Re: Activesync Passthru via wi-fi connection
From: Ted (tedbuckley_at_att.net)
Date: 04/28/04
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 14:56:31 GMT
You definitely need "Admin Privileges" to make changes to OS
-Ted
"James Trosky" <jamestrosky@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the response Ted! I briefly tried your suggestion below,
> but believe it or not, right clicking on the AOL entry in network
> connections does not bring up a menu like it does for the other
> entries, so I can't seem to get into the AOL entry properties!! Can
> AOL somehow disable this function of Win2k (I wouldn't think so)??
>
> I have not tried this after logging in as 'administrator' yet. I only
> tried it logged into Win2k as myself, but my account does have admin
> privlidges...
>
> Any thoughts??
>
> Again, thanks for the reply!
>
> "Ted" <tedbuckley@att.net> wrote in message
news:<B9ljc.49775$um3.980030@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>...
> > Try going into control panel. select network connections. right click on
the
> > AOL account. on the advanced tab; their should be a portion for ICS
> > (Internet connection sharing). check the box that reads "Allow other
network
> > users to connect to the internet throgh this network connection". reboot
> > your desktop. provided all your network setup is correct on your PPC;
this
> > will work.
> >
> > -Ted
> >
> >
> > "James Trosky" <jamestrosky@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:a567d5eb.0404260757.77e08a2a@posting.google.com...
> > > I have temporairly moved due to work. Becuase of this move (3-5
> > > weeks), I've lost my broadband ISP connection. So, I've been using
> > > AOL dial-up (I know, not a real ISP, but it's free), which does not
> > > allow me to acccess the internet via wi-fi on my PocketPC (iPaq 4150).
> > > I understand why and I'm ok with it.
> > >
> > > BUT, I accidently discovered this weekend, that I CAN access the
> > > internet on my PPC via my PC's AOL dial-up account by using the
> > > ActiveSync pass-thru option, but ONLY if my PocketPC is connected via
> > > the USB cradle. I cannot seem to get ActiveSync passthru to work over
> > > my wi-fi connection.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know if this is possible?? I can't understand why it
> > > wouldn't be if it works via the USB cradle! By the way, I connect via
> > > wi-fi through a Linksys 4 port wireless router.
> > >
> > > I've been using VNC to access my PC (which is in the attic), then
> > > dialing up through AOL to access the internet, but all of the scolling
> > > around is driving me nuts! I miss my PocketIE and getting my Hotmaill
> > > via the PPC inbox (with HTTPMail add-on, of course)!
> > >
> > > Please, please help! It's driving me crazy (but obviously not crazy
> > > enough to break down and spend the damn $20 for a real ISP)! No, but
> > > seriously, the real reason I don't want to get a real ISP is because
> > > I'm only going to be there for 2-3 more weeks... Almost doesn't seem
> > > worth the trouble of setting up an ISP account for 2 weeks!
> > >
> > > Thank you!
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