Re: [PilotMgr] Help!

[Andreas Jakobs <andreas.jakobs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Somebody please give me some ideas here...
> 
> Our whole group uses these things religiously.  If possible, I'd like to use 
> this machine as a pilotsyncing server...where anyone can drop their pilot in, 
> log in remotely, and sync their pilot.  I am simply lost without this 
> functionality...  someone please give me some ideas... everyone logging into the 
> console on this machine really isn't practical..
> 
> Is this even possible?  Or *must* I wait for if/when USB/Serial connections are 
> supported through SunRay...targeted for June....but I can't wait that long!

Hi Patti,

YES, indeed, it is possible. You need to run a program called "pi-port"
on the machine where the serial port resides. This will work as a
network server for pilot-link clients (such as PilotManager), which will
redirect network-packets to the pilot via serial port.
In the PilotManager you specify ":<IP-Adress>" as a "serial port".
This works for me even over a ssh tunnel to sync my Palm at home to the
PilotManager running at my office workstation.

HOWEVER, to make pi-port run on Solaris I had to apply several patches.
Unfortunately, I don't have the sources availiable today, but will send
the patches to the group maybe tomorrow.

Have Fun, 

Andreas


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