On 17/03/06, Antoine Jacoutot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Selon Andreas Kahari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > I really would like to sync with my OpenBSD machine as I wouldn't want
> > to have to install Linux for something as "trivial" as this. Could you
> > please describe how you go about syncing using WiFi?  This would be
> > very useful.
>
> First, you need to configure the network/wifi on your Palm and configure 
> hotsync
> to sync using the network with the "wi-fi" service.
>
> It is explained in the LifeDrive docs I guess, but basically, for the hotsync
> configuration, all you have to do is :
> - hotsync, options -> computer name (I have a French Palm OS so the exact name
> might be different) ; enter the IP/Netmask of the computer you wish to sync 
> to.
> - come back to the hotsync main screen and choose the Network sync (on top of
> the hotsync icon, there's Local and Network).
> That's all... of course, your WiFi _must_ be configured for this to work.
>
> On you OpenBSD box, if using pilot-link, you can start the network hotsync
> daemon with the following command (read the docs about pi-csd, I'm not 100%
> certain about the following line):
> # /usr/local/bin/pi-csd -H hostname -a 127.0.0.1 -n 255.255.255.0 -q
>
> If you're using jPilot, all you have to do is configure your port as:
> "net:"
>
> Hope that helps...

Yes, this helped.  I'm now able to HotSync with JPilot, at least on my
amd64 machine at home (haven't had time to test on the i386 I was
playing with earlier, but I'm sure it will work).

Thanks a lot.

Regards,
Andreas


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Andreas Kahari

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