 Mocha W32 PPP Help Index

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Check for latest version

Check OS version on a Palm

Configure PALM OS 3.0/3.1

Configure PALM OS 3.2/3.3

Configure Microsft CE 2.x2/3.3

Commands

File menu

View menu

Settings

Help menu

Troubleshooting

Technical Support

Make a logfile


File menu commands

The File menu offers the following commands:

Connect	Connect to the COM port
Disconnect	Close a connection to a COM port.
Exit	Exits Mocha W32 PPP.


View menu commands

The View menu offers the following commands:

Icon mode	Select if Mocha W32 PPP should run in the Tray window.


Settings menu commands

The Settings menu is used to define the configuration of Mocha PPP. At Exit from Mocha PPP the configuration is saved automatically.

Configuration	Select COM port and baud rate.
Log Traffic	Select if all data traffic should be traced.
License	Add license key, to make Your Mocha W32 PPP legal.


Help menu commands

The Help menu offers the following commands, which provide you assistance with this application:

Help Topics	Offers you an index to topics on which you can get help.
About	Displays the version and license information of Mocha PPP.


Connect
Connect command (File menu)

Use this command to open a COM port. If it is already in use, and Mocha W32 PPP cannot stop the HotSync program, an error message will be displayed.


Disconnect
Disconnect command (File menu)

Stop using the COM port


File Exit command
Exit command (File menu)

Use this command to end your Mocha W32 PPP session.  You can also use the Exit command on the application Control menu.


license
License (Settings menu)

After ordering Mocha W32 PPP from MochaSoft, a license key will be received. Enter the key EXACTLY as shown on the order.

If the program reports ‘Wrong license key number’ , please check:

1) You are using product Mocha w32 PPP. We also sell other products as

   Mocha W16 TN5250, Mocha W32 TN3270 .....

   If you need a license for another product, please send an e-mail to Mochasoft, and

   we will change the license at no cost.

1) 	You license key does not start with letter A. It is a license key for version 2.x, and cannot be used with version 3.x or later. Please contact Mochasoft, to receive a new license key.

Still problems, please contact Mochasoft and if possible include :

 1) Product you are using and version.

 2) Type of OS (Windows-95 NT or ...)


trace option
Log Traffic (Settings menu)

Use this command to define a log file, and toggle trace on/off. This option should only be used in error situations, as the log file uses space on the disk.


com port
Configuration (Settings menu)

Use this command to define the COM port to use and the baud rate of the port.

Serial port:

COM port used to connect the HotSync cradle. Please notice there is no support for the USB port.

Baud rate:

Speed of the connection. The selected speed should be the same as in the Palm OS configuration. See Palm OS configuration for details. PALM OS 3.0 and 3.1 will always use a baud rate value 19200.

Palm or CE device:

It is important to select the correct device type, as both types of devices uses a local dialect of the PPP protocol

Stop/start Hotsync program:

It is possible to select if Mocha W32 PPP should stop/start the HotSync program, as to get access to the COM port.

Advanced Hotsync configuration:

It cannot be recommended to change the values in the Advanced Hotsync configuration box:

Hotsync process name:

Is the process name of the hotsync program. If you press ALT+CTRL+DEL, it is possible

to view the current active processes on a Windows--95/98 PC.

Hotsync timeout value:

After Mocha W32 PPP has requested HotSync to perform an action, it will wait the number of milliseconds before checking if the action has been completed.

HotSync menu Local event ID:

It is the event ID of the pop up menu element ‘local’ in the Hotsync program. As to stop HotSync in a nice way, Mocha W32 PPP will click on/off the Hotsync programs use of the COM port. A new HotSync program could use another Event ID.


tray
Icon mode (View menu)

Use this command to select if the program should run in the tray.


about
About command (Help menu)

Use this command to display license and version number of your copy of Mocha W32 PPP


Title Bar

The title bar is located along the top of a window.  It contains the Mocha W32 PPP name and

 the host connected to.


No Help Available

No help is available for this area of the window.


order Mocha W32 PPP
How to Order Mocha W32 PPP

It is possible to buy Mocha W32 PPP via the Internet. Visit www.mochasoft.dk , and get the latest information about the products and prices.

