Surf Internet via Activesync Pass-through

devinesj · 04-01-05, 02:43 PM

Hi,

I just got a Dell Axim X30 and was wondering if I could surf the internet while it is docked in the cradle? I go into Pocket IE and can access sites with the IP address but not with the names (ie: www.microsoft.com). Which leads me to believe this is a DNS issue. Dell support told me that it is not possible to surf the net from the cradle at all, which doesn't seem right seeing as I can with the ip addresses. I have the "passthrough" in active sync set to *work*. I have tried both and neither work. What I am doing is trying to get my Today screen weather working and it cannot find the server - because it is a name rather than IP address. Any ideas?

Thanks!

Doo · 04-01-05, 04:18 PM

I am doing pass through using a cradle right now at my work. I had to set up a proxy server and supply ID and password to get it to work. I have no trouble use DNS. I suspect that when I get home I will have to uncheck proxy server to get surf. At home, I use ActiveSync with WIFI and just leave my cradle at work (may get another one later).

It seems like you should be able to add other connections that have separate settings but I have had trouble getting it to work reliably. I end up doing a soft reset or going into ActiveSync and specifying a different partnership and things work again.

So, not much ideas on a solution for you but I did want to confirm that it does work once set up.

BTW, I have PocketWeather and to get it to update getting weather info from internet, I had to configure it to use a proxy server independent of what I did via Connections.

nuclianba · 04-01-05, 04:26 PM

i plugged mine in and it worked...no setup. I know this doesnt help you besides letting you know its possible. I didnt have to change any settings in the axim or activesync...perhaps a new activesync version will fix this? (the newest is 3.8 i believe and what i use). But yeah, sounds like a dns issue to me on your end....

silver99 · 04-01-05, 04:51 PM

Dell support told you it's not possible?

It's possible - I get frustrated when users know more than the support from the company they buy their products from.

devinesj · 04-01-05, 06:45 PM

Hi,

Thanks for all the responses! I don't setup proxy server because I don't think we have one. I just login at work with my userid and password...but I don't think that is "proxy". I will try from home this weekend and see what happens. When I downloaded PocketHOsts (a hosts file for pocket pc) and supplied the ip of the pocketweather site, it worked. However, for it to get Canadian weather and maps, etc...it will need DNS. So I just don't know what to do about the DNS issue.

CodeBubba · 04-01-05, 06:51 PM

Yeah ... it should work. I've done it both through the cradle and using the IR port.

-cb

devinesj · 04-01-05, 06:55 PM

and it worked like a charm. So it seems that at work, I can't get to the DNS. Any ideas on what that could be?

maneve · 05-03-05, 03:49 PM

activesync pass through works for me using the usb cable sold to me by Dell. it works great. Make sure ActiveSync its configured to do so.

EmersonHart13 · 09-26-05, 12:14 PM

How do I get the login screen to pop up? I setup the proxy, but I have not yet seen a login screen...

Thanks,

John