ethernet connection

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How can I connect a Palm upto an ethernet socket for internet access ?

Regards Graham

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G Lamont wrote:
> How can I connect a Palm upto an ethernet socket for internet access ?

How and whether you can do it at all depends on the make and model.

- For the Palm III and III-compatible devices, there's an ethernet cradle.
- For WiFi devices, you can use a WiFi/Ethernet bridge.

- For PalmOS 3 devices, there's a ridiculously expensive program that
allows you to "hijack" your PC's ethernet connection through a serial
cradle.

Regards,
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*Art

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Arthur Hagen <art@broomstick.com> wrote:

> - For PalmOS 3 devices, there's a ridiculously expensive program that
> allows you to "hijack" your PC's ethernet connection through a serial
> cradle.

"Ridiculously expensive"?

All you need is the Palm's built-in dialup networking and a PPP host.

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Laurens wrote:
> Arthur Hagen wrote:
>
>> - For PalmOS 3 devices, there's a ridiculously expensive program that
>> allows you to "hijack" your PC's ethernet connection through a serial
>> cradle.
>
>
> I don't know about this ridiculously expensive program, but there's
> Mocha PPP[1], which only costs $9.95. Mocha only works over a serial
> connection, for USB you can use Softick PPP[2]
>
> Regards
> -Laurens
>
> [1] http://www.mochasoft.dk/palm.html
> [2] http://www.softick.com/ppp/

MochaPPP is a gamble buy, as it's severely outdated. It won't work with
Visors, won't work with USB devices even with a USB<->serial cradle, and
is untested with anything newer than PalmOS 3.3 and Windows NT. If it
still exists, that is:

Not Found
The requested URL /palm.html was not found on this server.

Apache/1.3.28 Server at www.mochasoft.dk Port 80


And yes, SoftIck PPP (which was the program I had in mind) is expensive
at $25.

However, looking around a bit, I've found a cheaper alternative (like in
FREE):

<URL: http://bwinton.latte.ca/Palm/ppp.html>

The instructions for how to hook up a Tivo with PPP to a PC with a null
modem cable appears to work just as fine for a Palm according to the
page owner.

Regards,
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*Art

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In article <rinno1-0tg.ln1@kether.broomstick.com>, Arthur Hagen
<art@broomstick.com> wrote:

> The "and a PPP host" is what's going to be the problem for most people.

For those using their Palms with Macs, Mac OS X includes a PPP server
as part of its standard unix installation. That, combined with the
built-in internet sharing , will allow you to share the connection via
Bluetooth or USB. A simple command-line entry will activate the PPP
server, and a piece of freeware will let you easily configure the
ports.


Details are here, among other places:

http://www.technohappymeal.com/archives/000069.html

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Garner R. Miller
Manchester, CT =USA=