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Ok, I got one activesync over WiFi! Following on the post by zjgolf44, I tried the log examination, found that it was receiving, not sending, any packets. I tried opening ports, creating entries, etc, but nothing worked. I finally just reset the firewall to default settings. (I figured that anything that needed a port would pop up a message to that effect, which would be annoying, but I had made so many tweaks I wasn't sure it was protecting anything anymore and I wanted the protection. The pain of opening each app again will be acceptable.) There is a one-button click to do that reset to default, and I clicked it. It removed practically all entries from the Exceptions tab, leaving only file sharing as an exception. So, with it now set to Default, I connected through WiFi to my network and triggered Activesync. I did get a warning and accepted the exception for Activesync and it worked! What I am beginning to suspect is that something in the recent Microsoft updates to XP keeps part of the firewall going even when the firewall is "disabled." By resetting to default settings on the firewall, whatever was blocking the communications was reset and now works. I'm not ready to declare victory, as I got syncs last night, but being a skeptic I want to see it succeed for a few days, but at least I got ONE sync through WiFi. That's one more than I have had. :approve:
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