[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] New to the list, a couple of questions

[Dave Koziol]

On Mar 3, 2004, at 3:55 PM, Jeffrey C. Long wrote:

> i've tried to make inbox work this way and haven't
> been able to.  has anyone done this successfully?

I configured POP3 just before I sent the email to the list to make sure 
I wasn't missing anything, so it definitely works.

Make sure you have Internet Sharing turned on before you connect the 
device to the Mac.

> thank you for the help with DHCP help.  i've gotten in
> trouble twice with my isp for leaving internet sharing
> on and getting in the way of the network.
>
> --- Dave Koziol <dkoziol at markspace.com> wrote:
>> On Mar 3, 2004, at 2:06 PM, Adam Robinson wrote:
>>
>>> 2) Where can I get information on conduit
>> development, or the status
>>> thereof? Specifically, I'm curious about the
>> possibility of syncing
>>> with PocketQuicken, and less importantly, syncing
>> email with Apple's
>>> Mail.
>>
>> If you want to get Mail to your Pocket PC, one
>> option is to enable
>> Internet Sharing on your Mac, see the Missing Sync
>> manual for details.
>>
>> Once you've done this, you can just configure Inbox
>> to download mail
>> directly from your mail server.  Inbox supports both
>> POP3 and IMAP4
>> servers, so it should work with most any mail
>> server.
>>
>> Note that you need to be careful about enabling
>> Internet Sharing as
>> running it will run a DHCP server which can conflict
>> with other DHCP
>> servers on the same network.  You can work around
>> this by going into
>> the Network System Preference, selecting "Network
>> Port Configurations"
>> from the "Show" menu and clicking on "New..." to
>> create a new "Port
>> Configuration".  Select the "Built-in FireWire"
>> "Port", and give it the
>> name "Built-in FireWire".  Now when you setup
>> Internet Sharing, make
>> sure you only check the "On" checkbox for the new
>> "Built-in FireWire"
>> Port in the list.  Doing this will do DHCP over
>> FireWire, and as long
>> as you don't use FireWire to network multiple
>> computers it shouldn't
>> create any conflicts.

Dave Koziol
Mark/Space, Inc.