TC to PC with PCMCIA (no router)

[Plunky]

I have a linksys wpc11 pcmcia card. i can't seem to hotsync with my laptop pc. quite frankly i don't know how else to set it - the thing is in my office the only wireless thing is my pcmcia, and i still want to sync via wifi in the office. here at home, we have a router. can anybody help?

[Nimmermann Will]

Which OS?

Will

[zabu61]

It ought to be connectable if you set the palm and the pc to use ad-hoc networks as opposed to the "infrastructure" option - which means use adapter to adapter rather than an access point.

I have tried it and was able to establish a connection but was not able to accomplish much with it before I got an Access Point.

Good luck and let us know what happens!

[Plunky]

Hey! This ad-hoc thing worked! Now i can sync when i'm in the conference room of our office. :) Thanks for that bit.

Wish there was some program out there that would allow me to use my pc's internet connection to surf and use Verichat though.

Anybody have any ideas?

[macguru]

I have an interesting problem that is related to this thread.
I have "Satellite Internet" service. It's asynchronous, meaning it dials using the modem, (from a Sony Vaio laptop running Win2K), tunnels to the ISP (in Italy) via a VPN connection, and then responds at high-speed via the Sat. to a "box" connected to the Sony's USB port. The Vaio has a WiFi card in its PC-Card slot, which communicates with my Airport Base Station (ABS). My Mac TiBook can also use this connection, via Airport, since all have IP addresses set (Manually) to the same "range" as the Sony's WiFi card. (The Sony's setup can't use DHCP Server settings with the ABS, due to limitations of the VPN connection being defaulted and unalterable in the 192.168.x.x range when it is shared). Now here's the problem: My Tungsten C could share the Airport's internet connection when it used the ABS' internal modem, and was set to DHCP in the ABS. Since I went "Manual IP address" on the laptops and ABS, the TC can't get an IP address, which it seems to be wanting to have sent t it automatically from the ABS. QUESTION: How can I set the TC's IP address manually to the 192.168.x.x range? I've searched for software, to no avail.

[macguru]

I figured out how to set the IP address manually in the WiFi settings on the Tungsten C. Here's the trick:
(NOTE: You must know the IP address "range" you're going to be "sharing" and the IP address of your "Router" before the performing the following steps). Click on "WiFi" in your Prefs. Your TC will search for an available WiFi network. Once it finds it, it will display it's name and the signal strength (if it doesn't connect, SORRY-you can't go any further with these instructions - Fix your WiFi connection, and then come back). Click on the "Info" button. This will bring up a screen with all the details of your Wireless network (The screen may only show your Network SSID, Channel, and MAC address-That's OK). Click the "Edit Network" button. Click "Details". Click "Advanced". Next to the word "IP Address", it will probably say "Automatic" (that's the default). You need to click on the pop-up and select "Manual". Now you should have all the necessary blocks to fill out. Enter an IP address for your TC that MATCHES the IP scheme of your network. (Like 192.168.0.10). Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, and for Router IP, you should enter the IP address of your Wireless Access Point (Router). Since this is a MANUAL setup, you'll also need to enter the DNS numbers (I used Earthlink's: 207.217.120.85 & 207.217.77.82) Turn off (deselect) "Use short preamble". Click "OK", then "OK", then "OK", and then "Done", and "Done". You should now be able to surf the web and do e-mail (assuming you've already entered the settings for your TC for your e-mail account). ENJOY!