Hi, one recurring problem we encounter frequently is that people have problems with SynCE, it is not working for them and often it turns out that they have a firewall running. Currently this means that they have to find this information on some forum, or that they have to find this by asking questions on the mailing list or IRC channel.
Unfortunately I am not very familiar with all the details of how synce-hal works, but would the following extension be possible (and if so, would you guys think it would be useful). When synce-hal detects a new device, it sets up the interface via DHCP, after which it sends the UDP packet to the device which will have the device initiate all subsequent connections. Couldn't synce-hal somehow check with a timeout function whether the DHCP/initial handshake connection has been made within a given timelimit after the device has been detected? I don't think that this should be a very large timeout, normally this should happen within a matter of seconds. If this situation is detected (i.e. synce-hal did not reach the state of a connection be set up completely), you could have synce-hal trigger a dbus signal signifying a problem with the connected device. The clients (synce-trayicon / synce-kpm) can then listen for this particular signal and notify the user of a connection problem and provide the user with possible solutions (e.g. change firewall settings). Would this be possible in synce-hal, and if so, what do you guys think about it? Kind regards, Guido Diepen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ SynCE-Devel mailing list SynCE-Devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/synce-devel