A single user license cost 25 USD and a company license 250 USD


version
How to Check for latest Version

Visit the MochaSoft home page at www.mochasoft.dk, and receive information about the latest development of the product. The version of Your copy of Mocha W32 PPP can be checked in menu help-about.


Reference

Mocha W32 PPP can be used to connect your PalmPilot or CE device to a Windows-95/98 directly through a serial cable or the Hot-Sync adapter, giving direct  access to the network (Internet) on your local PC.

With Mocha W32 PPP you will not need a modem to use TCP/IP applications, which come in very handy since you don't need to be on the phone all day.

Highlights:

Easy to configure.

Can stop/start HotSync, making it possible to use the same COM port.

Has been tested on Palm OS 3.0 - 3.3 and  CE version 2.0

Can log data traffic to a file in ASCII format.

Can run as an icon in the tray.

Supports TCP and UDP data traffic.

Uses the windows-95/98 PC's IP address and DNS system, making it easy to install the product.

Possible to use Microsoft ActiveSync version 3.1 with the product.

Possible to use COM1 - COM8.

Limitations:

Can use a baud rate of 57.600. We have seen some problems with a baud rate of 115.200, and has selected not to allow such a speed in the product. The real data speed is also lower, as the PalmPilot has a very slow packet ACK response time.

Computers on the Internet cannot see the PalmPilot, as it uses the same IP address as the PC running Mocha W32 PPP. Therefore an application as FTP will not work.


Technical Support

Visit the MochaSoft home page at www.mochasoft.dk, and receive information about how to contact MochaSoft. Collect a trace file with option Log Traffic

The most common problem is the use of a wrong baud rate.

Please check the baud rate on the PalmPilot and Mocha W32 PPP. They must be the same.


OS CE
How to configure Windows CE 2.x

Mocha W32 PPP can used with Microsoft ActiveSync version 3.1.

On the CE device:

CE device without a keyboard:

Select Start - Settings - Communication - PC Connection, and change the connection speed to 57600 or 115k.

CE device with a keyboard:

1) Select Start - Settings - Control panel

2) Select Communication - PC Connection, and change the connection speed to either 57600 or 115k.

On the PC:

In Microsoft ActiveSync : menu - file - connection setup, enable :

( X ) Allow network (Ethernet) and Remote Access Service (RAS) server connection with this desktop computer.

Disable:

( ) Allow serial cable or infrared connnection to this COM port.

In mocha W32 PPP, menu - settings - configure, select Windows CE, and as baud rate select the speed defined on the CE device.


OS 3.0
How to configure Palm OS 3.2 / 3.3

Before using Mocha W32 PPP, the Palm OS must be configured to handle the PPP session.

1) 	Power on the Palm Pilot.

1) 	Select Prefs in the Application menu

3) On the PalmPilot in the Preferences,

        - Connection

        - Direct Serial

        - Edit

4) Select Details

5) Select a baud rate. We recommend 57.600 bps.

6)   - Press OK - OK

      - Select menu option Network

      - Connection type Direct Serial

7)  Click on details. No need to change anything here. It should look as:

8) Click on scripts and it should look as:

9) Click Ok and Ok.  The configuration has been completed

Make sure to selct the same  baud rate in Mocha W32 PPP and on the Palm. Pilot.


OS 3.0
How to configure Palm OS 3.0 / 3.1

Before using Mocha W32 PPP, the Palm OS must be configured to handle the PPP session.

1) 	Power on the Palm Pilot.

1) 	Select Prefs in the Application menu

3) On the PalmPilot in the Preferences,

        - Network.

        - Service UUNET

       -  Phone : 00     (zero zero)

4)  Click on details. No need to change anything here. It should look as:

5) Click on scripts and it should look as:

6) Click Ok and Ok.  The configuration has been completed

Palm OS 3.0 will not allow the user to change the baud rate, and it will use baud rate 19200. This value

must also be used in the mocha w32 PPP configuration.


OS version
How to check the OS version on a PalmPilot

1) 	Power on the Palm

2) 	Click on the menu button (lower left corner on the screen, just left to the text abc)

3) 	Select Info in App menu.

1) 	Select Version and the Info screen displays the OS version.