Re: ePods help!

["tefxp" <tony.butler@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks, but I don't particularly want to buy one when I can make one.
I don't especially want to go to PC Woe
and I DEFINITELY don't want to pay 20 quid for the privilege :-(

I don't suppose you have a multimeter handy that you could use to=20
check the pinouts for me? :)

Tony
--- In ukha_d@y..., "nsouthga" <lardfest@h...> wrote:
> Ahhh yes, I had exactly the same problem with Active Sync and null=20
> modem cables.
>=20
> There seem to be numerous standards for null modem cables, and=20
active=20
> sync is very picky.
>=20
> The one cable that I know DEFINATLY works is a belkin null modem=20
> cable from (grimace) PC world.
>=20
> Can't remember the model, but is was =A319.95 and had 9 and 25 pin=20
> adpaters at each end.
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>=20
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> --- In ukha_d@y..., Pedro de Oliveira <p.oliveira@b...> wrote:
> > What you need to do is run the terminal services .exe then
when=20
> activesync
> > tells you it will be installed next time you connect, close=20
active=20
> sink.
> > There will be a "terminal services" directory under the
activesync
> > directory, copy one of the files(I cant remember which one it
is)=20
> onto the
> > epods.  Run this file and voila! Terminal services on the epods.
> >=20
> > Pedro=20
> >=20
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: BUTLER, Tony, FM [mailto:tony.butler@r...]=20
> > Sent: 11 February 2002 10:43
> > To: 'ukha_d@y...'
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] ePods help!
> >=20
> > The TS client will only install via ActiveStink :-(
> > I would install it from the Lan or CF card otherwise.....
> > Maybe the AS version is the problem.  I will hook up to
another=20
> machine &
> > install earlier AS to try out.
> > Don't want to do that on my main machine in case it messes up
iPaq
> > syncing.....
> >=20
> > tnx,
> >=20
> > Tony
> >=20
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Pedro de Oliveira [mailto:p.oliveira@xxxxxxx...]
> > > Sent: 11 February 2002 10:22
> > > To: 'ukha_d@y...'
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] ePods help!
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > > If you can browse the web why not email the terminal
services=20
> > > client to
> > > yourself (I assume you that's why you need activesync)
> > >=20
> > > IIRC the only version of activesync that works with the
ePods=20
is=20
> 3.0
> > >=20
> > > Hope this Helps
> > >=20
> > > Pedro
> > >=20
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: BUTLER, Tony, FM [mailto:tony.butler@r...]=20
> > > Sent: 11 February 2002 10:18
> > > To: 'ukha_d@y...'
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] ePods help!
> > >=20
> > > Having arrived v.late to the ePods party, I don't know
what=20
> issues ppl
> > > had/were resolved at the time, so forgive me if this is
going=20
> over old
> > > ground.....
> > > I was using my ePods to browse the web (v.slowly with
IE4)=20
> > > but want to use
> > > terminal services instead, as I understand this is quicker.
> > > To do that I need to install ActiveSync.
> > > This is where the problems begin.
> > > I made up a null modem cable to connect to the PC, which
is=20
> > > already running
> > > Active Sync 3.5 for my iPaq.  I try to register the ePod
but=20
> > > it doesn't
> > > work.=20=20
> > > I ran hyperterminal on the PC to see what's going on, and
can=20
> > > see that the
> > > ePod is sending 'CLIENT' when it tries to connect with PC=20
> > > Link to initiate
> > > active sync.
> > > I tried running the comms program (can't remember what
it's=20
> > > called) on the
> > > ePod to get them to communicate that way and could see what
I=20
> > > typed on the
> > > virtual keyboard on the hyperterminal screen, but could
not=20
> > > see what I typed
> > > on the PC on the epods screen.
> > > I'm thinking here that the null modem cable is maybe not
the=20
> > > type that ePods
> > > likes, so was wondering if anyone had a pinout that does
work=20
> > > (why _are_
> > > there so many different pinouts for null modem cables????)
or=20
> > > indeed could
> > > mail me their epods installation of terminal services or
even=20
> > > a how-to to
> > > get active sync working over LAN without hooking up by
serial=20
> > > cable first to
> > > create a partnership!
> > > I have CF cards and indeed lan access to copy things to
the=20
> > > ePods - it's
> > > just a pain in the ass that most install proggies insist
on=20
going=20
> via
> > > ActiveSync :-(
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> > > cheers,
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> > > Tony
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