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MobiLink Synchronization User's Guide
  UltraLite Clients
    Synchronizing UltraLite databases on the Palm Computing Platform
      Configuring Remote Access Service

Testing and troubleshooting

To test the connection

  1. via modem    Connect the Palm device to the modem and follow the instructions provided by your ISP for connecting to their network. Once connected, tap the Connect button in Prefs > Network on the Palm device.

  2. via serial port    Ensure RAS is running on the Windows NT machine. Place the Palm device in the cradle and connect the cradle to the correct COM port on the Windows NT machine. Tap the Connect button in Prefs > Network on the Palm device.

With TCP/IP, there are two levels of service. At the minimum level, you can connect to another TCP/IP host using an IP number of the following form.

NNN.NNN.NNN.NNN

At the next level, when a DNS server is properly configured, you are able to connect to another host by name.

some_host_machine.any_company.com

Having a DNS service is more convenient, since most people are better at remembering a name than a number. As long as you have the minimum TCP/IP service, and an IP number, you can synchronize an UltraLite application using TCP/IP.

There are a number of steps you can take to troubleshoot TCP/IP connections on the Palm device.

There are also steps you can take for troubleshooting on Windows NT:


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