Hi Harry,

Under OS X,  having appletalk enabled in your network system preferences on
a usb equipped cpu does not create the problem you are referring to.  It may
create a problem on older cpus with printer/modem ports but I can't vouch
for that either.  Fax/modem software has been a long time culprit, however.

Ward Oldham


on 10/31/2002 5:41 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer at harryjb at bellsouth.net wrote:

> Palm software has a program that watches the serial port. If the port is
> being used by another application, like Appletalk, then you cannot sync your
> palm through the port. Make sure Appletalk is not using the serial port. If
> it is, either turn appletalk off or have appletalk connect through your
> ethernet port.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Harry
> 
> on 10/31/2002 3:52 PM, Alex Whitman at alylex at earthlink.net wrote:
> 
>> I'm having almost the same problem as Suzanne Blake.
>> 
>> I am running OS 10.2.1 and a Palm m105 (has a serial cabled cradle),
>> have downloaded, unstuffed and installed Palm 4.0.3, and am using an
>> IConcepts PDA USB adapter (the package specifically says, "Compatible
>> with all popular brands of PDA" and "Compatible with Mac 10.1 or
>> above").  The Palm software looks great on the iMac screen, but when I
>> try to hot sync, the PDA says, "The connection between your handheld
>> and the desktop could not be established."  In the Palm software, I
>> have tried all the variants under HotSync--Software Setup--Connection
>> Settings, with a restart after each change.  The PDA is a year old and
>> worked just fine with my previous Win98 and WinXP computers.
>> 
>> I would have preferred to buy the PalmConnect cable adaptor instead of
>> the IConcepts, but when I was shopping for it 2 weeks ago it was out of
>> stock at palm.com, Circuit City, Best Buy, and CompUSA.  I *suspect*
>> the problem is in the adaptor... but the fact that Suzanne, who isn't
>> using an adaptor at all, is also stymied makes me wonder.
>> 
>> Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
>> 
>> Alex Whitman
>> alylex at earthlink.net
>> 
>> 
>> The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26
>> For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of
>> activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
>> 
> 
> Harry,
> 
> 
> Harry Jacobson-Beyer
> Surveyor of the Passing Scene!
> 
> http://bellsouthpwp.net/h/a/harryjb/
> What a strange, long, trip it is!
> 
> remember: it's not how fast you climb the hill that matters, it's how fast
> you go coming down!
> 
> 
> The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26
> For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of
> activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
> 


The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26
For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of
activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.


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