Resco File Explorer 03 won't map

missioncreek · 03-12-04, 08:30 PM

The 2 XP PCs on my LinkSys home network are firewalled (via XP) and "see" each other fine. However, I can't map my Axim5 (WinMobile 2003) to those PC drives with Resco unless their firewalls are turned off. This seems unwise and odd. I must be overlooking something.

03-13-04, 02:51 AM

Resco Explorer 2003's help file says, "First of all we must note that networking is supported only for the Pocket PC 2002 devices."

Could it be why Ike wouldn't hike to Mobile 2K3?

ikehiker · 03-13-04, 07:16 AM

I think the firewall issue is just as common on PPC02. I personally do not use a firewall since I'm behind the NAT on my router and only use WiFi for my PPCs. I imagine someone could hack into my WiFi and gain access to my PCs but the odds are pretty low. More than likely if someone wanted to get past a firewall, they'd just use one of the common ports everyone keeps open for things like gaming or IM.

Actually, I do have WM03 on a second PPC (an iPaq, gasp) and actually tried ordering it from Dell for my X5 but their system rejected the single use number my credit card company creates. I refuse to use my real credit card number on the web. That's a much bigger personal security issue than anything I store on my PC.