEF805DC0E8E}\localhost-null">
> > > <parm name="DestId"
> > > value="{e8e89f5a-d3bb-4c58-9b4e-08279d31044e}" datatype="string" />
> > > <parm name="Type" value="0" datatype="integer" />
> > > <parm name="Enable" value="1" datatype="integer" />
> > > </characteristic>
> > > </characteristic>
> > >
> > > </wap-provisioningdoc>
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > This fix is available but hardly any documentation regarding what each
> > > tag/parameter means, its very difficult to guess what " <characteristic
> > > type="536870911">" tag means or what are we trying to do by putting
> > > type!!
> > >
> > > Any help is appreciated.
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > > "John Spaith [MS]" wrote:
> > >
> > >> The MS web server is never installed by default - you have to manually
> > >> install it via the SDK, so this isn't causing the problem.
> > >>
> > >> I've dug into this a bit more and discovered that this is a known bug.
> > >> The
> > >> http://127.0.0.1 doesn't work but localhost will. The problems in the
> > >> previous releases were that you could *never* connect to localhost
> > >> without
> > >> an elaborate workaround, whereas this one at least has a very easy
> > >> workaround.
> > >>
> > >> Very sorry about this.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> John Spaith
> > >> Software Design Engineer, Windows CE
> > >> Microsoft Corporation
> > >>
> > >> Check out the new CE Networking Team Blog at
> > >> http://blogs.msdn.com/cenet/.
> > >>
> > >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > >> rights.
> > >> You assume all risk for your use. © 2003 Microsoft Corporation. All
> > >> rights
> > >> reserved.
> > >>
> > >> "Chris Martinez" <ChrisMartinez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> > >> message
> > >> news:A597D7E9-C4BC-4895-954C-0C60E02132D2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> > Yes, Windows Mobile 5.0 == PocketPC 2005. Oddly enough, what I have
> > >> > found
> > >> > is
> > >> > that replacing 127.0.0.1 with localhost solves the problem. This is
> > >> > somewhat
> > >> > troubling.
> > >> >
> > >> > Also, I am not using the MS Webserver, I have an application that is
> > >> > listening to a port on the localhost address. But your suggestion
> > >> > makes
> > >> > me
> > >> > wonder if the MS Webserver might be colliding with my application.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > "John Spaith [MS]" wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> I take it Windows Mobile 5 is PocketPC 2005 (I can't keep all the
> > >> >> marketing
> > >> >> jargin straight :(). If so my understanding was that this was fixed
> > >> >> and
> > >> >> is
> > >> >> in a regression test for real now. Could you remove the patch
> > >> >> entirely
> > >> >> and
> > >> >> see if this works and let me know.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Also please make sure the web server itself was started properly by
> > >> >> checking
> > >> >> out \windows\www\current-httpd.log (or something like that) which
> > >> >> would
> > >> >> print out messages when HTTPD itself starts up.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> John Spaith
> > >> >> Software Design Engineer, Windows CE
> > >> >> Microsoft Corporation
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Check out the new CE Networking Team Blog at
> > >> >> http://blogs.msdn.com/cenet/.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > >> >> rights.
> > >> >> You assume all risk for your use. © 2003 Microsoft Corporation. All
> > >> >> rights
> > >> >> reserved.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> "Chris Martinez" <Chris Martinez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> > >> >> message
> > >> >> news:352A6459-148E-435B-B8FC-527ECBB507F6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> >> > John,
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Has this problem been fixed in Windows Mobile 5? We have been using
> > >> >> > the
> > >> >> > loopback "patch" in our 2003 product; but when we tried the same
> > >> >> > patch
> > >> >> > on
> > >> >> > Windows Mobile 5 (ARM emulator), we're back to the same old problem.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > "John Spaith [MS]" wrote:
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >> This is a known bug on PocketPC 2003's. Check out
> > >> >> >> http://groups.google.com/groups?q=PPC2003+PIE+will+not+connect+to+localhost&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=%23HNpjuBYDHA.3444%40tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl&r
> > >> >> >> for a workaround. Sorry for the inconvenience this has caused you.
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> This is also broken on PPC 2000 (but not 2002, oddly enough). The
> > >> >> >> 2000
> > >> >> >> fix
> > >> >> >> is a lot more painful so hopefully you don't have to go down that
> > >> >> >> route.
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> --
> > >> >> >> John Spaith
> > >> >> >> Software Design Engineer, Windows CE
> > >> >> >> Microsoft Corporation
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Check out the new CE Networking Team Blog at
> > >> >> >> http://blogs.msdn.com/cenet/.
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > >> >> >> rights.
> > >> >> >> You assume all risk for your use. © 2003 Microsoft Corporation. All
> > >> >> >> rights
> > >> >> >> reserved.
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> "Josh" <Josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > >> >> >> news:F9D271C5-FD69-475C-90C2-C211A0F86565@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> >> >> >I am trying to serve up some dynamic ASP pages on my PocketPC for
> > >> >> >> >myself
> > >> >> >> > using Microsoft Mobile HTTP Server & PocketASPBuilder. When my
> > >> >> >> > PocketPC
> > >> >> >> > is
> > >> >> >> > connected to my computer, everything works perfect. However, when
> > >> >> >> > I
> > >> >> >> > disconnect the device and try to access the pages via Pocket IE
> > >> >> >> > (http://127.0.0.1), I receive the Cannot Connect error message
> > >> >> >> > even
> > >> >> >> > though
> > >> >> >> > I'm not wanting to connect to anything except myself. I've
> > >> >> >> > searched
> > >> >> >> > everywhere I can think of to search and I'm coming up blank. If I
> > >> >> >> > connect
> > >> >> >> > my
> > >> >> >> > device and load all of the asp pages, Pocket IE will load the
> > >> >> >> > cached
> > >> >> >> > pages,
> > >> >> >> > but then the content is not up to date for any changes I make. I
> > >> >> >> > am
> > >> >> >> > assuming
> > >> >> >> > that I am having this problem because I have no network device to
> > >> >> >> > install
> > >> >> >> > even if I wanted to. Is there some sort of loopback network
> > >> >> >> > device
> > >> >> >> > that
> > >> >> >> > I
> > >> >> >> > can
> > >> >> >> > install? Or is there another solution that I'm missing? Thanks in
> > >> >> >> > advance
> > >> >> >> > for
> > >> >> >> > any help.
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >>
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