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Hi i'm having problems connecting my x3i to the wireless router that i just bought. i cant seem to get the axim to connect to the wireless router. i just bought the microsoft 802.11g router, and i dont know how i can connect it to my axim. i tried following the guide for how to set up a wifi connection, but that didnt seem to do the trick. the network works fine on my laptop, but wont work on the axim. i'm not quite sure how to fix it or what i've actually done on it. thanks please help me.

ikehiker

Well, thanks to microsoft's strategy of not having manuals for their hardware products (they appear to only have 'wizards' for setting up the equipment), I have no way of helping you work through the setup.

All I can suggest is that:
1) you make sure the router is running in mixed mode (I'd select that over auto if you have that choice),
2) set your SSID to something unique and make sure it's properly entered in the X3i and set to broadcast,
3) disable MAC-filtering and WEP (this needs to be done on both the router and the Axim - check the WiFi How-to if you need help on the Axim) until you've successfully connected.
4) download and install PocketDHCP or vxUtil to see if your Axim is obtaining a valid IP number.

Once you get the initial connection working, then you should go back and add the security one at a time, making sure it works at each level before adding the next.

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apaul

Ike do you have a recommendation for a WIFI sniffer for my Axim.

I heard PocketWiNc was good and tried it - but it doesn't recognise my CF card (Senao NL2500).

Any ideas?

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ikehiker

Sorry, I don't know much about sniffers. I used pocketwarrior on my PPC02 Axim a early last year when I was first learning wireless and it worked fine but I've heard the more recent release isn't stable. I currently have WiNc because I got it when PocketPCMag was offering it last year as part of a special deal.

I suggest you try searching on the site for senao and sniffer. If that doesn't turn up anything useful, start a new thread asking for advise.

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apaul

Ike, you've helped me overcome some wireless issues in the past and I hope you can help me crack yet another.

I have just hard reset my Axim and reloaded my cf card driver Senao NL2511. When I first inserted the card, it could find my router no problem.

However, when I changed the settings to use 'work' as my connection etc, suddenly the card does not connect to the router.

The driver is showing me that it has identified the router ssid, chanel etc - but is showing 'associating' as a status.

Also, I checked the router status - and it is not showing the Axcim in the DHCP table.

Do you have any thoughts about why this is happening and how to overcome?

Thanks

Alex

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Phantom2003

Quote:

Originally posted by ikehiker I merged the threads for the Setting Up a Home WiFi Network how-to and the Wireless Frequently Asked Questions just to keep the number of pinned threads to a minimum. I appreciate continued feed back, especially on errors but also anything concerning style or content. You can PM comments to me or send me email to the link at the end of the tutorial. TIA!

Is there a way to download all this Wifi How-to & Wifi FAQ down to my Axim as offline content?

Any pointers on the steps to do this?

Cheers.

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Montrat

One easy way would just be to store it using avantgo on your Axim.

We X3i users aren't real adept at using avantgo since we usually can get a live connection to the internet, but avantgo can store that page on your Axim so that you can have access to it when offline.

Try that first.

Phantom2003

Thanks. I figured that just as soon as I posted my message. That's exactly what I've done.

Cheers.

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Originally posted by Montrat One easy way would just be to store it using avantgo on your Axim. We X3i users aren't real adept at using avantgo since we usually can get a live connection to the internet, but avantgo can store that page on your Axim so that you can have access to it when offline. Try that first.

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Montrat

Here are 4 more that I'd love to see stickied. I'm sure a lot of people would be interested in these 4 additional how-to guides and I think they are all worthy of being added to the sticky so that people can see them in the future. If you want you may add them to the how-to guide at your discretion Ike. Thanks for the already great post!
-Montrat


Using POP3 email on a network that requires a domain.
If your network involves a specific domain for your email (like if you're on a university campus and your email domain is 'students' --or if your email requires any form of domain like for hotpop) and you cant seem to get your email to work correctly then try this alternative configuration.

Instead of putting in your username and password in the username and password setup screen (screen 2 of 4 in setup) and then putting the domain in the domain box (on setup screen 4 of 4) put the domain followed by a backslash in front of the username on setup page 2.

Example:

User Name: domain\yourusername

Pasword: your password

Then when you get to page 4 fill in the server informaion but leave the domain blank. If you couldn’t get your email to work before this often solves the problem.



Increasing internet performance. (X3i Only)
If the slowness of PIE is driving you nuts you can nearly double its speed by increasing the glyph cache and the TCP window size. This will dramatically improve internet explorer performance without the harmful side effects of overclocking. This setting change will also improve the performance of many graphic-intensive applications (such as games or emulators).

