Hi, Shahed,
Which serial echo program did you use?
Have you ever run PPP through direct serial connection?
in other word, how do you connect a palm with a internet server(for example,
let assume your PC is a server) without using modem but just serial?
----- Original Message -----
From: Shahed Ali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: Serial Port Comm w/Modem
> Got modem to connect with palm using a 25 to 9 pin male to male adapter,
> attached to a null modem
> adapter, attached to the hot sync cable.
> Both the adapters are avaliable from Radio Shack / Office max and cost
> around $6 each.
>
> Regards
> Shahed.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 6:22 AM
> Subject: RE: Serial Port Comm w/Modem
>
>
> >> Would this be required for an external modem too ?
> >
> >Yes, Palm with hot-sync cable looks to PC like a modem so you need to
swap
> >RD/TD to talk to another modem. There is, or used to be, a special Palm
> >modem cable.
> >
> >Regards, Nick
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Shahed Ali [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Friday, 10 December 1999 11:40
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Serial Port Comm w/Modem
> >
> >
> >Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but I was trying to connect my Palm 3
to
> >an external modem. However, I could not dial out.
> >
> >I have successfully connected the palm to a PC running a terminal
emulator,
> >and a serialecho program on the palm, so I know that serial port i/o from
> >palm to pc is working.
> >
> >What I want to know is do I have to change the cable wiring (pin
> >assignments)
> >for the serial port cable in order for this to work ?
> >Later I intend to connect the palm to a smart card reader, so I wanted to
> >test with a modem first.
> >
> >The person who has written the scez library for the palm suggested the
> >following pin assignments for a Palm 2 Smartcard i/f.
> >
> > Palm side Reader side For readers
> > 9pin, male 9pin, male
> >
> > 2 (RD) <-> 3 (RD) All
> > 3 (TD) <-> 2 (TD) All
> > 5 (SG) <-> 5 (SG) All
> > 6 (DSR) <-> 4 (DTR) All
> > 7 (RTS) <-> 6 (DSR) Dumb Mouse, to PIN 1 (DCD) for UniProg
> > 8 (CTS) <-> 7 (RTS) All
> >
> >Would this be required for an external modem too ?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Shahed.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
