How do I use Laplink Controller for Pocket PC on a wired/wireless LAN/WAN?
ANSWER 1. Ensure you have an active TCP/IP connection to the mobile device. To test this, you can ‘ping’ your device either by host name or IP address. This is a test to see if your network is properly setup. If you cannot ping your device from your desktop/notebook computer then your network is not setup properly, or is subject to some firewall interference. To ping your device, open up a DOS command prompt on your desktop computer, and enter the following command: ping Hostname Note: You must substitute Hostname with the host name or IP address of your mobile device. More information on the ping command can be found in Technical Document # 171: Using the PING Command to Test Network Connections. Laplink technicians cannot assist in troubleshooting the underlying network connection to your mobile device. 2. In Laplink Controller for Pocket PC, create a connection profile (i.e. Tools -> Configure -> New Connection). Give the new connection a name such as ‘network’, set the connection t
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