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Wireless Sync HOWTOUsing jpilot to sync your PalmOS device to your desktop across a wireless (802.11b) network.
This procedure has been tested on the Handspring Visor Deluxe. It should work on all PalmOS based devices as well. 1. IntroductionI had just acquired my 802.11b module for my Visor, and decided that I wanted to do away with the need for the cradle that would keep me locked to a desktop for syncing purposes. After all, the whole point of being wireless and handheld was to be mobile. After many hours of careful reading in entirely too many sources, I have distilled the necessary information into this short HOWTO. If at anytime you find yourself going through the HOWTO and have to stop and lookup how to do something I have listed, please email that to me so I can add it and help the next person who reads this. Also, please send me reports of success (and failures) of hardware devices other than those listed so that I may append it to this document. 3. Setup3.1. Visor3.1.1. Configure a new service to use for syncing.Click Prefs on the Visor. In the upper right-hand corner is a drop down menu. Click and select Network. Click the main drop down menu by clicking the drop down icon in the lower left corner of the visor, next to the graffiti screen. From the menu that drops down, click New and configure a new serverice according to the following.
3.1.2. Configure your Primary PC Setup to the workstation that will be running jpilot.
3.2. SpringPort Module3.2.1. Configure Client Settings
3.2.4. Wireless Access PointSetup your access point according to your manufacturer's directions. The following services are recommended:
3.3. Software Configuration3.3.1. jpilotRun jpilot and set the following under File/Preferences/Settings.
3.3.2. jpilot-syncTo configure jpilot-sync, configure jpilot as describe above, then exit. Next, use the following command to run in a daemon-like mode.
Alternatively, for a pure command-line approach, edit the jpilot.rc file and change port to .. and rate to 10. 4. OperationWith all the above configured correctly, operation is quite simple. Click HotSync icon on the Visor, then click ModemSync. Allow the client to negotiate a connection with the network, then click Sync on jpilot. 5. LicenseGNU Free Documentation License http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fd1.html Copyright (C) 2001 Eric Womack Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. |