Problem connecting to internet when Axim X51 is in the cradle

JDaley · 01-23-06, 09:25 AM

Hi,

I have just purchased a Dell Axim X51 with PC Mobile 2005 on it. I use it at work, which is a large state agency and we have all kind of security measures in place with our internet connections. Any way, I can connect to the internet using my desktop computer fine when the Axim is not in the cradle, but if I put it in the cradle and then try to connect to the internet using my desktop computer I get a "Cannot find server of DNS error" message in the browser. If I disconnect the Axim and then open up the browser again, it works fine. Also, if I already have a browser window open and then plug in the Axim, the browser continues to work OK.

Everything works fine on my home computer, and I get the same error at work using both Netscape and Internet Explorer.

Any ideas so that I can speak intelligently to our DIS people here with what may be the problem?

Thanks,

Jim

joeboxer · 01-26-06, 10:10 PM

having the same problem!!?

JDaley · 01-27-06, 07:16 AM

I was starting to think I was the only one, since nobody had responded. I may try to post this on another forum. Why is PC Mobile, or ActiveSync, apparently trying to access the internet without me knowing about it?

dokidok · 01-27-06, 08:12 AM

And also very often when I tried to synchronise the Axim my laptop is getting so hot, that after 1-2 minutes it turns off by itself. I worry aboout this problem and I don't know what to do.

z1z00 · 01-27-06, 11:42 AM

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z1z00

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDaley

Hi,

I have just purchased a Dell Axim X51 with PC Mobile 2005 on it. I use it at work, which is a large state agency and we have all kind of security measures in place with our internet connections. Any way, I can connect to the internet using my desktop computer fine when the Axim is not in the cradle, but if I put it in the cradle and then try to connect to the internet using my desktop computer I get a "Cannot find server of DNS error" message in the browser. If I disconnect the Axim and then open up the browser again, it works fine. Also, if I already have a browser window open and then plug in the Axim, the browser continues to work OK.

Everything works fine on my home computer, and I get the same error at work using both Netscape and Internet Explorer.

Any ideas so that I can speak intelligently to our DIS people here with what may be the problem?

Thanks,

Jim

merrypig · 01-27-06, 03:23 PM

What's I noticed is that activesync and the dell axim x51v sets up a 'ethernet' connection via USB when you plug it into the cradle. It gets assigned a 169.x.x.x address. What might be happening is you have a subnet mask issue or a interface metric issue - where your machine is sending dns queries out on the wrong interface (along with other traffic probably).

I suggest you plug in your axim then do a route print and ipconfig /all and send that to you is folks to see.
For me, I had to open my firewall to allow the axim to connect to my pc, but I'm sure it's just a different manifestation of the same issue.