Re: Wireless Activesync? Fact or fiction?

From: Sooner Al (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 12/05/04 

Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 05:49:37 -0600

Any personal firewall software running on the laptop?

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/WM2003/ActiveSync/WM2003ActiveSyncConfiguration.html 

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"Mdd" <info@((spamless)kramden.net> wrote in message 
news:Znzsd.14329$8S5.1516329@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> Hi.  Am trying to break in a new laptop as my second activesync computer. It is running XP with 
> SP2 (but is missing the bluetooth icon, co i can't seem to try my bluetooth dongle)...so am trying 
> to sync  with my iPAQ 4355 over my wireless network.  The iPAQ sees the computer and vice versa 
> and they say 'connected' (I first set up the relationship with a USB wired connection)...but after 
> it connects, the 'looking for changes' seems to run forever: The PC says 'looking for changes' and 
> the iPAQ says 'synchronizing'.  They do seem to be connected and talking with each other but it 
> takes 5-10 min  and then seems to time out.  Some setting is not quite right.  When in the cradle, 
> the synch takes 10-15 seconds.
>
> I also tried to do an IR synch, but that was even less successful.
>
> ARE THERE ANY step;by.step guides to either wireles or IR synching?
> Any suggestions as to why it just hangs up after it gets started?  Or does it just take 10+ 
> minutes to synch...
>

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