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Posted by Chris De Herrera on August 18, 2006, 4:07 pm
Please log in for more thread options Hi,
If the com port is not listed in the Serial Port options, it could be a
driver problem where ActiveSync can't see it. Another issue could be that
the Bluetooth device is not plugged in and enabled at the time you tried to
select it.
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> Thanks, Chris, but that's exactly what I've been doing. I used the steps
> in help to create the bluetooth COM port (which I've done several times
> with different port numbers) then selected the port in ActiveSync. Then
> when I pair my device with my laptop, it works, but I only see a Serial
> Port in the available services, never ActiveSync.
>
> So is there anything else that would prevent the ActiveSync profile from
> appearing?
>
> -Chuck
>
>> Hi,
>> Within ActiveSync you need to select the virtual serial port that was
>> created for the bluetooth adapter. The com port number has to be between
>> com1 and com9. Otherwise it won't connect.
>>
>>
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>> Chris De Herrera
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>> ActiveSync 4.x Troubleshooting Guide -
>> http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/faqs/activesync/tshoot-as4x.htm
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have tried to set this up numerous times and failed, have googled the
>>> problem, and I don't see any answers anywhere, but this seems to be a
>>> common problem.
>>>
>>> I have an 8125 and WinXP on my laptop. Belkin bluetooth dongle. I've
>>> tried
>>> both the MS BT stack as well as the stuff that the Belkin software
>>> installs.
>>> Lots of uninstalls and reinstalls of drivers and activesync. I have
>>> followed the steps in the help file (I think I can repeat them verbatim
>>> from heart now) to set up the bluetooth COM port and link it to the
>>> communications port within ActiveSync.
>>>
>>> No matter what I try, the Activesync "service" does not appear when I
>>> pair
>>> to my laptop via my 8125. I always see "Serial Port". I have tried
>>> defining
>>> lots of different COM ports, selecting the correct one in the Connection
>>> Settings of
>>> ActiveSync, and I never, ever see ActiveSync, only Serial Port.
>>>
>>> Any advice on what to try next? What does it take to get that ActiveSync
>>> "service" to appear over bluetooth?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>> -Chuck
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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