hi friend, i was having the same problem.and the answer is LinkDirect It is a utility written by Richard Cohen. you can load it from www.palmgear.com. Richard Cohen is a also memeber of this mailing list.LinkDirect establishes TCP/IP connection over the serial link betn a pilot and a desktop.i am also attaching the mails that exchanged between me and the palm-dev-forum regarding this.hope they will make the things clearer -----Original Message----- From: Scott Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, November 08, 1999 10:21 PM Subject: Most simple way of sending data from cradled Palm... >Hey gang, > >Long-time listener, first time caller. > >I am attempting to send a few bytes of data from a cradled Palm to a Windows >app via the serial cable. > >I presume that I cannot use the Serial Manager since HotSync will own the >COM port on the Windows side. > >So, I am left with something simple like a Berkeley-style socket from the >Palm to the Windows app, which sounds simple enough. > >The problem I have is the connection from the Palm to Windows app. >Specifically, it seems as though I cannot just open a socket connection >between the two; it seems like I need to implement a PPP server on the >Windows side just so the Palm can make the connection. This seems awfully >severe-- is this really necessary? > >The opening/writing/reading/closing of the socket is straightforward enough, >but I need some assistance figuring out how to make the connection in the >first place. > >Or is there a simpler way of doing this? > >Hopefully, that's clear. Any help would be much appreciated. I hope I'm >missing something obvious... > >Thanks, >Scott >
This is sort of correct, depending on which PalmOS you're using. If you're using 3.0x (or older?), DirectLink will work fine. If you're using 3.1x (and maybe 3.2x), DirectLink will cause a reset, but LinkDirect (my replacement for DirectLink) will work fine. If you're using 3.3x (or newer?), you don't need either LinkDirect or DirectLink, since the functionality is now included in the OS. This is of course a user issue, rather than a developer issue, and does not therefore belong on this list. BTW, it's a good job LinkDirect is free under the GPL. If I was selling it (which I think would be wrong for such a tiny program, but anyway...), I'd think Palm was pulling a Microsoft on me by including the functionality of a third-party utility in a new OS revision, therefore putting me 'out of business'. As it is, I'm happy to see it in the OS, since I'm not very good at documenting my software, and I get *loads* of questions about how to use LinkDirect :-) Cheers Richard On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Ariel Barreiro wrote: > whell, if you are using windows, you should check for DirectLink in palm > central, you'll find a proggie that explains how to tcp/ip link with your > desktop. If you are using unix, you will find the explanation there too, but > that one I have already known it so I am gonna tell it to you. It is quite > simple, you just put in your network configuration to dial a 00, just two > ceros, and then, in your linux term, you have to establish a ppp interface > with your serial, that is: > > pppd /dev/ttyS1 (com2) localppp:remoteppp, where localppp is an ip you asign > to you desktop and remoteppp the one you asign to your device. > > Hope this helps. > Ariel > >
