[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Re: can't get network sync to work :-/

[Scott Gruby]

On Aug 25, 2005, at 11:27 PM, Timothy Luoma wrote:

>
> On Aug 26, 2005, at 12:21 AM, Scott Gruby wrote:
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>
>> Missing Sync's Internet Sharing assigns an IP address of  
>> 192.168.206.206 to the handheld as most home networks default to  
>> 192.168.x.x. This is probably part of your issue.
>>
>
> Ah.  Well, that's generally true *except* with Airport, which  
> defaults to 10.x.x.x
>

Thanks for pointing this out; what we'll try to do is be intelligent  
about the address we use and base it on the same subnet as your Mac.

>
>> Second, you need to specify Local HotSync and not LANSync as you  
>> should just pretend that when Missing Sync is in sharing mode, it  
>> is just a network connection.
>>
>
> Changing that worked once... then the stupid Primary PC Name got  
> changed from the IP back to the hostname .... gawd I would love to  
> find a way around that bug besides having to switch it back every  
> time.
>

I realize you probably have a reason, but why not just hook up your  
device to your PC and sync?

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>> In the future, it is possible that we'd allow you to change the  
>> subnet that is assigned to the handheld, but at this point it is  
>> not user configurable.
>>
>
> Given that Apple's Airport uses 10.x.x.x, that seems to be a good  
> idea.
>

I can't give you an estimate on when a change will be made for this,  
but in your case, switching to the 192.168 subnet may be the easiest  
solution.

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