Activesync workoround via wlan / wifi sync

saqer said:

I'm rather surprised not to have seen third party support step up to fill in Activesync's worthless inability to sync over wifi or wlan. It would be very nice to revive this forgotten feature. Don't you people remember the uproar it caused when MS removed it?

Anyhow, I'm almost certain there's a work-around. Has anyone seen or heard anything in development?

Why revive this feature?

1. For the sheer convenience of not having to go through exchange servers or third party services especially when they may not be available to you

2. To sync user specific software that's otherwise not syncable OTA

3. Greater freedom share files over a wlan/wifi connection especially with these new and faster broadband networks (ev-do, etc)

4. Not to have to make special trips to your workstation just to sync..

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zgi said:

I think you need an exchange server for sync over wifi or gprs.

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famewolf said:

mail2web.com provides a free exchange server for push email and syncing.

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freeyayo50 said:

Im only seeing paid solutions for exchange. Can you post the link to the free exchange account??

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Airport1 said:

I've found a workaround - sorry it's in German - here:
http://www.mypocketpc.ch/Workshops/15899.aspx

But it seems that since ActiveSync 4.5 you need to configure a DOMAIN on the pocketPC, not only login and password.

Does anybody know how to set something like a "pseudo domain" or if the PC has a "default domain", if no domain is set?

I will try to translate the workaround now:

In earlier versions of ActiveSync WLAN Sync was possible (last known version 3.8), since version 4.x it was removed..

You can do a remote WLAN Sync as followed:
the answer here they said that why they REMOVE the sync via wifi and lan
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...34-6f7f-404d-a04b-dc09f8141141&displaylang=en
Start ActiveSync on the PocketPC. Go to Options > Server OR Configure Server [depends on your ActiveSync Version]

Enter the IP of the Windows PC. [if you don't know do: Start > Run > cmd > ipconfig /all ]
Enter Login and Password which are the same as on your Windows PC. [SSL I think should be deactivated]

IN v4.5 YOU HAVE A PROBLEM HERE: if you don't enter a DOMAIN, the configuration wizard doesn't continue IF YOU HAVE LOWER VERSION PLEASE TELL WHETHER YOU HAVE TO SPECIFY A DOMAIN

Click Next > Next > Finished.

Now you can MAYBE [see the DOMAIN problem] sync via WLAN again..

If anyone has an idea how to workaround the MUST-SPECIFY-A-DOMAIN problem please tell, I think I am not the only one who wants WLAN Sync back!

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