Configuracion tarjeta RNDIS en Windows Mobile

Me estaba volviendo loco con este mensaje que salia cada vez que conectaba el Pocket PC al PC (MS ActiveSync 4.1):

No se pudo obtener una direccion IP asignada por el servidor. Pruebe mas tarde o especifique una direccion IP en la configuracion de red.

Aun asi, el Pocket PC cojia la IP por DHCP correctamente y todo iba bien!

Obviamente ninguna de las dos opciones propuestas por el mensaje solucionan el problema. Busque por Internet, pero nada. Hasta esta noche: encontre (de casualidad) esta pagina.

Ahi lo que dicen es que por defecto, en el registro de WM5.0 vienen estos parametros de configuracion para la interfaz de red “Remote NDIS Host” (la interfaz que se usa para la conexion con ActiveSync):

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Comm\\RNDISFN1\\Parms\\TcpIp]
"AutoCfg"=0
"EnableDHCP"=0
"Subnetmask"=255.255.255.0

Pero que si lo has tocado (desde la configuracion de Interfaces de red del Pocket PC), tendras algo como:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Comm\\RNDISFN1\\Parms\\TcpIp]
"AutoCfg"=0
"EnableDHCP"=1
"Subnetmask"=XXX
"WINS"=XXX
"DNS"=XXX
"DefaultGateway"=XXX
"IpAddress"=XXX

Asi era en mi caso. Asi que con el Resco Registry Editor he dejado estos parametros a su valor por defecto, y efectivamente, ya no sale el mensaje!

Error 0×80072f78 en IE Mobile

Pues nada: ActiveSync en modo Internet pass thru, que lo llaman, pero imposible navegar desde el IE Mobile!

Probe con 2 equipos (uno con ActiveSync 4.1, otro con ActiveSync 4.2). Ambos equipos recien arrancados. Tampoco iba hacerle un soft reset al Pocket PC.

Probe a vaciar las cookies y los ficheros temporales del IE Mobile. Y ahora va.

Geocaching: First cache found!

What is Geocaching?

Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for gps users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a gps unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. All the visitor is asked to do is if they get something they should try to leave something for the cache.

(GCRF5P) Retiro Park, N 40° 24.716 W 003° 40.919

I discovered geocaching some weeks ago. This cache is the nearest from my home, so I decided to look for it. It is my first cache found!

Two weeks ago I went to this place looking for the cache and I could’t find it. It was on Sunday afternoon, and many people were there, so it was not easy to look actively for the cache, and so I couldn’t find it. (Notice I didn’t look at the spoilers picture! Maybe they can help.)

This Friday evening I went back there with my wife. There were not many people, and I could look for the cache more quietly, and I found it!

The TB wasn’t there anymore. This cache was visited twice yesterday (not logged here yet, but logged into the logbook).

IN/OUT: nothing.

Review this cache page at www.geocaching.com.

Pocket IE vs. IE Mobile

There seems to be some confusion about how is called the Pocket PC version of Internet Explorer: Pocket IE (PIE), IE Mobile (IEMO)…

The first post at IE Mobile Team Weblog helps clarify the doubt:

A note on naming: IE Mobile is the browser formerly known as Pocket Internet Explorer. Prior to Windows Mobile 5.0, the browser was called Pocket Internet Explorer, or PocketIE, or pIE as we (still) affectionately call it around here. With WM 5.0, it is now called IE Mobile.

I can see that all my previos posts about Pocket PC are actually wrong!

s/PocketIE/IE Mobile/