Creating a LAN connection

[Spuddey]

Hi

I am probably being dim but have now got a Psion Dacom Gold Card 56K plus fax and 10mb ethernet card for my 7book which is running the latest version of the OS and was a late version series7.

If I attach the machine to our network at work the green link light on the dongle comes on briefly but I have no idea of how to get it to use the network.

I think I have told it to use the correct set up in the ethernet settings (psion dacom gold card and DHCP).

Can someone please tell me how to get the machine to connect so that I can use opera and email via this connection?

If I try to connect with either of these programs it asks me for the method of connection as usual - but ethernet is not one of them.

I am probably being really thick (and am quite happy to be treated as a dummy if it helps me set it up!)

Cheers

Simon

[Spuddey]

Oh and by the way I have looked at Diem's site and followed his instructions as best I can, but I feel I must be missing something!

[Spuddey]

Oops!

I have now read various threads relating to this problem and have tried renaming the TCPIP.PRT file as I have installed the GPRS update and usually access email and WAP via GPRS.

I am still getting no response from the netbook (and now it has totally frozen while using my mobile phone to access the email).

Do I need a full reinstall from scratch to get it all working?

[PlutoPants]

The modem freezing probably only needs a reset to put it right.
Have you considered the type of network you have at work? Some only allow certain authentication to permit users onto the network.
With the link light coming on briefly, it would seem that your Psion is not providing the right info for the network access.
In the past, I have tried using a static IP number for the Psion, rather than requesting a DHCP number.
If this seems like gibberish to you, post back and I'm sure I or someone here can set things out in more detail. This forum's a good place to get this sort of help.
In the meantime, it might be worth having a chat with your company's network adinistrator to find out whether you can connect and how.
HTH
george

[Spuddey]

I have now managed to get my machine to talk to our network at work and can surf the web at very un psion like speeds and down load large emails with ease.
In the end I had to manually configure the ethernet settings and do various soft resets. Interestingly despite having deletaed the TCPIP file I can still use all of the following methods: GSM, LAN, GPRS (both email and WAP). Is it therefore only the irlan problem that is caused by this file?

The only issues I now have are as follows:

I cannot send emails via my LAN connection, previously I have not been able to send them via my modem card but have been able to download them and surf the net. Is this a problem with my settings and should I delete my coms file and reinstall it manually?

Also I would like to use the FTP facility on my netbook but have no idea what I need to do on my pc to access it.

Any help received with thanks.

Simon

[Craggy]

You haven't mentioned what settings you have for SMTP, but this is often a problem when connected via a LAN.

In order to send while connected in this way you need the SMTP server to be that of your local network, i.e. that of your work, or your broadband ISP if on a home network with no local SMTP server.

Otherwise you need a remote SMTP server that supports authorisation. This causes problems in itself as the Psion client does not support SMTP authorisation. You need to use the Java app SMTPauth that one of the clever chaps here has written

[Spuddey]

Slightly delayed reply, but thanks for your help. I have now changed the outgoing smtp to our srever and it works fine.
I have also managed to get an ftp server working with my machine which gives fabulous file transfer speeds and makes me realise just how lame psiwin really is!

Many thanks again.

Simon