Re: ActiveSync 3.7.1 + wifi + usb = stalled syncs

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From: AlanS (news_at_remove.abyz.fslife.co.uk)
Date: 02/26/04 

Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:49:12 -0000

>From what I've seen it's not uncommon. I have to make sure I use only my
memory card reader or activesync. To get the card reader to work again I
have to remove the PPC from its cradle and to a cold boot. This combination
has been tried on 5 different computers (standalone and networked, Win98 and
XP) with the same results. I just have to think a little ahead and plan the
order of doing things. Not convenient but not exactly the worst thing in the
world.
(I even tried a different make card reader- same results).

"Nigel Kendrick" <nkendrick@atthecustomerserviceacademydot.com> wrote in
message news:c1kpdp$ei3$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...
> No matter what settings I change at the notebook PC end in ActiveSync
> (Tools...Connection Settings), if I plug my Ipaq (3970, PPC2002, V2.10
ROM)
> into a USB port on my laptop while the Ipaq also has a wifi connection to
> the notebook, syncing just stalls until I whip out the PDA's wifi card -
> seems as if there's a sync conflict between the USB and wifi routes to the
> PDA?
>
> For example: at the moment I only have 'Allow USB connection' selected and
> the PDA won't fully sync.
>
> This is a minor irritation but has anyone else experienced this, and
anyone
> found a fix they'd care to share?
>
> Thanks
>
> NK
>
> 

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