Thanks, but I'd tried that. It doesn't like to play nicely on my laptop. Once it does pop up (and I know it's there), I can whack it. Then it stays whacked. -------------------------------------- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org
"Candee Vaglica" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 03/11/2008 07:11:10 AM: > I use tethering a lot with my BB > Just set the VZAccess software to not start automatically, then you > won't get those popups. > > For troubleshooting, working an hour or whatever, it works ok. > To VPN in for the entire day? For me it's way to slow for that. > > > On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 8:05 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If what you're describing is often referred to as "tethering"... > > > > I have a Blackberry 8830 with Verizon's services (CDMA). Since the > > company was paying for the service, I decided to play with it since my > > home laptop had been "replaced" with a tower... > > > > PITA!!! OK, tethering works. The problem is, when I'm trying to use the > > laptop with my home's wireless router, things will be fine for several > > minutes. Then all comes to a halt. I minimize my apps and see the > > tethering driver has popped up bitching about not finding my Blackberry. > > > > I agree with another poster - if you can afford it, get those users "air > > cards". In the right locations, they're faster and less trouble than any > > other wireless option. > > -------------------------------------- > > Richard McClary, Systems Administrator > > ASPCA Knowledge Management > > 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 > > 217-337-9761 > > http://www.aspca.org > > > > > > Peter van Houten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 03/10/2008 06:39:42 PM: > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > A client is rolling out a number of laptops for sales staff and would > > > like to use the modems in their mobiles rather than a separate device. > > > > > > All the handsets are to be 3G [/UMTS/HSDPA] capable. My own Sony > > > Ericsson is only GPRS capable but works fairly well (albeit at 384Kb/s > > > maximum) via a data cable to my laptop. Fine for remote control, > > > browsing and email but obviously VOIP such as Skype and other > > > latency-sensitive applications are non-starters. > > > > > > I would like to know if any of you routinely work with the above > > > scenario using 3G handsets as opposed to USB/PCMCIA modems and what > > > your experience has been. My client is going to be using the setup > > > primarily with a VPN to the office servers. Please let me know which > > > model handset you use. > > > > > > Many thanks. > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
