ethernet connection

[G Lamont]

How can I connect a Palm upto an ethernet socket for internet access ?

Regards Graham

[David A. Desrosiers]

Post by G Lamont
How can I connect a Palm upto an ethernet socket for internet access ?

You'll need to purchase a modified cradle/cable, if you are talking
about connecting your Palm's "hotsync" connector directly to an RJ45
ethernet connector.

If you mean "How can I connect my Palm to an ethernet network?", you
can do that with Network HotSync.

[Arthur Hagen]

Post by G Lamont
How can I connect a Palm upto an ethernet socket for internet access ?

How and whether you can do it at all depends on the make and model.

- For the Palm III and III-compatible devices, there's an ethernet cradle.
- For WiFi devices, you can use a WiFi/Ethernet bridge.

- For PalmOS 3 devices, there's a ridiculously expensive program that
allows you to "hijack" your PC's ethernet connection through a serial
cradle.

Regards,

[Alan Anderson]

Post by Arthur Hagen
- For PalmOS 3 devices, there's a ridiculously expensive program that
allows you to "hijack" your PC's ethernet connection through a serial
cradle.

"Ridiculously expensive"?

All you need is the Palm's built-in dialup networking and a PPP host.

[Arthur Hagen]

Post by Alan Anderson

Post by Arthur Hagen
- For PalmOS 3 devices, there's a ridiculously expensive program that
allows you to "hijack" your PC's ethernet connection through a serial
cradle.

"Ridiculously expensive"?
All you need is the Palm's built-in dialup networking and a PPP host.

The "and a PPP host" is what's going to be the problem for most people.
Are there any free Windows PPP serial port servers with built-in NAT
out there?

[Garner Miller]

Post by Arthur Hagen
The "and a PPP host" is what's going to be the problem for most people.

For those using their Palms with Macs, Mac OS X includes a PPP server
as part of its standard unix installation. That, combined with the
built-in internet sharing , will allow you to share the connection via
Bluetooth or USB. A simple command-line entry will activate the PPP
server, and a piece of freeware will let you easily configure the
ports.


Details are here, among other places:

http://www.technohappymeal.com/archives/000069.html

[Alan Anderson]

Post by Arthur Hagen

Post by Alan Anderson
All you need is the Palm's built-in dialup networking and a PPP host.

The "and a PPP host" is what's going to be the problem for most people.
Are there any free Windows PPP serial port servers with built-in NAT
out there?

Those who use a Unix-derived OS (e.g. MacOS or Linux) probably won't have
a problem, and according to a Windows guru where I work, XP has one built
in as well (though configuring it correctly is apparently nontrivial).

My own solution is hardware: a secondhand Microplex router I got for
$20. It supports a print server and incoming serial connections (though
configured with SLIP, not PPP).

[Laurens]

Post by Arthur Hagen
- For PalmOS 3 devices, there's a ridiculously expensive program that
allows you to "hijack" your PC's ethernet connection through a serial
cradle.

I don't know about this ridiculously expensive program, but there's
Mocha PPP[1], which only costs $9.95. Mocha only works over a serial
connection, for USB you can use Softick PPP[2]

Regards
-Laurens

[1] http://www.mochasoft.dk/palm.html
[2] http://www.softick.com/ppp/

[Arthur Hagen]

Post by Laurens

Post by Arthur Hagen
- For PalmOS 3 devices, there's a ridiculously expensive program that
allows you to "hijack" your PC's ethernet connection through a serial
cradle.

I don't know about this ridiculously expensive program, but there's
Mocha PPP[1], which only costs $9.95. Mocha only works over a serial
connection, for USB you can use Softick PPP[2]
Regards
-Laurens
[1] http://www.mochasoft.dk/palm.html
[2] http://www.softick.com/ppp/

MochaPPP is a gamble buy, as it's severely outdated. It won't work with
Visors, won't work with USB devices even with a USB<->serial cradle, and
is untested with anything newer than PalmOS 3.3 and Windows NT. If it
still exists, that is:

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The requested URL /palm.html was not found on this server.

Apache/1.3.28 Server at www.mochasoft.dk Port 80


And yes, SoftIck PPP (which was the program I had in mind) is expensive
at $25.

However, looking around a bit, I've found a cheaper alternative (like in
FREE):

<URL: http://bwinton.latte.ca/Palm/ppp.html>

The instructions for how to hook up a Tivo with PPP to a PC with a null
modem cable appears to work just as fine for a Palm according to the
page owner.

Regards,

[unknown]

Post by G Lamont
How can I connect a Palm upto an ethernet socket for internet access ?

Some Palms (TRGpro, Handera 330) can plug a CF card in directly. For
others you'll need an ethernet cradle or a WiFi or Bluetooth access
point.