Re: HELP - Cannot connect to server computer

From: David Hettel MS MVP - Mobile Devices (dhettel_at_fuse.net)
Date: 02/19/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 14:48:09 -0500

It's hard to tell from what you have posted. But I believe you have hit a
limit of ICS. ICS will only work with two cards, a Network card connected to
the Internet (that might be a modem, or a NIC for a DSL or Cable
connection.) and another network card connected to your local network.

So my first question is does your 2215 get it's IP address from the wireless
AP or from your ICS server?

Next you say you can ping your server, is this by using the servers IP
address or it's name?

Have you changed the name of your 2215 from Pocket_PC? The "_" is an illegal
character and can cause problems. IMHO it is best to use only A to Z, or a
to z, or 0 to 9, and the name should start with a letter, and be lest than
13 characters long. So PocketPC, or PetersPPC, but not Pocket_PC or Pocket
PC or 1Pocket. 

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"Peter Lumbye" <plumbye@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:5929A16D-235E-4908-9BC3-E38A7399E6CB@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I hope someone can help me here because I'm extremely close to throwing my
HP2215 out the window jusdt to look at the way it disintegrates... However -
I'll give it ONE more chance.
>
> I have a home network (802.11b) with a server holding a DSL modem to the
internet and a wireless AP to connect the other two computers to the server.
>
> My two computers goes through the network to connect to the internet, so
my server is very well set up with ICS (working!).
>
> I then purchased a HP 2215 (nice toy) with an AmbiCom WL1100C-CF 802.11b
WIFI card and I have tried - tried - tried to get it to work.
>
> Activesync 3.7.1 is installed on the server, I have established a
partnership with the server using the cradle (when cradled, it connects to
the internet without any problems). I have then tried to connect through
WIFI  - I get the green lamp, the WindowsMobile2003 system tells me that the
card has connected to my network (correct SSID name and all). I can, using
VxUtil ping my server successfully.
>
> I cannot ping my IPAQ from the computer. When I try to connect activesync
from the IPAQ it states Not Connected (I HAVE activated NetBIOS and selected
my servername in activesync!). There is just no sign from the server that it
has detected the IPAQ trying to log in. I ahve tried disabling firewalls
(zonealarm pro) but still no success.
>
> PLEASE HELP - WHAT HAVE I POSSIBLY OVERLOOKED HERE??????
>
> Any help will be EXTREMLY appreciated.

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