RE: Connecting SDK to pocket pc

Thanks Paul,

You and the group can be my guard rail. I guess they don?t stop me driving
into potholes though.

Here?s some more info on my system:
EVC 4.00.1610.0 service pack 4 already installed
ActiveSync 3.8.0
Microsoft Pocket PC Version 4.20.1081

Basically everything works fine with a USB connection.

On wireless, I can sync my Contacts etc, explore files and surf the
internet. When I try ?test? on the Platform Manager Configuration>Device
Properties, mostly I get the message box saying ?Establishing Platform
Manager connection to device?. (That?s the one with the funny Borg tendrils
trying to assimilate a desktop and a PPC graphic) Now I?ve heard about
gridlock but it is going to take Platform Manager infinite time to get onto
this highway.

Do I need 2003 SE OS?

Although it does odd things sometimes (like telling me it is connected when
I don't think it is), I can't seem to fiddle the USB connection to help.

I haven?t done much with the server setting in ActiveSync on the desktop or
the device. There?s no server on this network anyway?

Is there perhaps something I need to add to Visual Studio?

IP addresses are allocated dynamically at present. I assumed that since I
could sync etc the connection was adequate?

I'll have a look at some of the network settings. Maybe something will be
there as well even though I am not certain what connection manager needs -
hey let's turn the headlights off and drive in the dark.

Thanks again.

Cheers
David Petersen


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From: windowsce-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windowsce-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Paul Yao
Sent: Friday, 11 November 2005 12:09 PM
To: windowsce-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [windowsce-dev] Connecting SDK to pocket pc

David,

Good idea - you are on the "on-ramp" to the wonderful world of network
debugging. Let me see if I (or others on this list) can help you get
things moving.

Re: Latest Service Pack
SP4 is the latest (link is below), but you can get by with SP3.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4a4ed1f4-91d3-4
dbe-986e-a812984318e5&displaylang=en

Re: Wireless versus Wired
For what it's worth, I used to think that getting a wireless connection
was somehow more difficult than a wired one. Okay, I was wrong. Whenever
I got things working with a wired connection first (or wireless first),
then the other was no problem. I guess this is another way of saying
that layer-1 is the easiest thing to address.

Re: ActiveSync and Network Security
If you are using the latest version of ActiveSync (4.0), then I believe
an ActiveSync connection over the network is not supported. This is
because it introduces security holes.


Re: Okay, so what do I do already?!?
1) Establish ActiveSync connection (via USB)
2) Establish ActiveSync Partnership
3) Desktop -- make sure to set Connection Settings... to allow LAN
connections
4) Device-Side -- same thing. In ActiveSync application, browse through
the various dialog boxes to make sure that you have enabled a network
connection.
5) Device -- run Internet Explorer and make sure that your network
connection is up. Enter a URL --- either on the Internet or on a local
Intranet. 
6) If no network connection, check your network driver
(Settings->Connections)
7) Desktop -- you might need to tweak the Platform Manager
configuration. In eVC:
      -- Select menu item Tools->Configure Platform Manager...
      -- Select device name (Pocket PC 2003 Device).
      -- Click on [Properties...] button
      -- Check that both Transport and Startup Server say "Microsoft
ActiveSync"
      -- ...and if that doesn't work, try futzing with other values.
Note that you can click the [Test] button to check whether your settings
helped.

Re: One weird thing
Here is something that is weird that I remember that I encountered a
long time ago. It seemed that having the USB cable *connected* while
making the network connection was helpful in earlier versions of WinMO
(Pocket PC 2003). 

However -- just the opposite is true with WinMo 5.0. That is, the USB
connection (especially with Passthrough enabled) kept you from making a
network connection via wireless (especially GPRS/EDGE). The reason, it
seems, is that the (ever-so-smart) Connection Manager wants to save you
money. Note -- this is true even if your machine has a network card, but
no connection to the Internet!

Re: DHCP Server Present?
One thing I did not ask about is whether both desktop and device are
getting their IP addresses from a DHCP server. I have been assuming
"yes", but if not -- then you need to establish a static IP address for
both, and put the IP addresses in the same sub-domain (For example,
10.0.0.100 for your device and 10.0.0.101 for your desktop). And then on
your device, set the WINS Server value to be the IP address of the
desktop (10.0.0.101 in the above example).

Re: What's Next....
If this works -- great! Please let the list know...
If *not* -- still please let the list know...

Best of luck getting *off* the on-ramp and *onto* the highway. (Can you
tell I just got home after going through some busy traffic....???)

Best,
Paul



-----Original Message-----
From: windowsce-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:windowsce-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of zzdavidp

I am trying to download and debug my application to my Pocket PC (iPAQ 
5550 with built-in wireless) (2003OS) via a wireless network, a 
wireless access point and then ethernet. I am using EVC4.0 with latest 
SP (I think).

I can sync the Pocket PC to my desktop through this connection.

I just can't seem to get a connection between the device and evc. All 
the platform builder settings seem to time out or lack required files.

All features work fine on USB connection.

Any tips?

Thanks in advance
Cheers
David Petersen




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