Registered: Aug 2000
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Posts: 1

Hi,

I want to make an IR PPP connection to my Win2k and become part of a network (IrDA). Unfortunately there are no details in the IRLink user guide.
I have installed a Tekram IR-Receiver IR210 on Win2k and IRLink 1.5 on my Handspring Visor deluxe.
When I try to get a connection to Win2k in QuickLaunch Netpanel I always get the error 0x0501.
The network configuration on my visor is:
service: Windows RAS
user: admin (I don't know if I have to give a user name)
password: ****
telephone: 0 (why is this entry necessary ? There is no telephone connection, but IR)

I have assigned an ip-adress to my visor (192.168.0.40), my Win2k pc (192.168.0.32).
On Win2K incoming calls in network environment are installed.
When I try to get the connection (QuickLaunch Netpanel), there is the following output on my visor:
IRLink1.5
W�hlt Windows RAS
Versucht erneut
W�hlt Windows RAS
Fehler: (0x0501)

The Win2k pc shows an infrared link icon on the lower right corner while a connection attempt is made.
I don't know if there is something wrong on the win2k side (RAS) or on my visor.

Klaus

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 434

There are supposed to be issues preventing local IR hotsyncs under Windows 2000. See the following thread - http://discussion.visorcentral.com/...TML/000170.html

and the following Microsoft link - http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/infr...OMM.htm#Virtual

What I find interesting is that MS claims that PPP and IrDA networking is possible, but that it is only possible via the IrNET protocol. However, a search for "IrNET" in the Microsoft's on-line KnowledgeBase comes up dry. Not surprisingly, there is much more information about IrNET on various Linux sites. Also, it seems that IrNET is not yet a recognized by the IrDA standard. So. Until someone writes sync software supporting IrNET, I doubt local IR hot syncs under Windows 2000 will be possible.

Anyway, if anyone has found a way around this problem, please share the solution with the rest of us.

[This message has been edited by yucca (edited 08-10-2000).]