[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] I'm getting immediate disconnects - but this is not the same as in the FAQ

[Greg Harewood]

Hi all,

Let me say first that this product did work perfectly for me to start 
with, it's a very nice piece of software.  I work in the Internet 
industry, and I have a good idea that it is doing some very hairy 
things trying to set up a ppp connection through usb or bluetooth, and 
successfully work with different ppcs, different remote hardware, two 
possible transports, multiple patches of MacOS, and many different 
possible variations of the IP stack.

Anyway.  Mine stopped working. Please help!

I am currently getting in the log file...

21:52:21 MissingSyncUI: Serving uiserver
21:52:22 MissingSyncUI: About to setup proxy
21:52:22 MissingSyncUI: We have a root proxy
21:52:22 MissingSyncUI: ascynd server  is running
21:52:22 asyncd: asyncdserver preConnect
21:52:22 asyncd: BOOL firewallConfigured == false
21:52:22 asyncd: Result from "ipfw list" command: 65535 allow ip from 
any to any

21:52:22 MissingSyncUI: Communicating with ascynd
21:52:40 USBToTTY: Found device 0x5513
21:52:40 USBToTTY: dealWithDevice: found 1 configurations
21:52:40 USBToTTY: found interface: 0x580b
21:52:40 USBToTTY: dealWithInterface: found 4 pipes
21:52:40 USBToTTY: dealWithPipes
21:52:40 USBToTTY: dealWithPipes: grabbing BULK IN pipe index 1, number 
6
21:52:40 USBToTTY: dealWithPipes: grabbing BULK OUT pipe index 2, 
number 7
21:52:40 USBToTTY: dealWithPipes: grabbing BULK IN pipe index 3, number 
1
21:52:40 USBToTTY: dealWithPipes: grabbing BULK OUT pipe index 4, 
number 2
21:52:40 USBToTTY: DeviceRequest 1 success
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x43
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x4c
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x49
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x45
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x4e
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x54
21:52:41 USBToTTY:   "
21:52:41 USBToTTY: C
21:52:41 USBToTTY: L
21:52:41 USBToTTY: I
21:52:41 USBToTTY: E
21:52:41 USBToTTY: N
21:52:41 USBToTTY: T
21:52:41 USBToTTY: "
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x43
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x4c
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x49
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x45
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x4e
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x54
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x53
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x45
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x52
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x56
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x45
21:52:41 USBToTTY: 0x52
21:52:41 USBToTTY:   "
21:52:41 USBToTTY: C
21:52:41 USBToTTY: L
21:52:41 USBToTTY: I
21:52:41 USBToTTY: E
21:52:41 USBToTTY: N
21:52:41 USBToTTY: T
21:52:41 USBToTTY: S
21:52:41 USBToTTY: E
21:52:41 USBToTTY: R
21:52:41 USBToTTY: V
21:52:41 USBToTTY: E
21:52:41 USBToTTY: R
21:52:41 USBToTTY: "
21:52:41 USBToTTY: forked pppd with pid: 487
21:52:41 USBToTTY: Thread creation succeeded
21:52:41 USBToTTY: Thread creation succeeded
21:52:54 asyncd: Socket connecting
21:52:54 MissingSyncUI: preConnect
21:52:54 asyncd: Socket successfully connected from 192.168.206.206 
1199.
21:52:59 asyncd: 0x114b10 received read stream error/end callback.
21:52:59 asyncd: willDisconnectWithError
21:52:59 asyncd: Socket will disconnect. Error domain 0, code 0 
((null)).
21:53:00 asyncd: in close
21:53:00 MissingSyncUI: disconnect
21:53:00 asyncd: AsyncSocket-dealloc
21:53:00 asyncd: disconnecting
21:53:04 USBToTTY: read returned 0 (closed on other side)
21:53:04 USBToTTY: copyPTYToUSB: killing 487
21:53:32 USBToTTY: ReadPipe: err: e00002ed - cancelling relay
21:53:32 USBToTTY: copyUSBToPTY: killing 487
21:53:32 USBToTTY: finished relaying
21:53:32 USBToTTY: killing pppd: pid 487

I get the same symptoms on USB or bluetooth.  I've actually made things 
a little worse in all my desperate attempted to make things work, I 
think.  I've reinstalled, removed preferences, removed entry in iSync - 
and generally messed around to no avail.  I can telnet to port 5679 on 
localhost, so I know it is listening.

I cannot think if I have made any relevant changes to the Mac.  I do 
know that I have a habit of allowing the iPaq batteries to run down.  
(I'm afraid to say that I loved my Newton.  The iPaq is rather unloved, 
with its lame pen based editing and pitiful built in battery life.)

Thanks for any help!!
Greg H.