Setting up the serial connection on Windows ME:
Directions for using a serial cable for
synchronization.
Note: Download “mdmcisc2.inf” which is the
serial driver for the Zaurus and copy it to your hard drive.
e.g. Create a new folder “Serial-Driver” on your
C drive, and copy “mdmcisc2.inf” into C://Serial-Driver.
1. Open the
Control Panel (Start->Select Settings->Control Panel)
2. Click the
“View all Control Panel options” on the left side.
3. Then
Click “Modems”.
4. Click
[Add...] to install a new modem.
5. Check
the "Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list" option,
then click [Next]
6. Select
“Standard Modem types” in the manufacturers group and click [Have Disk...].
7. Click
[Browse...] and specify the folder where you placed the “mdmcisc2.inf” file.
e.g. Browse the
created folder C://Serial-Driver and click [OK].
Then
click [OK].
8. Select
“RAS Serial Cable between 2 PCs”, and then click [Next].
9. Select
the “Communications
Port
(COM#)” that you Zaurus will be connected to, then click [Next].
10. Then
Location Information box may appear. If so, you must enter your area code.
11. After
successfully installing the new modem, click [Finish].
12. Open the
Control Panel again. Then click “Dial-Up Networking” on the right side.
13. Then Welcome to Dial-Up Networking dialog box
will appear. Click [Next] to continue.
Note: If the dialog
box does not appear, double-click the “Make New Connection” icon.
14. Enter
“PDA PPP” and also select “RAS Serial Cable between 2 PCs” from the Select a
device list. Click [Configure...].
15. Confirm
the COM port that you Zaurus will be connected to and also select the proper
connection speed (in this case 115200). Then click [OK].
16. Enter
any phone number (It is not used) and click [Next].
17. Click
[Finish].
18.
Select the “PDA PPP” icon in the Dial-Up Networking folder, then
right-click on it and select “Properties”.
19. In the
“General” tab, un-check “Use area code and Dialing Properties”.
20. In the “Server Types” tab, un-check the “NetBEUI”
and the “IPX/SPX Compatible” options.
Only
check the “TCP/IP” option.
21. Un-check the “Use default gateway on remote
network” and then click [OK] and [OK]
