An interesting issue with using 802.11b on a Palm is that many of the leading web browser (AvantGo, Blazer, Palm Web Clipping, etc) are all proxy-based. This means that they require a connection to an intermediate server to fetch web content. If the wireless node is using NoCatAuth or some sort of popup portal page to grant access, you won't ever be able to access the page, and never gain wireless access. I have this very problem with my Palm m515 with Xircom 802.11b sled.
While Palms will eventually have a proxyless browser (through PalmSource's announced licensing of Access' NetFront browser), this is still a real issue for non-PalmOS 5 devices, or any device wishing to utilize 802.11b that doesn't have a traditional web browser.
It would be great if there were a standard programmatic interface (SOAP maybe?) built into NoCatAuth or similar packages, that could be exposed instead of an HTML form for granting access to a node. That way you could build a lightweight application to grant access instead of depending on a browser.
Thoughts? I know this seems like a minor issue, but hey its been on my mind, and I have a feeling that in the long run a programmatic web service style interface is better than HTML.
+Nathan
Ben Serebin wrote:
Hello Jon and all, None from the forum, but I would guess about $125. It's still too early to know for sure though. And no one is testing it that we (of the forum) are aware of so power consumption is unknown.-Ben ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Baer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NYC Wireless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [nycwireless] 802.11b SD Card...Ben Serebin wrote:Hello All, A 802.11b SD card for all those Palm OS (>4.x) and WinCE (>2.11) devices. If only an antenna connector existed....Any guestimates on how much the cost will be? - Jon -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/-- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
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