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This is probably due to connection time-outs. I am checking this out. Please see the <A HREF="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO/" TARGET="_top" >PPP-HOWTO</A > for further information about PPP. I managed to establish an apparently robust connection between my Linux box and a Palm III. The pppd invocation I use is as follows: <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" ><TR ><TD ><FONT COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" > /usr/sbin/pppd /dev/ircomm0 57600 192.168.2.10:192.168.2.11 proxyarp passive silent persist noauth local nodetach </PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > Over the PPP connection I used <B CLASS="command" >ping</B >, <B CLASS="command" >ssh</B >, and HTTP. Strange is however the fact that discovery must be enabled (maybe obsolete) . Otherwise, even with an active IrCOMM connection, the link goes down due to a IrLAP disconnect. The pilot-link tools (used for Linux/Palm synchronization) also ran flawlessly over IrCOMM via <TT CLASS="filename" >/dev/ircomm0</TT >." There are also reports about <B CLASS="command" >kpilot</B >, though not working as flawlessly as <B CLASS="command" >pilot-xfer</B >. </P ></LI ><LI ><P > IrCOMM Jon Howell wrote: "I thought I'd try IrCOMM, since the Palm III can be made to reroute serial info to the IR port (using IrLink from IS/Complete, available at <A HREF="http://www.palmcentral.com" TARGET="_top" >PalmCentral</A > , and then you can run a terminal program (like PalmTelnet in serial mode) over IrDA. I can only assume it's using the IrCOMM protocol. I've tested this configuration between two Palm Pilots, but of course I can't know what the protocol running over the IR is." (1) Start HotSync on your Palm. You need the <A HREF="http://www.palm.com/support/downloads/irenhanc.html" TARGET="_top" >IrDA upgrade</A > for the Palm to have IrCOMM support (2) Place the Palm in front of the dongle. (3) Start <B CLASS="command" >pilot-xfer -p /dev/ircomm0 -s <sync-dir></B > . And if you are lucky it will start syncing. If you start <B CLASS="command" >pilot-xfer</B > before you start HotSync on the Pilot, you will _not_ be lucky! Maybe a terminal program like <B CLASS="command" >PalmTerm</B > or <A HREF="http://pamupamu.tripod.co.jp/soft/mterm/mterm_E.htm" TARGET="_top" >MiniTerm</A > (a former version of this HOWTO referred to it as MTerm) is also useful. </P ></LI ></UL > </P ><P > Wessel de Roode wrote: The Palmpilot is default locked on 57k. You can however if you write your own software for the Pilot, use the 115k line settings. I quote a part from the irlib.h: <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" ><TR ><TD ><FONT COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" > ---------- irlib.h from the SDK 3.0 from palmpilot ----- // Options values for IrOpen #define irOpenOptBackground 0x80000000 // Unsupported background task use #define irOpenOptSpeed115200 0x0000003F // sets max negotiated baud rate #define irOpenOptSpeed57600 0x0000001F // default is 57600 #define irOpenOptSpeed9600 0x00000003 </PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > Peter Pregler reported: If the Palm enters the range of the irda-device a popup appears with the text "Transmission: waiting for sender" </P ><P > Ron Choy answered: There is a software called <A HREF="http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA005810/irda/shutup10.zip" TARGET="_top" >ShutupIR</A > that is supposed to help with this problem of annoying popup I haven't tried it but it looks like it would fix your problem. </P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="NAVFOOTER" ><HR ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="100%"><TABLE SUMMARY="Footer navigation table" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" ><TR ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="infrared-howto-s-netbeamer-connection.html" ACCESSKEY="P" >Prev</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="index.html" ACCESSKEY="H" >Home</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="infrared-howto-s-terminal-palm.html" ACCESSKEY="N" >Next</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" >HP NetBeamer Connection</TD ><TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="infrared-howto-c-specific-connections.html" ACCESSKEY="U" >Up</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" >Linux Terminal on Palm (Handspring Visor) via IR</TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV ></BODY ></HTML >
