Re: ipaq looses connection during sync via infrared

Hi,

I have never been able to get either of my dell axims to connect. Active
Sync hangs and then they disconnect. I have never had a problem with the
devices seeing my pc but something happens when the actual transfer of data
starts. My thinking on this subject is that is has to be a lame ir device.
people told me to just buy whatever but I am starting to wonder if I should
have gotten a nicer one. I tried Al's direct transfer of a file and it sees
my pc no problem but says failed everytime.

Any thoughts mvps?
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"Chris Jordan" wrote:

> The IR sync can be quite slow, especially if you are syncing lots of stuff..
> Is your device turning itself off before the sync is finished?
> I find when syncing my X51v via IR that I have to point it at the laptop,
> select ActiveSync on the device, choose Sync via IR from the menu. This is
> enough to fire off the AS on the desktop, but not always to make the sync.
> So I need to press Menu, Sync via IR a second time to get the sync going.
> Once this is done once in the day, the other syncs over the next hour or so
> work smoothly.
>
> (The first sync each day I always do through WiFi to Exchange or USB to
> laptop - so as to avoid the slow initial sync with lots of data).
>
> "ihill" <> wrote in message
> news: oups.com...
> >I am syncing with two machines - desktop via usb and IBM via infrared.
> > Desktop is fine. IBM is slow to get going - sometimes it does not
> > connect and sometimes the connection is dropped during the sync via
> > infrared. The ipaq reports that it is still syncing but activsync says
> > it is not connected. I had no problems with my jornada which I had
> > until a few weeks ago. Desktop has XP Home SP2, and IBM has XP Pro SP2
> > - both totally up to date. Any ideas would be welcome!!
> >
>
>
>

On Thu, 25 May 2006 20:35:01 -0700, shezageek <>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have never been able to get either of my dell axims to connect. Active
>Sync hangs and then they disconnect. I have never had a problem with the
>devices seeing my pc but something happens when the actual transfer of data
>starts. My thinking on this subject is that is has to be a lame ir device.
>people told me to just buy whatever but I am starting to wonder if I should
>have gotten a nicer one. I tried Al's direct transfer of a file and it sees
>my pc no problem but says failed everytime.

Any firwall or VPN software installed on the computer?

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At 27 May 2006 14:34:08 -0400 Rob Borek wrote:
> On Thu, 25 May 2006 20:35:01 -0700, shezageek <>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have never been able to get either of my dell axims to connect.
Active
> >Sync hangs and then they disconnect. I have never had a problem with
the
> >devices seeing my pc but something happens when the actual transfer of
data
> >starts. My thinking on this subject is that is has to be a lame ir
device.
> >people told me to just buy whatever but I am starting to wonder if I
should
> >have gotten a nicer one. I tried Al's direct transfer of a file and it
sees
> >my pc no problem but says failed everytime.
>
> Any firwall or VPN software installed on the computer?
>
> --
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Yes, I am behind a 2Wire portal Firewall and use Real VPN. Please advise.

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OOps I was wrong I don't use VPN. I use real vnc. Sorry. However I am not
sure the 2wire portal would be interferring with infared. Perhaps you know
better. Let me know. I have some advanced settings on it that I would have no
idea what to do with them anyhow. So I will definitely appreciate your help.
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Dell Axim X3O Mid


"shezageek" wrote:

> At 27 May 2006 14:34:08 -0400 Rob Borek wrote:
> > On Thu, 25 May 2006 20:35:01 -0700, shezageek <>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >I have never been able to get either of my dell axims to connect.
> Active
> > >Sync hangs and then they disconnect. I have never had a problem with
> the
> > >devices seeing my pc but something happens when the actual transfer of
> data
> > >starts. My thinking on this subject is that is has to be a lame ir
> device.
> > >people told me to just buy whatever but I am starting to wonder if I
> should
> > >have gotten a nicer one. I tried Al's direct transfer of a file and it
> sees
> > >my pc no problem but says failed everytime.
> >
> > Any firwall or VPN software installed on the computer?
> >
> > --
> > Rob Borek
> > Want *ONE ON ONE* support? http://www.pocketpcone2one.com
> > Please place all replies into the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
>
> Yes, I am behind a 2Wire portal Firewall and use Real VPN. Please advise.
>
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OK, I have gotten further. I had xp's infared software disabled and that has
helped a bit more but still hasn't allowed me to sync. If I put my device in
from of the port it is seen very well quickly. No problems there. I can even
transfer files now. Activesync starts up great and asks me to establish a
partnership and I go though all the screen prompts and then the progress bar
shows on the pocket pc screen but then it just hangs and finally disconnects.
I get an error messages that says: "A system error has prevented microsoft
active syn from setting up a partnership. Please diconnect and restart the
computer and try again."

