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Posted by gary.beeston on August 10, 2007, 1:31 am
Please log in for more thread options On Aug 10, 9:03 am, gary.bees...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Aug 10, 1:30 am, "Steve Spiller [MSFT]"
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> > When your device connections ActiveSync will use your IE proxy settings to
> > detect if you have a proxy server on your network. If so it will then try
> > to detect it and push it down to the device so that Desktop Passthrough will
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> > It sounds like the detection is taking a long time. How long have you let
> > it sit?
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> > This is controlled by the connection settings. If you set it to Work or
> > Internet instead of Automatic, it will not do this detection, but if you do
> > require a proxy to use DTPT, you'll have to set it manually.
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> > Thanks,
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> > Steve Spiller
> > Development Lead
> > Windows Mobile Device Center
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> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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> > > Pulling my hair out with this one. I'm trying to support a number of
> > > users with different PDA's and different OS versions (not company
> > > issue).
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> > > Just recently they have been unable to sync with their Outlook 2003
> > > clients (we don't sync to exchange). Active Sync versions vary but I
> > > am working on 4.5 as this is the most recent. It will work up until
> > > the point a certain group policy is applied. This policy sets the
> > > value in the 'use automatic configuration script' and ticks the box,
> > > 'automatically detect settings' is also applied. All this is under the
> > > Connections - Lan settings of IE.
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> > > One port (none of the listed Active Sync ports) is set in this script
> > > and routes internet traffic through our web filter and ISA 2004.
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> Thanks for the replies guys. I will take a look and see what registry
> is created for this. The active sync comes back as not responding,
> its been left for a few minutes, it will spring into life as soon as
> the check box is cleared or the network cable is unplugged. I will
> also try using Work instead of Automatic. I'll let you know.
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quick update, setting activesync to work on 'The Internet' worked but
when I tried the same PDA on another laptop with the same version of
activesync and same settings it failed. Is there any logic to this?
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