Softick PPP 3.00 Readme File ---------------------------- (c) Copyright by Softick Software 2003 - 2007 (c) Copyright by Dmytro Pohromskyy 2003 - 2005. All Rights reserved. * Palm OS and HotSync are registered trademarks and Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc. All other brand names, product names or trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 1.What is Softick PPP. Softick PPP is a PPP server which could accept connections from Palm powered device via USB cable/cradle, Bluetooth or Serial Interfaces. It also supports Emulator and Simulator connections for Palm OS software development purposes. Softick PPP includes simple NAT service to provide easy connection to existing networks. 1.1 UsbSync conduit Softick PPP starting 2.10 installs UsbSync conduit to the HotSync. This conduit doesn't synchronize Palm databases, it synchronize access to USB components instead. This prevent famous BSODs during establishing USB connection with HotSync application enabled on some PDAs. So you may use shared USB mode for some handhelds instead using inconvinient exclusive mode. A compatibility list for this feature is collected now. UsbSync conduit cannot provide shared mode for all PDA, since some of them report wrong USB Function Id (we use it to determinate what connection Palm tries to establish: HotSync, PPP connection, Card Export, etc). Here a few already known models which always report "HotSync": Handspring Treo 90, Acer S60, Sony Clie PEG UX40/50. This conduit in a beta stage now and we appreciate any feedback about it. 2. System requirements Softick PPP requires Palm Desktop 4.1 installed. Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista is required. 3. Installation Before installing Softick PPP make sure you have setup Palm's USB driver and you are able to perform ordinal synchronization by using HotSync technology. a. Run SoftickPPP-version-EN.exe to launch installation. b. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen c. Setup your Palm Network profile. You need to setup your DNS settings in Network Profile or in the Softick PPP configuration (accessible from right click on tray icon -> Settings). 4.Known issues and limitations: You may experience problems with Softick PPP when use it with unsupported PDA models. (Some Sony Clies). Palm m500/m505 : Trying to perform HotSync operation with established PPP session crashes handheld. This is Palm OS problem, since Softick PPP doesn't install any software to the handheld. Palm Zire and similar You cannot connect two Palm Zire handheld at the same time. These models share same USB serial number and Windows PnP manager treat them as one device.The serial number in a device, if it exists, must be unique for each device that shares the same USB Vendor ID and Product ID. Unfortunately PalmOne/Handspring mistakenly program devices with identical serial numbers. When two or more USB devices with identical serial numbers are plugged into the same system, only the first one plugged in functions. Power Management Crash. You need to terminate all USB PPP sessions before entering sleep mode on desktop computer. PalmUSB driver incorrectly handles power transition and can return garbage instead of correct data crashing Softick PPP. Multiple Bluetooth devices Only one Palm OS device can be connected to the Softick PPP via Bluetooth connection at the time. ICMP Echo (ping) Current Softick PPP doesn't implement ICMP Echo/Reply (ping) protocol support. If you need this feature consider using Softick PPP 1.xx PPP Timeout In case application performs NetLibClose/NetLibOpen without delay (this can also be simulated in Prefs->Network panel by quickly pressing Connect/Disconnect button) a PPP connection cannot be established for some PDA models. 5. Disclaimer This software is provided without warranty. We will not take responsibility for any form of damage or loss that occurs when/by using or not using this software. 6. Contact If you have any questions, suggestions or problems, please e-mail us at: support@softick.com For more information, please visit our site. The latest version can be downloaded from: http://www.softick.com 7. History
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