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The ActiveSync program is a nice tool if you want to synchronize your PocketPC to a Windows host. Alas, as it uses a proprietary protocol, it is of no use to us. Worse, it will prevent us from achieving a connection to a GNU/Linux host by capturing some characters on the serial line.
We thus have to disable it, following these simple instructions:
In the "Start" menu, tap on the "ActiveSync" entry. The ActiveSync main window will show up
Tap on the "Tools" menu, then on the "Options..." entry
Uncheck the "Synchronize automatically..." box and tap "ok". We are back to the ActiveSync main screen
Tap on "X" to close the program.
In order for this modification to take effect, I recommend you switch the iPAQ off, then back on (I spent hours figuring out why it was not working ;-)).
For PocketPC, a serial connection has to be a modem... This is how to do it, using the standard PocketPC parameters settings:
In the "Start" menu, tap on the "Parameters" entry
Tap on the "Connections" tab
Tap on the "Connections" icon
Select "Internet parameters" in the first pulldown menu, then tap on "Modify..."
Tap on "New..."
Enter a name for the connection ("Linux" for example), then select "115200" in the "Baud rate" pulldown menu, then tap on "Advanced..."
Select 8 data bits, parity "none", 1 stop bit, "None" flow control, and uncheck all the boxes. Tap on the "TCP/IP" tab
Check "IP address allocated by server", uncheck "Slip", and check both "compression" boxes. Tap on the "Servers" tab
Check "Address allocated by server", then tap "ok". We are back to the new connection setup screen
Tap on "Next..."
Enter "0" as the phone number. Tap on "Next"
Check "Cancel call..." and uncheck "Wait for tone before dialing", then tap on "Finish"
Our new connection is created. Tap on "ok". We are back to the main screen
Tap on "ok" to exit "connections"
Tap on "X" to exit "parameters"