This link is to a free utility that will allow you to increase the size of these memory caches and nearly double the speed of your internet browsing. The only drawback is that doing this requires more memory so if you have a lot of programs installed to the main memory you will see no performance improvement. To install just copy the cab file to your Axim and then load it from there. It's called RegKing 2003. This setting change will not harm your Axim in any way, but as with any utility that makes registry changes it’s always a good idea to make a backup of your data before trying it out.

This is the link to the site:
http://www.cewindows.net/applications/regking.htm

This is the direct link to the download for an X3i running PPC 2003:
http://www.doctorce.com/downloads/RegKing2003ARM.CAB

*Note brought to my attention by Ike: I forgot to mention this. An iPaq and some other PDA's are already at this setting by default. iPaq users need not change this setting, only X3i users will see a speed increase --and the increase will make the X3i perform like it should. --Like an iPaq! LOL

Watching TV on your Axim using wifi + video adapter on your computer.
I saw this in the video section and can't believe I didn't read it in here first. Watch TV on your PocketPC WiFi style! Look mom, no wires. All you need is a PC with a TV/capture card and a wireless connection.

Here are the details:
1) For starters you need to download Windows media encoder 9 and the one for windows media encoder 8 utility right below on the same page at Microsoft Encoders from Pulldown menu link

2) Install 9 then 8 utility.

3) Now once everything is installed open up Windows media encoder, and a wizard will pop up. Choose CUSTOM SESSION

4) first box you will pick your devices by clicking the configure boxes,(this varries from system to system, TV card and Sound card) then click apply.

5) Next tab COMPRESSION under Destination , choose Pocket Pc ,skip down to Audio and choose Voice Quality audio CBR

6) now click the Edit button up by the Destination part and make sure you see WM audio 9 and WM video V8. Now click OK then Apply.

7) All changes now in place You should have Video and Sound. Now what you need to do is click the Start Encoding button at the top.

8) To beem it to your PDA you will need the LAN address or Internet address off of the Connections tab below the video window. Just open up WMP on your AX and choose tools , then open URL type in the address that you got from WM encoder.

Viola! Watching TV on your Axim.
I take zero credit for this. The original post is located Original Thread in Video Section My hats off to bigds63 for the original instructions.

Link to step by step with screen shotinstructions
* Attributed to MMMMMike and bigds63



Mapping a Network drive
There are 3 ways to get something off of a network drive using a PocketPC:

1. the first way is simply using your file explorer or PIE and typing in the address \\server\folder. Using this method you have access to the file and can copy it or move it but you cannot launch or open it. You must copy it to your pocket pc before you can use it.

2. The second way is to use this little free utility http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/index.php?soft=504 this is an excellent little freebie program (tested and safe) that will allow you to map a network drive and open files remotely. This utility also has the option to remember your network passwords. This is a great way to stream mp3’s or video files over your network without having to copy them to your Pocket PC first.

3. The third way is the best way but it is not free. Resco File Explorer will map a network drive as well as give you the best file utility available for the PocetPC for about $ 25. If you are a heavy network user and need a way to more effectively manage your files this is the utility for you.
http://www.resco-net.com/explorer.asp

MichaelPPC

Helpful thread - gracias.

Nemleu

What a sweet post! I’ve been leery about purchasing a Wireless LAN Card until reading these posts. I’ll be making the purchase this Month.

I love my Axim!

ramjet696

I bought a wireless card (symbol) cheap and wanted to set up wi-fi at home. I'm still using dial-up, however when I read the tutorial on setting up a network, all I see is refence to windows xp, 95 and 98. I've got Windows ME, do I understand that I can't set up wi-fi.
Please repond. Thanks

ikehiker

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Originally posted by ramjet696 I've got Windows ME, do I understand that I can't set up wi-fi.

No, it doesn’t mean that at all. WinME is somewhat intermediate between Win98 and WinXP (based on my limited experience with it, taking the worst features of each). I didn’t include it in the WiFi documents because I don’t have any PC running on it to do testing or to provide step-wise instructions, but many of the networking instructions for WinXP should be similar to what you need for WinME.

In your situation with dial-up, your best option is to get a WiFi card for the PC and then run Internet connection sharing on the dial-up modem. As I understand it, ICS is included with WinME but you’ll probably need to visit M$ if you have trouble setting it up. Then follow the details for setting up an ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) connection between the PC and PPC.

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