This can be done is several ways on both Linux and Windows. With Win2k/NT/XP you can use the RAS server to host a PPP connection. There is a very good setup tutorial for Win2k at: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~echobase/network/win2k/images.html
The big things with Win2k to remember: -You need to send some special strings from the Palm PPP client side in order to get RAS to answer. This is discussed in the above doc. -Win2k RAS server configuration has some bugs in its refreshing. If you change around your COM port configuration through the Device Hardware manager you need to reboot before these COM ports show up in the configuation step. Also, for Linux, David's doc is great: http://www.pilot-link.org/howto/ppp/index.html. Assuming you have everything you need in your kernel, setting this up in Linux is a one line command. Misc Useful Info: -There is a device made by KeySpan that will convert a USB port to a regular 9 pin serial port. It works under both Windows and Linux. -You can use "Shortcut..3" to disable auto-power offs for your device (or just use the Stay on in cradle option). -You can force the serial port to stay open (sometimes I've had to do this) by going into the HotSync app (on the Palm), holding the up hardware button, and tapping in the upper right corner of the screen. -Getting RAS is probably a better solution than Mocha since you have a real IP address on your network. Gotchas: -Remember that the HotSyncManager on Windows keeps the serial port open so you can't have the HotSyncManager and RAS server running on the same port (see my config below) -I don't believe Win2k will do a PPP RAS over USB. I tried setting up RAS to use the Keyspan USB-Serial convert to set up a connection for my Vx, zero luck. My Windows setup: COM1 - APC UPS (absolute must for us silicon valley people) COM2 - RAS for my Palm PPP connection COM3 - KeySpan USB-Serial - Hotsync Manager Also, you might want to take a look at a little utility we wrote called "tcptty". It is available with full source at: http://www.coopcomp.com/download.html It allows you to create a virtual LAN with all of your emulator sessions and is useful for debugging network apps. Cheers, -mark Cooperative Computers, Inc. PalmOS Development Firm http://www.coopcomp.com "Gavin Peacock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:73335@palm-dev-forum... > > With windows 2000 (and presumably XP, but I haven't checked), you can > click on "make a new Connection" in the network and Dial-up > Connections Panel. Then select the "Accept incoming connections" > option. Next is a dialog showing your connections options. If you > have enabled the built in irDA support under win2k, you will see an > option for "Infrared Port". You can then continue to set up the rest > of the connection. If you have a serial port, you can also set up > serial connections this way. > > With windows 98, Irda maps to a comm port. you select that comm port > when configuring a PPP server. > > --- Gavin > > >Do you have any details on setting up a PPP connection over irda between > >Windows 98/98SE/2k/XP and Palm? > > > >Max > > -- > > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/
