Registered: Jan 2000
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now, I can only hotsynch at 9600

I have a NT machine with a serial cradle and palm desktop 4.

For the last year or so, I could always hotsync at the "as fast as possible" speed.

Now, I can only hotsync at 9600. I have tried the cradle in both serial ports and I have performed multiple soft resets on my Deluxe, but no luck.

Any ideas?

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Connecticut USA
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Check the serial port settings in HotSync Manager on the desktop. Also, check the port settings in Windows itself.

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Registered: Dec 2000
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Not to be obtuse, but isn't 9600 the "official" fastest speed for a Visor serial port Hotsync because of the Visor's limited serial port implementation? I thought that was the limit because of the lack of hardware flow control on the handheld side. Now if you're asking why the "As Fast As Possible" option doesn't show up in your dropdown menu, I have no idea.

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I have checked the Serial port settings via "Control Panel"-"Ports". They are both set at 128,000.

I used to be able to synch at "As fast as posible". I am sure that this was faster than 9600 baud. My synchs used to be a lot faster.

Then one day last week, I couldn't synch. I thought "oh oh, my cradle has gone bad". I then went into the Hot Synch Manager 3.04 - Local "tab" and changed the baud setting to 9600. I was able to synch.

I then started working my way up the list (19200, 38400, ...) changing to faster and faster speeds, and nothing.

Going back to 9600 baud, I was able to synch again.

I can still synch at 9600, but it takes sooooo long. I'm hoping someone else my have had this problem.

I'll see if I can find another PC here at work that I can load the Palm Desktop onto and connect to it with my serial cradle. That way, I'll be able to see if the problem is with my Visor/Cradle or my PC.

Thanks

Registered: Jan 2001
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Originally posted by wilderf
I have checked the Serial port settings via "Control Panel"-"Ports". They are both set at 128,000.

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Registered: Jan 2000
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Thanks, imabug. It works again.

It turns out the Visor comm rate was set at 9600 (via prefs-modem "tab"). I reset it to 56K and it now synch much faster again.

Thanks again