Hope this is a bit more helpful.

Thanks in advance.

shezageek
--
Dell Axim X3O Mid


"shezageek" wrote:

> OOps I was wrong I don't use VPN. I use real vnc. Sorry. However I am not
> sure the 2wire portal would be interferring with infared. Perhaps you know
> better. Let me know. I have some advanced settings on it that I would have no
> idea what to do with them anyhow. So I will definitely appreciate your help.
> --
> Dell Axim X3O Mid
>
>
> "shezageek" wrote:
>
> > At 27 May 2006 14:34:08 -0400 Rob Borek wrote:
> > > On Thu, 25 May 2006 20:35:01 -0700, shezageek <>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >I have never been able to get either of my dell axims to connect.
> > Active
> > > >Sync hangs and then they disconnect. I have never had a problem with
> > the
> > > >devices seeing my pc but something happens when the actual transfer of
> > data
> > > >starts. My thinking on this subject is that is has to be a lame ir
> > device.
> > > >people told me to just buy whatever but I am starting to wonder if I
> > should
> > > >have gotten a nicer one. I tried Al's direct transfer of a file and it
> > sees
> > > >my pc no problem but says failed everytime.
> > >
> > > Any firwall or VPN software installed on the computer?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Rob Borek
> > > Want *ONE ON ONE* support? http://www.pocketpcone2one.com
> > > Please place all replies into the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
> >
> > Yes, I am behind a 2Wire portal Firewall and use Real VPN. Please advise.
> >
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On Sun, 28 May 2006 12:52:01 -0700, shezageek <>
wrote:

>OK, I have gotten further. I had xp's infared software disabled and that has
>helped a bit more but still hasn't allowed me to sync. If I put my device in
>from of the port it is seen very well quickly. No problems there. I can even
>transfer files now. Activesync starts up great and asks me to establish a
>partnership and I go though all the screen prompts and then the progress bar
>shows on the pocket pc screen but then it just hangs and finally disconnects.
>I get an error messages that says: "A system error has prevented microsoft
>active syn from setting up a partnership. Please diconnect and restart the
>computer and try again."
>
>Hope this is a bit more helpful.

Can you check on the IrDA implementation you're using - you should be
able to set it in the BIOS. If you are using IrDA 2.0, try switching
it to IrDA 1.1

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At 28 May 2006 23:15:02 -0400 Rob Borek wrote:
> On Sun, 28 May 2006 12:52:01 -0700, shezageek <>
> wrote:
>
> >OK, I have gotten further. I had xp's infared software disabled and
that has
> >helped a bit more but still hasn't allowed me to sync. If I put my
device in
> >from of the port it is seen very well quickly. No problems there. I
can even
> >transfer files now. Activesync starts up great and asks me to
establish a
> >partnership and I go though all the screen prompts and then the
progress bar
> >shows on the pocket pc screen but then it just hangs and finally
disconnects.
> >I get an error messages that says: "A system error has prevented
microsoft
> >active syn from setting up a partnership. Please diconnect and restart
the
> >computer and try again."
> >
> >Hope this is a bit more helpful.
>
> Can you check on the IrDA implementation you're using - you should be
> able to set it in the BIOS. If you are using IrDA 2.0, try switching
> it to IrDA 1.1
>
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Rob,

Success at last. The culprit was in thr ir settings on Wndows. Set
maximum speed lower (one notch) to 19200 and works great now.

Thanks for answering my plee for help.

Best regards,

Shezageek
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