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Originally Posted by mbloof
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WM5 advise/support appears to be lacking:
1. The built in WPA support in WM5 seems to be broken (Linksys/Dlink/Netgear) connection problems.
2. If #1 appears to be true for your network, the Odysey client Dell includes with the x51 will in most cases help.
3. Don't expect your built in WiFi to have the same range as an external card, because of antenna placement the range is limited.
4. If your using the Odysey client, the built in WM5 support is dissabled and vis/versa.
5. The Builtin Wifi appears to work better with BLUETOOTH turned off (and your battery will last longer if Bluetooth is not needed).
6. The best way to turn on/off your builtin Wifi radio is via the top button on the left side of the Axim, or via the top "radio antenna icon" on the display and selecting "airport mode on/off".
7. VXUTILS and POCKETHOSTS (both freeware) are a must have for debugging and using "windows networking" shares on a WM5 PPC.
8. The built in Wifi Radio in the x51 is manufacturered by Maxim. As such, many of the 'prism' baised freeware Wifi programs won't work on your Axim.
9. As of this writing, the x51(v) is not listed in the Wi-Fi.org WiFi compability chart, which may be at the root of any Wifi connection/compatability problems your having.
10. With WM5 Wifi syncing was dropped by Microsoft. However, you may have some luck with "Sync4J" (freeware open source) if contacts/calender syncing is all your after.
Good Luck!
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Wow, thx for the great info on this troubling issue. It is ashame to think that the Axim being a great device is crippled at it's most interesting abilities (WiFi & BT).
I'm going to be trying out more fixes, and running more tests this weekend. I will post back if I come up with anything new.
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