WinCE 2.0 To XP Wireless

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In article <Xns958A60A0FFD52pjdelaneyblueyonde@195.188.240.200>, Paul Delaney <pjdelaney@NOSPAM.blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>Hi all
>
>I have old Compaq 2010c handheld PC running WinCE2.0. I do not have the
>serial sync cable but have successfully made a partnership between it
>and my desktop via infrared however I wish to use it on my ad-hoc
>wireless network.
>
>I have purchased a Cisco Aironet 350 Wireless LAN card and successfully
>installed it however I cannot connect to my network. I must admit to
>being a novice when it comes to IP addresses, subnet masks etc so I may
>be doing something simple wrong but I have followed the instructions
>given on websites.
>
>I have two network connections on the desktop, "Wireless Network
>Connection" and "Broadband" giving 192.168.0.1 and 82.34.140.192 as
>their respective IP addresses, I have tried using both as either the
>Primary WINS and Primary DNS on the Handheld to no avail, I presume its
>meant to be the former as the correct one?
>
>Once thats done most websites say you can then access the net but if I
>pull up PocketIE it just tries to connect to the infrared port. I also
>cannot ping net addresses. vxUtil reports under info that I have three
>network adaptors however the Aironet one only ever has 0.0.0.0 as the IP
>address and no other setting despite inputting them under network in the
>control panel. I have told the handhelp my SSID etc too.
>
>Do I need to download anything else to make this work. The handheld has
>been used and synced before over an ethernet connection to a PC with its
>previous owner so why can't I do it wirelessly.
>
>I know I've probably left lots of info out that you'll need to help so
>just ask. The desktop is running XP Pro SP1 and regulary has a laptop
>connected wirelessly.
>
>Can anyone point me in right direction with this please?
>
>Many thanks
>
>Paul

Does your 'network' card (wireless) allow you to use DHCP?

fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.

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rico_001@hotmail.com (Rico) wrote in
news:Imaed.188501$as2.68544@bignews3.bellsouth.net:

> In article <Xns958A60A0FFD52pjdelaneyblueyonde@195.188.240.200>, Paul
> Delaney <pjdelaney@NOSPAM.blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>>Hi all
>>
>>I have old Compaq 2010c handheld PC running WinCE2.0. I do not have
>>the serial sync cable but have successfully made a partnership between
>>it and my desktop via infrared however I wish to use it on my ad-hoc
>>wireless network.
>>
>>I have purchased a Cisco Aironet 350 Wireless LAN card and
>>successfully installed it however I cannot connect to my network. I
>>must admit to being a novice when it comes to IP addresses, subnet
>>masks etc so I may be doing something simple wrong but I have followed
>>the instructions given on websites.
>>
>>I have two network connections on the desktop, "Wireless Network
>>Connection" and "Broadband" giving 192.168.0.1 and 82.34.140.192 as
>>their respective IP addresses, I have tried using both as either the
>>Primary WINS and Primary DNS on the Handheld to no avail, I presume
>>its meant to be the former as the correct one?
>>
>>Once thats done most websites say you can then access the net but if I
>>pull up PocketIE it just tries to connect to the infrared port. I
>>also cannot ping net addresses. vxUtil reports under info that I have
>>three network adaptors however the Aironet one only ever has 0.0.0.0
>>as the IP address and no other setting despite inputting them under
>>network in the control panel. I have told the handhelp my SSID etc
>>too.
>>
>>Do I need to download anything else to make this work. The handheld
>>has been used and synced before over an ethernet connection to a PC
>>with its previous owner so why can't I do it wirelessly.
>>
>>I know I've probably left lots of info out that you'll need to help so
>>just ask. The desktop is running XP Pro SP1 and regulary has a laptop
>>connected wirelessly.
>>
>>Can anyone point me in right direction with this please?
>>
>>Many thanks
>>
>>Paul
>
> Does your 'network' card (wireless) allow you to use DHCP?

It does support it as I now have a laptop on the network but the Compaq
still doesn't seem to recognise that its there.