On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Gordon, Douglas wrote:
> Has someone done the support for doing a serial-type PPP connection over an
> infrared link from a Palm to, say, a PC? I guess that such a protocol stack
> would look something like this:
>
> Browser/HTTP -> TCP/IP -> PPP -> IrDA - - - - - ->
>
> PPP normally runs just over the serial port. There is also the capability in
> PalmOS of redirecting iR operations over the serial port, but I guess what
> I'm trying to do is to do the opposite: serial port operations over an Ir
> link.
>
> Doug Gordon
I've done it with a Linux desktop with an IRDA eye hanging off the
front. It Just Works (TM)
All you need to do is tell the pppd to use the 'serial port' which is
actually the eye, and tell the Palm to use "IR to a PC/handheld" as the
Connection in the Network prefs panel.
Cheers
Richard
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