ax9988

if you get a usb/ethernet adaptor and plug the x51 into the cradle and the ethernet
right into the cable modem box will it work as a direct connection the internet....

Howard2k

Creative, but I doubt it.

I wouldn't go as far as an outright "no" though.

So you want to surf the net from your X51 by plugging it into the cradle and plugging the cradle into the cable modem?

I'm really dubious but it'd be an interesting experiment. The X51 doesn't have USB hosting so I'm 99% sure it won't work. But if you have all the gear give it a shot and let us know

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ax9988

Originally Posted by Howard2k

Creative, but I doubt it. I wouldn't go as far as an outright "no" though. So you want to surf the net from your X51 by plugging it into the cradle and plugging the cradle into the cable modem? I'm really dubious but it'd be an interesting experiment. The X51 doesn't have USB hosting so I'm 99% sure it won't work. But if you have all the gear give it a shot and let us know

the pins on the sync cable or cradle allow data to go to and fro eh,,, a connector allows the same packets of 8 bits so why wouldnt it work... the x51 has modem capa. and that works the same way...

Howard2k

Originally Posted by ax9988

the pins on the sync cable or cradle allow data to go to and fro eh,,, a connector allows the same packets of 8 bits so why wouldnt it work... the x51 has modem capa. and that works the same way...

No, it's WAY more complex than that.

Communication over Ethernet alone has a whole myriad of protocols that need to be in unison to allow it to happen. Never mind the added complexity of the USB conversion.

It's more than just pins and 8 bits

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The fact that activesync sits in the middle of the cradle->usb->ethernet connection also makes it seem that this isn't likely to work.

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athlonduke

my x51 browses the net through the cradle connection....i didnt think i did anything special to do that

athlonduke

oh...unless you want a standalone setup....

get a CF network card? i got one for like $30

Howard2k

Originally Posted by athlonduke

my x51 browses the net through the cradle connection....i didnt think i did anything special to do that

That's because there is a lot of stuff that is happening under the covers, activesync has been written to allow this.

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psionandy

Originally Posted by ax9988

if you get a usb/ethernet adaptor and plug the x51 into the cradle and the ethernet right into the cable modem box will it work as a direct connection the internet....

aren't you going to need some device with a USB host in here somewhere.....

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mingkee

Originally Posted by ax9988

if you get a usb/ethernet adaptor and plug the x51 into the cradle and the ethernet right into the cable modem box will it work as a direct connection the internet....

NO!
the usb cable is used ONLY for serial connection
if you want to connect directly, you need to buy a wifi AP, then the Axim connects to the AP, then connect to cable modem
but be aware of that, the cable internet company remembers your device (not cable modem) MAC address, then this is not good to change device connects to cable modem
the best solution is using wireless router, use the WAN port to connect to cable modem, then the wireless router re-distribute the connection to your Axim through wifi

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