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How does PDA (Palm and PocketPC) connect to the network using IR?

April 26, 2017Connect IR Network palm pda pocketpc

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How does PDA (Palm and PocketPC) connect to the network using IR?

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All of the PDAs today, PalmOS, PocketPC and others, support remote access using a dial-up modem. It is just like a PC uses a modem to dial-up to an ISP. However in the case of IR, PDA uses its built-in IR port to connect to a modem (EthIR LAN in this case). Technically speaking, the PDA is making a PPP connection, using IR, to the EthIR LAN and then be connected to the network. After the PDA connected to EthIR LAN using IR, then a typical TCP/IP application, web browser for example, opens a connection to a web site. My PDA can connect to the Internet using IR with my cell phone. Can it work with EthIR LAN Yes. EthIR LAN acts just like a IR modem without actually dialing the phone number your PDA usually dials and connect your PDA to the network. Of course, the network that EthIR LAN is connected to needs to be connected to the Internet.