jhallnh

I'm halfway there - I can connect to the internet through my wireless network. Using a Netgear wireless router, a Netgear card in my laptop that works fine, and an ethernet card in my desktop. I can find the laptop on my network with the Axim, and browse the net, but cannot "find" the desktop nor can I activesynch. All settings are "work" and whenever possible I left addresses, etc., as default settings.

Any ideas?

Iceman

jhallnh - I had a similar problem, it turns out I needed to enter the IP address of the ActiveSync PC as the WINS server for the Axim. Hope this fixes the problem ...

jhallnh

Thanks for the idea, Iceman, but when it didn't work I really wondered what I was doing wrong. Then I realized I'd never "pinged" the desktop - just the router. Bingo - no response. A little perusing on a dell site thread and I realized my firewall was probably the problem. Dropped the firewall - score!

So, for anyone that cares, with my all Netgear setup, all settings on Axim to "work", no specified IP addresses (everything automatic), no problems web browsing or using activesync, and now have listed Axim's IP as a "trusted" IP, so firewall is not a problem anymore. Shouldn't this be easier??

Iceman

jhallnh - you just made it easier for the next person who reads this, since you gave a nice little tip there - make the Axim's IP a trusted IP address! Hopefully someone trying to sync wirelessly will see this post first, setup their firewall to allow connections from their Axim's IP, and all will be well. :D